COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 548, 23 December 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. , , L’st night. Large orowds of peopla ar. coming into town for the holiday., Mr F. Whitaker has arrived from Welling, ton * Sir George Grey ha. recovered eufflcieutly to be ahle to see visitors. * News fr.-m Samna states that Isprosy is spreading to an alarming extent in Apia. The Waiwera aohnoner has gone to Tairua to Inad timber for Gisborne, Mr Fish telegraphs l oro Dunedin tn Mr Goldie, asking him to imitate the Dunedin example, and get up a petition against appointmen'a being made to the Legialatire Council till Parliament meets, Dr Giles refuses to sit on the Hospital c qniry, and several members of the Board refuse to act. SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night, A tender £64 above the estimate has been accepted for the Wellington Harbor Board buildings. Th- -ooceaaful tenderer is Mr Carmichael, at £ll 264. The urgent m c-sei.'y for increase 1 accommodation in the country schools of the Wellington education district is creating attention. The Trades Council Relief Committee have resolved to write to Mr Mills, managing di renter of the Union Company, giving evidence in support of a'leged cases of boycotting man in need 0! employment. The Q ieen has consented to be godmother to the Governor’e son, who is to be christened Tai ho a. James Montegue was thrown from hi. horse at Eketahuna, and died subsequently while underguing medical operation. The Rimuiaka left Rin tor Plymouth on Friday; all well. There are eighty candidates for the junior end thirty four for the senior provincial scholarships at Dunedin. Captain Edwin forecasts stormy weather from north-east, changing by nerh -nd west, wi’h a low glass between to day And Thursday next, Yesterdav the body 0! John Manway was found at Palmerston, under the limb of a tree. Deceased had been missing since December 6 h Tho Premier goes to Christchurch for the Christmas holidays All the Trades Unions were represented at the funeral in We ling on of 8. D Parnell, founder of the eight hour, movement The mortality nturn. of the colony for November were exceptionally light, except at Ne'son and Hnki'ika. The Hon. T. Fergus left Wellington today for Dunedin. The Government are sending the steamer Kakanui from the Bluff on the 24th, for the relief of the peop’e whe are believed to bn starving on the McQuarries. Sir William Fitzherbert is greatly im» proved in health, but the cold from which he has been suffering ha. slightly impaired - his hearing. His sin states that thi. may possibly prevent him from resuming the Speakership of the Legislative Council. The Morayshire, the first direct steamship, arrived off the Wanganui bar at 8 last night, and notwithstanding a stiff Wes'erly wind, commenced this morning loading a cargo val tied at £20,000. She is expected to leave at 8 to-night.