TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1661, 3 February 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(raox ova ows. oorrksionuent.) '\ WELLINGTON, 2. H.M.S. Nelson left this inorui.ig for Hobfttt The liarqn* Wa^e Queen, 109 days oi\t from London, arrived, at the Heads today. She lu-in^s a fall geueval oaryo, bat no paßseng^m, Taupo,2. The Hakanava Natives feast, which was (given by Te H»'uheu and Nuatiti Whautoa tribe, tv the Coast Na ives and Rewi'ti pt^ple, who are here attending the Land Court, was a givat success. ...... ' dmURTCHCRCH, 2. The bootraaVer*B.strikn is over. The employers have pgrerd to the .me.u'B pioposala tiiat,,.ilul proportion of ap. prentioea in. t*»« oJ*cki»»f» depArtnieiit shall be one to thr«e men. NaPibb, 1 The Herald states on tlie. antl.o ity o^ its Christihurch coni»»pond«nt with reference to the severed hand mystery t int Mte hand was identified soon after it wa* fonnd, as th« hand of a «hoein ikei' who had dH>d at the volunteer review a few day* Vfore the anthoti ties were infonttf d olthecircumstances, bit apparently «i> BUp« fhave been taken to verify the information. Nelsos 2. After 10 o>to«k yesterday the weather was perfaet for the Anniversary Day holiday. Tim friendly societies fete attracted about 3,000 people, and til* sports termitmtinjr with flfe works were exceedingly good. Th« two uiiln walking handicap was won by C. Guy, of Nelson, in 15iuin. Bsec*., Mooihead, of Wellington, being second. The Champion mile race was won >>y Barker, of Well in .fcon, after an ex^itiiiif tu»l». W^bst'-r, of Nelson, and Barker, of Wellington, r*n a tie for the anuiveisary handicap. AtrcxLAim 2. The Tradas and Inbor Conjjr*Bß has concluded its sittingt The com mitt c* appoin «d to report on tlie manufacturing industries of New Zealand presented a L»ngthyte;»ort. It concludes with a sratemen' that most of the uianufactu. rina trades are henvMy handiewpped by I conipetit'oi with the chet\p lal>"r of Other countries, and tiwt the Industrie*, of N««w Z-alanif reqtMJ^assiatfln.'e, imd that the Government should l»e n-qnes ted to olitnin the appointweut of a

Parliamentary Comaiis^io i n|w,n this important subject, and to tukt- snch steps as will effectually retiifily thu •,'rcat and growing evil.-i arising from excessive competition of cheap fo.e'go lai'onr. t