TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1469, 20 February 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[pKB PRWW ASSOCIATION.] The War Pever. '• Auckland, Yesterday. Some young Aucklanders are said to be resolved on going to Sydney to offer their services in the force to be sent to Soudan. Hospital Troubles. The Government notify the Hospital 'Committee that, on re-consideration, Ministers decline to interfere with the Committee of Management on matters relating to the internal economy of the Hospital.

. Successful Publicans. Wahgasui, Yesterday, At thj} licensing election to-day the temperance candidates were all defeated. Gold in Wanganui. A man named Macdonald, prospecting gt Tokoman, sent the Herald quartz specimens showing gold, found at Toko'* mail upthe Wanganui river. Mora Volunteers. OhbistChdbch, To-day. Captain Hameraley, of 0 Battery, and Captain Martin, of B Battery, offer to proceed to the Soudan, the former with 60 men from the South, and the latter vrith SO members of his Battery. The offiar has been forwarded to the Govern- ; • pent by Colonel Lean. The Governor. The Governor, Majors Cautley and Igpolea leaye lfor Wellington to-night by theTarawera. 1 Fatal Accident. “ WEiiiNQXON, Yesterday. An old mac named Martin was accidentally killed at Broad Bay this morning. The s.s. Grafton. At the Magisterial enquiry held to-day re , the striking of the steamer Grafton daring ■ her voyage from Westport, Mr Stoddart, chief officer of the steamer, who was in Charge at the time, had bis certificate suspended for a month, and ordered to pay f. 4 costs. Thelmate made au error in keeping the vessel too close in shore. The Captain spoke in high terms of the mate, - and the Court considered the above 'sentence would meet the case. An Unfair VoteDcnedin, Yesterday. At the Education Board to-day the following resolution was carried :—“ That in the opinion of this Board the mode in /which the Minister of Education has ap- . portioned the vote for school buildings is set lair to this district, and that the only .<<{■!* method of apportioning the vote is by taking the average attendance as the basis of apportionment.” The amount allocatedto Otago is L 10.628. Successful Excursion. The railway excursion to Lawrence to- . day «m very successful. About 800 people leftiDnnedin, and received accessions at Milton and other places. The weather was : delightful. School Committee Elections. Quite a batch of protests in connection with the recent School Committee eleotions were disposed of at to-day’s meeting of tL'Education Board. This gave rise to « brief discussion re the olsnses of the Education Act bearing on Committee elections, and alternately it was agreed, on the motion of Mr Begg, seconded by Mr McKenzie, that the said clauses were unintelligible and unworkable, and that a ifopyof the resolution should be forwarded JoAha. Minister for Education. . " Sporting. „ , :■ I-, r.,..' T : To-day. Dadds - apd - Liverpool haye been ' wsratciied for all engagements. ~ __ Blfie Association- . . . Tfae Horth Dunedin Rifles send eight pagn lir&eAriuciatidn meeting.