YESTERDAY’S LATE TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1530, 2 May 1885, Page 2

YESTERDAY’S LATE TELEGRAMS.

I Auckland. The law examination is not yet completed. The following have passed, and their names have been forwarded to the Chief Justice: —Messrs Lonisson, Killen, Kerr, Nicholson, H. Humphreys, Farquhar, M'Rae, Skene, Bathgate, Blythe, Clayton, M'Callum, McDonald, Anderson and She>rett. Several candidates did not pass. The case of two candidates is under consideration. The twelve hours’ walking match between Raynor and M’Cune, comes off to-morrow. Raynor this time gives M’Cune 3£ miles. Wellington. An action, Wellington Meat Preserving Co. v Shaw, Savill and Co., claim L 1,700, will be heard at the next sittings of the Supreme Court. The plaintiffs shipped by the Coptic on her last voyage some 5,500 carcases, upon which a value of 5d perlb was set, but when the consignment reached Home the meat only realised 3i per lb, owing, it is alleged, to injury through defective freezing machinery. The evidence of witnesses on board the Coptic has been taken before the Registrar. The Colonial Treasurer has received a cable from the Agent-General, announcing that the amount of loan converted to date was L 3,643,100

uatu wan Dunedin. Four hundred feet of space has been applied for in the homo industry branch of the Industrial Exhibition. The number of exhibitors is forty. There are ten applicants in the art branch. The New Zealand Agricultural Company’s homesteads, etc., at Waimea, did not elicit a.bid at auction to day. At t,he opening of the University, which passed ' off with much leas disturbance than tho previous year, it was announced that the jneilical students we e making arrangements for an ambulance corps, open to all members of the University. , Mr Booth’s reception meeting was crowded, uni he was welcomed by the Mayor and others. Mr Gillies, has received in-

timation from the Minister of Public Works that an attempt would be made to make the reduction in the grain rate commence on May 1.

Invercargill. Tho Chamber of 0 ipmorce has resolved to ask Government to make the experiment of low farqs on Mr YaUe’e scheme on the Bluff line.