NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 218, 19 January 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(PEB PBES9 ASSOCIATION.) Dpnedin, January 18. | Erancts Skerrett, 13 years of ago, was drowned while bathing in a dam at Weatherstones. Wellington, January 18. Mr W. Cricuton, architect, leaves for Palmereton North to-morrow to commence operations m regard to the erection of the new Courthouse. He will bo assisted m the work by Mr Fitzgerald, Resident Engineer. This Day. No tenders were received for floating the Jessie Readmau at present. If none are forthcoming the ship will probably be put up to auction. At the auuual meeting of the Friendly Society's Guarantee Association, Mr J. Edwards, Secretary, presented a favorable report and balance-sheet. The increase of the fund for 1893 is .£136, after defraying all expenses. Chbistchurch, January IS. A young man, 19 years of ape, named Hopkins, shot himself with a revolver this evening. He is not expected to recover from the wound. The new Brighton pier, which has been completed to the length of 700 feet, was opened by the Governor this aftprnoon in the presence of a large number of spectators. An easterly rain which sot in on Tuos day afternoon has continued ever since, and there are yet no signs of the weather clearing. It is foared serious damage will be done to the grain crops. The Premier and the Hons J. Me Kenzie and W. Montgomery loft for Wellington ibis afternoon.