NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 226, 30 January 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

*> (IKB PBE99 ASSOCIATION.) Donedtn, January 29, At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr A C Begg, chairman, iv an addreea on his recent trayels, strongly recommended the claims of the Van couver service as agtinst the 'Frisco service. He hid travelled on electric tramways in a number of towns an.i found they give general satisfaction with out interfering with any interest. He recommended holding an annual confer ence of delegates of Chambers of Commerce. Wellington, January 29. The erection of the lighthouse on Stephen Island is now complete, aud a hiiht will be shown for the fit st titue to» night. CnuiSTCIICRCH, January 2y. Several appeals against the City Coun cil bye-laws prohibiting driving round street corners at other than a walking pace wan heard by Mr Beetham. R.M , to day, and the bye-law upheld, and the fines tfustnined The Countess of Glasgow presenied the certificates for first aid and nursing to the members of St. John Ambulance AreociaHon at the Oitjr Council Chambei this evening, and also a number of medallions. Auckland, January 29 At the Anniversary Regnttu the Mai.den Gig Race was won by the West End Rowing Club, the Union Rowing Club ( vapier) being second. In the yacht race, second rating up to the forth rating, the G'oriana won. In the champion yacht nice, oyer seventeen rating, the Volunteer came in first, but the Viking beat her by eight minutes on time allow ance The Muritai, which lost part of her gear off Tirrtiri, is the winner on the time allowance, but the Viking's crew allege fhe did not sa 1 the course Captain Flichtenhoefer, of the German warship Bussard, had his foot amputated to-day by Dr ICramer, ship's surgeon, Dr Haines administering the chloroform. The captain got his heel pricked and poisoned while he was ashore on one of the South Sea Islands. His resignation of his command has been sent to Germany. Thie Day. Bing, Harris and Co. have retired the Hon Mr Bolton on a pension after thirty years' service. Napier, This Day. At the annual meeting of the Napier Gas Company, a 10 per cent dividend was declared, aad £1000 added to the reserve fund. Hawera, Tnis Day. A very heavy thunderstorm passed over Slouth Taranaki yesterday. Hail and rain fell. An unusually large fall of snow fell on Mount Egmont.