NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 230, 3 February 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

«. (PKB FBESS ASSOCIATION.) Ucnedin, February 2. Bishop Moran is in a very critical state. The following Wanganui candidates J have passed their Matriculation . Exam- '. ination : — M. K. Sisley, H. Hine, C. ' Wilson, L. W. Earle, E. W. Anderson, T. Biusal, P. ODea, H. R. Peacock, G. W. Carrie, R. A. Cornford, H. J. Pharazyn, A. A. Standish, A. B. Higginson, C. W. Williams, J. F. McMillan, A. T. Williams, W. L. Fitzherbert, M. Bethel, R. V. Hosking, A. E. Saxby, C. R. Sainsbury, D. J. Willis, F. Bellings, and W. Corry. Auckland, February 2 Tbe Mabinipua left at norm with the Southern portion of tho 'Frisco meils. The mail steamer left for Sydney this evening. Walter Tibbutt was nrrested on the Taivuina, sail ng for Fiji, on a charge that being a bankrupt he was about to abscond from the colony, and taking proporty to the value of £20. Eeefton. February 2. A fire occurred at Black's Poiut early this luorninp, resulting in the destruc* tien of Tonkin's Hotel and WalsH's store while the Albion Hotel was considerably damaged The Reef ton brigade proceeded to the spot and with the exer tions of local residents, the speed of the lire was stopped. Most of tbe contents of the burned buildmgs were saved. The iS ew Zealand office had a policy of £500 on Tonkin's Hotel, which lapsed in November. Walsh's store and contents are insured in the Commercial Union for £175. Wellington, February 2 A shipment of big guns is to be sent Home forthwith, the Agent-General having wired that Armstrong and Co. can chase hoop them immediately on arrival The Times says that Mr F H. Edgar, at present Registrar of the Native Land Court here, is to be appointed Judge of the Native Land Court. New offices for the Public Trust Office are to be erected in the grounds adjoining the Government Buildings, and will face the Supreme Court. The city surveyor has drawn the Connoil's attention to the enormous consumption of water within the city. The quantity used for all purposes, exclusive of electric lighting, is five million gals, in 24 hour?, or an average ot over 150 gals, per head of the population. He said that unless this undue consumption is checked it would soon be necessary to incur very largo expenditure to increase the water supply. The council will consider the best method by which the waste may be checked. Mr W. S. L. Travers succeeds the late Lostalot de Bachone as vice-Consul for France in New Zealand.