NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 253, 2 March 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

_» (PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.) Donedin, March 1. The 10 miles cycling record, putnp la«t night by Mackenzie, was reduced by B . Crow, on Canebrook, by 42 seconds, and K. Reynold's record by 1 minute 14 loth second?. The time was 26 minutes 49 seconds. Auckland, March 1. James Keep, formerly clerk for the Auckland Timber Company, died sud» denly m McDonald's orchard, Waikeke He climbed up an apple tree and picked fruit On coming down from the tree he fell back and expired, the cause of death bein s heart disease. Wm. Earnest Jones, for a breach of the Prisons Act in loitering around a goal, was fined £5 or a month's imprisonment. Wellington, March 1. In consequence of yellow fever at Rio the Kiikoura will call at Monte Video oc her way home. Mails via Frisco per Alameda arrived in London yesterday afternoon. There were 170 passengers by the Huuroto to day, 68 saloon and 102 in the steerage, besides eleven Chinamen for Grey mouth. Th? Evening Press to-night announces that it has changed bands, and tbat henceforward it will be with and for the people. It is understood it has been leaded by the Temperance party for a term. Chas. Hunt, of Ashursb, has resigned bis appointment as J P. CumsTCiiUßcn, March 1 The Ch i<tchurch Ministers' Aseocia tion has issued v circular convening a meeting of citizens to consider the step* to be taken at tbo licensing election.