NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 258, 8 March 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

<PKB PBEB9 ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, Mnrch 7. The Mararoa and Tasmania took away between 400 and 500 passengers for Sydney from all New Zealand ports. A man named IJaka bad bis hand blown off at Ohui, near Tairua. by dynamito. While gorse was being burned off on Takapunn rond a cottage occupied by Lockhart caught tiio and was destrovrd At a meeting of gumdiggers at Dar g&yille, it was decided to present a petition to tho Premier and Executive Council pleading the men's inability lo earn a livelihood at gumdigßing and asking Government to institute public works in Northern Wairoa to tide over the dopros elon existing. Miss Mon-bray won the Tennis Championship of Auckland, beating Miss Spiers, Champion of New Zealand. Wellinoion, March 7. It is probable that the Temperance Parly w;ll nominate amongst others, Messrs J Smith, junr, U. B Morrison, N. Dodgshun and Dr. Tearo(?) in the coming elections for Wellington The Tonganro left London for Auck«> land on the Ist inst. Sho comes out on this trip solely es a cargo steamer. DuxtriN, March 7. Tho Workers' Political Committee has resolved to urge members 'of affiliated unions to record their votes at iho licensing election in favour of temperance candidates. The motion proposod by Mr Kolloston at the mooting of the University Senate in favour of an investigation of the Aldis case, was lost.