NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 287, 13 April 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

A BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT DEAD. (PBll PHK9S ASSOCIATION.) (Jreymouth, April 12 A lad named Arthur Beatick was accidentally shot dead by another boy, John Brown, while out pigoon-shootiag. Auckland, April 12. At n meeting of the Auckland A cell ma tisation Society, Captain Whitney commented upon some light penalties inflicted by Magistrates (or breaches of the Animal- Protection Act. It w«i« also decided that the other acclimatisation socities throughout the ' 'olonj be asked to co- operate) in inducing Government to amend the Act by prov ding a minimum fin© of JE2 2:*. Miss Maria Marsh, music teacher, was assaulted last night on her way home, being struck on the head with some hard substance by an unknown man aud knocked down, receiving a nasty jugged wound on the head two inches long. The police are endeavouring to indentifj the cowardly nstailant. WkllingTon, April 12. The following are appointed clerks of licensing committees : — William George Pi ing O'Callaghan, New Plymouth ; Fat rich Leahy, Egmon: ; Alfred Trimble, Patea ; Andrew Duncan Thompson, Wauganui ; Francis Morris Deigliton, Rangitikei; William Mntravcrs, Palmerston ; Timothy O'Rorke, Otaki. The regulations under the Infants Life Protection Act of 1893 are Gazetted tonight. The Gazette notifies that August Ist will be observed as a public holiday in the Government offices throughout New ( Zealand for the celebration of Arbor day. Dunedin, April 12 At the meeting of tbe University Football Club an amendment to instruct tbe dulogates to favour nfßliutiou with tb« New Z<a and Union was rejected by 20 t > 14 in favour of a motion leaving them with a free hand. To guide the dole gutes, a motion was earned by 24 to 7 in favour of Otngo Union affiliating"