NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 341, 16 June 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

* «. (PEB FBEBB ASSOCIATION. I DuNtprN, June 15. Obituary. — Thomas C Weldon, formerly Inspector of Police, and lately Inspector of Factories. He served in the Victorian police in the earlj dajs, and was present ut the Ballarat riots. AccKtANr, June 15 A conference of delegates from the agricultural associations in the Auckland provincial district was held yesterday. At the inquest on Mrs Ryan, of Paroell who fell down stairs last night and fractured her skull, a verdict of acciden tal death was returned A conference of delegates from the Agricultural Associations in the Auckland profincnil district was held, when • large amount of business was done, and several important resolutions affecting the agn« cultural interest carried re stock, noxious weeks, acclimatisation, sheepstealiDg &c. Wellington, Jane 15 The purchasers of the wrecked ship, Jessie Headman, at the Chatham Islands | do not intend to make any effort to float her. but she will be dismantled and the gear brought to Wellington for sale. Chkistchukoh, June 14 At the Police Court to-day, John Evans was charged with driving a traction engine along the road without having men travelling in front and rrar of the engine to prevent accidents. Tho defence wag that when horses approached the defendant: always stopped the engiue. The Magistrate said the Act bad not been complied with nod be was bound to convict ; bus, at the request of defendant's counsel, made the fine £5 to enable an appeal to the Supreme Court. Mr T. Hanson, an old settlor and formally Chairman of the Education Board died last might from pleurisy.