NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 21, 25 July 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.)

Auckland, July 24 By the Tasmania to-day, the race horses Royal Rose, Stanmoor and Wick ford were shipped to Sydney

A number of country schools have been ckf?d through influenza.

A telegram from Russell to the police states that the Rotoroahana yesterday towed into the Bay the barqne Examiner in a sinking condition. No particulars are to hand.

The Women's Political League are pro* moting a petition to Parliament for raiting tbe a|;e of consent to 16, and extend lug tbe time from one month id which information may be laid for an offence ; also praying that the laws betnng unequally upon females may be amended.

Wanganui, July 24. Jas. Bailey, the absconder, was com* mitted foir trial to-day. Bail was allowed, himself m £100 and two sureties of £100 each.

The annual show of the Wanganm Poultry Association, opened to-day, was yery successful, there being an exception* ally large number of exhibits from all parts of the Colony. Mr J. Walker, of Auckland, took 74 awards. Mr Buckrell, Wanganui, took the Ballance Challenge Cup. Mrßogen. Wellington, acted as judge in all classes but canaries, in which Mr Walker, Auckland, officiated.

Blenheim, July 24.

At an inquest held this morning on the bodj of an elderly man named David MoArtney, who died somewhat suddenly yesterday, Dr Cleghorn, who made the post-mortem examination, stated that dea> b bad resulted from neglect to take proper precautions when attacked with influenza. A verdict of death from oatu* ial causes was returned.

Oamabu, July 24,

St Luke's Anglican Church parishioner's meeting, last night, carried a unanimous resolution approving of the incumbent's act in the Synod in moving that the disability of women be removed, and calling on the Synod to give effect to this principle;