NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 167, 14 January 1895, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(PEE PBKS3 ASSOCIATION.) Gkkymouth, January ]3. A sharp shock of earthquake wa? felt on Saturday at 5 50 p.m. The export of coal for the week was IG9O tons, and of timber 16S,05Hfc. "Wellington, January 14 Nearly an inch of rain fell during the 24 hours ending 9 o'clock this morning, i Up to the present the total rainfall for January is nearly six inches. Mr Barltrop, chief clerk in the Govern rnent Insurance, has been appointed accountant, vice R. Todd, who recently i committed snicide. Air Niven succeeds Mr Barltrop. A successful trial was made to day and yesterday with Wliea'stone's Automatic Transmitter, which was recently imported , on the suggestion of Mr J. Logan, Super, intentendent of electric lines. Two in , strutnents were imported at a cost of , abo.;t .£3OO, and it is intended to place i one here and the other in Christchurch It is claimed that a speed of 400 words I per minute can be obtained, and as Mr Logan explains will be of great service in I the case of a conjested state of the wires. The Postmaster-General considers that the tender of the ludiarubber and Gutta Percha Company for laying the Pacific cable is very reasonable. If the Imperial Government assist to a certain extent the work will bo carried out. Thames, January 13. Thomas Reed aged 70, a carpenter has ! been missing since yesterday. Bis coat and hat were found at the end of the wharf. It is supposed to be a case of suicide. Dunkdin, January 13. J Nesvs from Coal [aland states that Chas. | Myers, a German, is miasing for about a 1 fortnight. It was supposed he was lost ' in the bush and the miners turned out to search for him it has since been found that 1 a charge of dynamite is missing and the ' belief is that Myers committed suicide. A considerable number of bowlers have 1 arrived for the tournament, which commences on Tuesday, tomorrow being deJ voted to Club matches. ' Auckland, January 13. Twentj-five men, lately employed at the Onehunga iron works, left for Hokiangn, the Government having found them work at road forming, etc. in the north of Auckland, it is stated on the co operative system. They have been out of work for a considerable interval. Napier, This Day. Jos. Foggan, alias Mason, was committed for trial for entering the Kaikoura Post Office, aud stealing a cheque for .£BS and other property. Thos. Bills, who was with Foggan when the burglary was committed, turned Queen's evidence.