NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 191, 12 February 1895, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association). Wellington. Feb. 11. The rainfall yesterday was 3 89 inches. It, is understood Lord Glasgow and Sir Jolin Thurston, Hi^h Commissioner of Fiji, will meet at Auckland about the beginning of next u:oi.th to corner on matters relating to New Zy iluul nuJ Fiji. If. M.S. Rin»doye sails for th • Chat- j hams at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. After a short cruise in the vicinity of the is'ands she proceeds to Auckland to meet Rear Admiral Bridge, and w li accompany the squadron in its visit to the other pan a of the colony. The Ringdove is expected to meet the Ilinemoa with Lord Glasgow on board at the Chathams. Auckland, February 11. A valedictory meeting was givc-n to Messrs Todd and Malcolm, the missions ries at the V.M.C.A rooms >everal Chinese with their missionaries leave by the Tarawera on Wednesday The German warship Falke. which is to be docked here for cleaning and repairs leaves for Sydney in a fortnight's time. The Hon." Mr Cadman will endeavour to leave for the south to-morrow. Dunisdin, February 11. Edward IJanihan, aged 17, was drowned while baibing in the Enterprise dam at St. Bathan's. Alexander Palmer, licensee of Waites' Hotel, was thrown out of his buggy yes terday and had the bone of his right leg below the knee smashed in several pieces and b)s left collar bone broken The rest of tbe family escaped with n few bruises Nelson, February 11. Two prisoners, Patrick Campbell and Thomas Dowries, employed on the Rocks road, escaped this morning shortly after the gang went to work and made in the direction of Waimea. All the available prison staff and police went in search and the prisoners were finally captured.