NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 302, 26 June 1895, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

« I Per Press Association | Wellington, June 25. The Manager of the Bank of New Zealand recently informed Messrs Bethune and Hunter that the sum of £36 remained standing in the books to the credit of " George Hunter, Lancashire Eelief Fund." This money has been lying for thirty years in the Bank, and is supposed to be an amount paid in by some belated collector after the fund closed. The executor of the late Mr George Hunter has handed the monev over to the Beneyolent Institution. This Day. On Monday night H. Placke and Wm. Fisher engaged in a contest with, small gloves, but the police interfered at the fourth round, when both men presented an appearance of rough usage. Proceedings are to be taken against the principals. The southerly gale which was blowing yesterday and to day shows signs of talcing off. No damage is reported, but the movement of the shipping is interfered with. Blenheim:, June 25. The inquest on the body of Thos. Gullery, a Sounds settler, who died in the Picton Hospital on Monday, after a spell of unconsciousness lasting from Saturday night, when he received a blow from George Harris, was postponed till Saturday. Dunkdin, June 25. Some of the organisations connected with the churches have passed resolutions protesting against the proposed lottery cf the Bank of New Zealand globo assets. A resolution in this direction has also been passed by the committee of the Reform Association. Nelson, This Day. A strange complaint has been received by the Education Board from Central Buller to the effect that two individuals have taken possession of the school there, barricaded and slept in the place, their motive being to use the school for rehgious meetings. The committee was instructed that it is responsible for the building.