NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 199, 25 February 1896, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association). Wanganuj, February 24. It has been decided to bold a tournament for the draughts championship at Wangauui in April next. Six prizes are to be awarded as follows : — Ist .£2O, 2nd £12, 3rd £H, 4th £.',, sth £3, 6th, £1 10s. The movement has been accorded hearty support and promises to be a great success. Gisbokne, Eeb. 24. At the Supreme Court, in the charge of perjury against Arthur Henry Norman, ex-police constable, the jury returned a verdict of " not guilty." Wellington, February 24. Cabinet passed a vote of thanks to Sir R. Stout for his gratuitons services in the Midland Railway arbitration, and also to Messrs Blow, Gordon, Mckay, and Muller, whose exertions will be reward by extra payment. Mr Wilson, resident engineer, has left for Nelson to begin laying out the Belgrove section of railway. This Day. Arrived — Rituutaka from London, via way ports. New Plymouth, This Day. A four-roomed cottage at Inglewood, occupied byj Wooller, was burned shortly after midnight. Insurance not known. Christchurch, Feb. 24. It is rumoured that Nelson Bros, are endeavouring to obtain a site in North Canterbury on which to erect freezing works. Freezing wethers are already keenly competed for at from 13a to 15s per head, and further competition is expected to considerably increase the price. Haweka, Febr. 24. Some anxiety was felt this morning owing to the non-appearance of a party of three who assended Mount Egmont on Sunday — Messrs Wiggins, Grummett and Wallich — but a telegram states that they got out of the bush about 1.30 p.m. to-day. Aa there was a gale blowing last night, and snow falling, they must have had a rough experience. Dunedin, February 24. S. McDonald, of the Dunedin Cycling Club, reduced the New Zealand 10-mile record to 26min 19 2-ssec at the Caledonian ground this evening.