NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 234, 8 April 1896, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association). NAriER, April 7 A. McKay, returning home from the Waipukurau races intoxicated, fell from bis horse and was killed instantaneously At the inquest a verdict was returned accordingly. The fruit growers in all parts of the colony have sent entries for a special class for a fruit prize of ±10 in connection with the Horticultural show. Wellington, April 7. A number of men are to be added to the police force, which, at present, is undermanned. The recruits will not be confined to the defence forces. For the last fortnight the wiud has been southerly with almost incessant rain. Showers fell yesterday at intervals and the weather was cold and unpleasant, but at night it {finalty cleared up. To-day the wind changed to the north and heavy rain set in again. It is long since so much persistent wet weather has been experienced here. Two deaths occurred on the lonic. Patrick Maher, 73 years old, au Hobart identity, died of heart disease. Two days later Walter Knight, 21 years, a passenger for Capetown, poured a tin of carbolic acid over himself in mistake for water, and was so badly burned he could not recover. The acid was kept in the bathroom in a can of the same kind as that containing water. This Day. The weather has broken aud apparently set in fine at last. Since March 23rd there has been only one day ou which no rain fell, the total record beiug 10*57 inches. A man named Dedcofcfc, supposed to j be a consumptive patieut, about whom tbe Benevolent Trustees received a letter, arrived by tbe lonic. He was examined medically, and it turns out he had so far recovered on tbe voyage tliat there was little or no trace ofthe disease, consequently nothing could be dono. Dcnudin, April 7. The temperan.ee convention closed with a public meeting at the Garrison Hall. The meeting pledged itself to vote at the general election, for candi dates pledged to a barj majority for providing for Colonial prohibition vote and for bringing Clubs nnder popular control. It was further dicided to urge tbe electors at the local option poll to vote "no license' 1 " and allow tbe reduction vote to stand for what it is worth. .IS-