NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 109, 5 November 1896, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland. Nov. 8. From the Sheridan mine, Tapn, a trial crushing of 87 tons taken from various parts of the mine gave a return of bullion valued at L3SO. A painter named Hartley, who went out sailing in a boat on the harbour on Sunday with two children and was reported to the police as missing, was found in Drunken Bay today where he had run for shelter. The man who dropped dead in Customs street has been identified as William Preudergast, of Tuapake. The postmortem examination snowed death was due to heart disease. He was running to catch a train. It is reported several earthquakes have been experienced in Tokaanu recently, including some very severe shocks, but no damage was done.* No quakes were felt elsewhere in the vicinity. The master painters have conceded to operative painters Is Id per hour for a week or 44 hours. Dunedin, Nov. 3. Thursday next has been fixed as the day for hearing argument as to the application for a summons to remove Mr W. B. Vigors from hia position as one of the liquidators of the Colonial Bank, also for a summons to show cause why an order shouid not be made for a public examination ot certain directors and officers of the Colonial Bank. This Day. The Mosgiel Woollen Company declare a further dividend of L 2940 making 8 per cent for the year and carry forward L 1054. Masterton, Nov. 4. Another death from diphtheria has occurred in the family of Mr Braddock, of Eketahuna, the eldest daughter having died. There is quite an alarm in the district, several children being ill. Wellington, Nov. 4. Joseph Mandell, tbe well known proprietor of the Club Hotel, Masterton, has purchased the freehold of the Empire Hotel Wellington, from Mr Hamilton Gilmer for L 25.000. The new proprietor does not take possession until March and then proposes to remove the present building, which is one of Wellington's oldest landmarks, and erect new premises at a cost of L 20.000.