NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 98, 22 October 1897, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, October 21. At a meeting of the l'arnell Borough Council C'r Thomas stated that an attempt had hern made to sand-bag a young man in Parnell, who was pursued for sonic distance, the pursuer not giving up the chase until a hansom hove in sight. He considered in a borough of 5000 inhabitants one police officer was insufficient. It was unanimously decided to ask the Inspector of Police to provide adequate 1 polico protection for Parnell. Ou leaving for Melbourne to be present at thoopeniDgof St. Patrick's Catbudral, Monsiguor Paul, of Onebunga, was pre 1 sentcd with a purse of soveraigns. During the absence of Bishop Leuiban in Australia, Dr Egan, 0.5.8., has been appointed administrator of tbe diocese A proposal is on foot to form an infan ' try Volunteer corps here in connection with tbe New Zealand Natives' Appocia--1 tion. Dunedin, October 20. 1 The City Council to night passed a 1 resolution instructing tbe Finance Committee t» take into consideration tbe 1 question of providing a residence for tbe ' Governor iv Dnneliu. Invercabgill, This Day. 1 Mrs Creron died at Menzies' terry to day, after a few hours illness, aged ' 105 years. Alexander Mitchell, aged 24, married, and a son of Mr J. Mitchell, a well-known auctioneer, was drowned while crossing tbe Wyndham River on horseback while the stream was in flood. Wellington, October 21. The returns for September show tbe total arrivals in New Zealand as 1409, and tbe departures as 938. Mr Frank Dillingbam is gazetted Consul for tbe United States at Auckland. In tbe principal centres tbe rainfall dnnng September was as follows : — Auckland, 4-15 ; Wellington, 415; Cbristcburcb, I*lß ; Dunedin, 3 99. Thames, This Day. McLaay, who was terribly injured at Owbaroa by a dynamite explosion, is dead.