TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 143, 16 December 1897, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

I ♦ Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright i <Vkllij*gton, December 15. Mr J. H. Blair wan installed as Mayor at noon. A woman named Mary Richards has been fined for sly gros selling. It lias bceo reported to tbe police at Master ton ibat G. A. Cameron has been 1 missing sinco Thursday, wb«n lie took i a gun and wont out, it is believed, rabbit shooting. Amos Burr, an old settler of the Palnierston district, 76 years of age, appeared in Court to day on » charge of perjury connected with a receipt put in by him in tho native land case heard at tho Supreme Court at tho beginning of the mouth. A charge of forgery is also pending over the same document Tbe case waa adjourned. This Day. Huddart Parker and Co received advice that the Anglian arrived at Auckland early this morning. She was delayed by the heavy weather. Napier, This Day. The voting for the position of judge of the Band contest in Januar}- was largely in favor of Marti u, of Wangauui. CHRtSTCHURCH, December 15. The Progrossivo Liberal Association has recommended it« committee to organise mass open air meetings to protest against the action of Legislative Council in throwing out the Old Ago Pensions Bill. The biennial Australasian Swimmiug Championship will most probably bo fixed for February 26th and March 3rd. This morning Alex Davidson, au old resident of Green park, was killed by breaking his seek by a /all from his dray while loading bay. Wang.vnui, December 15. Mr Alexander Hatrick was duly in stalled as Mayor of Wanganui to night. Nkw Plymouth. December 15. Mr Edward Dockrill was formally installed as Mayor to-day. It was intended to nnveil tho portrait of the late Judge fiicfamond in the Courthouse to-day, but Judge Kettle Raid it was the privilege of a Supreme Court Judge to perform the ceremony, hence it was deferred till Judge Conolly's next visit. Auckland, December 15. All employers of tailoresses, recently before tho Board of Conciliation have now signed tbe new logs, The newly formed rifle corps of the New Zealand Natives' Association, which has nearly 50 per cent, of members 6ft in height, range from sft Biu to 6ft 2iu. In his inaugural address to-day, Mayor Dignan said the City Council had contributed i'Bo,ooo in ten years towards charitable aid, and almost the amount of th* overdraft for a special cbariable aid rate would hare to be imposed.