NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 17 January 1901, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(per press association).

The Imperial Troops. Wellington, This Day. The Acting-Premier has cabled to the Secretary of State for the Colonies suggesting that the Imperial troops, who are visiting New Zealand, should travel by rail as far as possible between the chief centres so as to enable them to view the country and also afford an opportunity to tae people of the town on line of railway to catch a glimpse of the military visitors. If Ward's suggestion is adopted, arrangements will be made to receive the troops at the Bluff on February 3rd. They will then go on to Dunedin and and Christchurch and rejoin the ship at Lyttelton, coming on in her to Wellingtons from here. They will travel overland to Napier, where .they will embark for Auckland.

Ward does not expect the duration ofthe stay of troops in any .one town will exceed two days. -- _' "JTRailway Block. The Railway Department hare been advised that a mass of rock estimated to contain 1,500 yards has fallen on the Otago-Central line near Mount Allen. It is expected that trains will be able to pass the spot to-morrow. Honor to Returning Troops. Through the Deputy-Governor the Acting-Premier has cabled to the Admiral of the Australian station asking whether the Mildura, now at Akaroa, can be at Port Chalmers when the Orient reaches there with the New Zealand returning troops.

A Big Hotel Fire. Dunedin, January 16. A fire broke out early this morning in Manse street in a portion of Waiu's Hotel, two floors of which were completely gutted. The origin was directly traceable to the disregard by the cook of the licensee's order to extinguish a light in the bedroom, The fire was first discovered shortly after midnight and an employee who slept in this part of the building returned to bed thinking it was extinguished. It broke out again about five. The Brigade earned much praise for the manner they fought and got under what promised to be a serious fire, as the block was one of the most valuable in Dunedin. Insurance in the Royal Exchange, £2250, re-insured various officesj A Miner's Dispute. Auckland, January 16.

At a meeting of the Waihi branch of the Thames Miners' Union Messrs Drumm. and Morgan were appointed to act for the Union, in conjunction with the President, at the Conciliation Board sitting, which is being arranged to cite certain companies for a permanent standard and schedule of wages affecting all work. The sitting of the Concilation Board will not take place if the companies agree to the proposed schedule.