NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 23 February 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(rElt PEESS ASSOCIATION*.)

Wesleyan Conference

Wellington, Feb. 22,

The Weslojan Conference will open here on Thursday, It is expected that over one hundred and sixty members will be present.

A Terrible Experience

Nblsos, Feb 22.

On Friday last at Takaka, Golden Kay district, an old ago pensioner named Wm. Bayford aged 70 fell over a cliff into the water breaking his thigh. He dragged himself out of the water and remained from roon on Friday till nine on Monday night in wet clothes and without food. His rescuers brought him to the Nelson hospital. Civil Service Examinations. Wellington', Feb 22.

The following candidates for tho Junior Civil service cximinations from the Hokitika district have passed (the numbers denoting their position on the list) : Dora M. Schramm, 8; Thomas Mitchell, 39 ; Garnet C. Perry, 50 ; Joha A. McKinnon, 57; Je:tnnc Learmont, 74; Laura Martyn, 77 ; Erima H. Northcroft, 115 ; William Knowles, Rcss, 1/5; David S. Lyons, Stafford, 218; Hugh M'Gill, Ross, 221; Daisv A. Smith, Ross, 28a.

The fc'eventh Contingent

CIIKISTCHCRCII, Fib. 22.

Canterbury has been allotted 84 men for the Seventh Contingent; out of RJO who applied CO have been ordered to report themselves at the local Defence Office at once. About thirty came into town yesterday and are now in camp at the drill shed grounds. r l hey will undergo a medical examination and afterwards will bo put through their facings by Scrgt-Major Coleman, who drilled tho previous contingenrs. Those who have gone into camp are rather a weedy lot, and several of them will not pass the medical test.

Tho Defence Department has called for tenders for a supply of 2100 boots for the Seventh Contingont. On tin samples being shown at the local office local manu-

facturers considered them so inferior that several of them sent to Wellington their own samples with tenders' and the tender of Messrs M. O'Brien and Coy was accepted for their own sample.

The Gable Difficulty.

Wellixgtox, This Day

The Premier denies the statement in tho Melbourne Argus, that he suggested pooling the Cable revenue; tho matter was mentioned at the Melbourne Conference but not by him.

Returning New Zea'anders.

Wellington, This Day,

The Premier is advised that the steamer Victorian which left Capetown yesterday, has on board the following New Zealanders : Privates Theodore Casey, First Contingent, Auckland; J. Townsend, First, Waikouati, Otago ; L. Heme, Second, Bbnheim ;J. A. Borlase, Hotchkiss Battery, Port Chalmers ; R. Browne, Second, llororata; G. C. Derrett, Third, Hororata; F. C. Evans. Third, Orari; George J. Anderson, Third, Ruanui Station ;F. Bird, Third. Westport; W. 11. Spain, Fourth, Central Otago; A. P. Baner, Fourth, Wellington; G.R. Wilkinson, Fourth, Auckland : M. Cream, Fourth, New Plymouth; W. R. Gibson, Fourth, Opitonui, Auckland; A, Dixon, Fifth, Gore ; N. H, Bodmer, Fifth. Wellington ; Quarter-master Sergt. W. H. Reeves, Fifth, Belfast ; Pots and Harold Thomson, Fifth. Bangetikei; T. Androws, Fifth, Ashburtnn ; G. H. Liggons, Fifth, Tokomaru and T. Moves, (not in official list.)