NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 6 April 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association)

Blood Stock. Wellington This Day.

The Premier has been advised that Lord Rothschild has presented two Shire stallions to the colony, and they will bo shipped by the Gothic. Shorthand. Regulations under the Shorthand Re" porters Act were gazetted. The candidates must write 150 words a minute and bo possessed of Educational qualifications to enable them to report proceedings of Law Courts with intelligence. The Seventh Contingent. Wellington, This Day. The weather is overcast for the send off to the Seventh Contingent, and there has been some light rain during the morning, Prohibition League. Christchurch, This'Day. The annual report of the convention of the Canterbury Prohibition Workers stated that special efforts arc being made to impress upon Parliament the pernicious character of the new Licensing Bill, and the iniquity of facilitating the introduction of liquor to the King Country. A resolution was passed thanking General Roberts for tho impetus given to temperance work. Military Surgeon Promoted, Surgeon Major Burns, who went to tho Transvaal with the First Contingent, has been promoted to the rank of Lieut. Colonel and proceeds to Capetown with tno Seventh Contingent as Chief Medical Officer. At Capetown he will bo attached to the base hospital as the New Zealand Medical Officer and in charge of all matters concerning tho Colony’s patients there. Lord Hopeotun. Private advises state Lord Hopetoun anp Admiral Beaumont will probably accompany the Duke and Duchess of cornwall on their New Zealand visit. Petone Improvements. A public meeting at Petone adopted a [Resolution to bowow £3T,T6O for various r pu»lU works,

Trooper Missing. The Premier is advised that Troope Mookey ot Tinwoid, Canterbury, a me« 3 her of the Fifth Contingent is missing. Rabbit Pest. Reports to the Agricultural Department show that the statements 'of the increase of the silver grey rabbit at Rotorua is greatly exaggerated. There are very few traces of the pest. The Governor’s Visit. The Governor is compelled to postpone the trip to Rangitikci, which ho proposed to make next week. University Senate. The University senate is sitting Jo-clay considering the reports of the English examiner of the November examination. The results will he pronounced on Monday. Prison Labor. The behaviour and work of prisoners employed at Rotorua has been excellent, and the Minister of Jastice is considering the question of employment of short sentence men in other parts of the Colony.