NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 7 June 1901, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[PKE PBKBB ASSOCIATION.]

Racing Disqualifications. Dunedin, June 0. A special meeting of the committee of the Dunedin Jockey Club was held tonight.to further consider the.-YaniUa case. * v J. A. M‘Guinne,ss‘was.before the committee to give an explanation of his connec- ‘ • tion with.! Vanilla. A,fter hearing his evidence. and that of other Witnesses it , was resolved to disqualify J. M'Guinness for six months. Sab-Harine Hining steamers for New Zealand. Wellington, June 6. The Office reports that, two steamers are building for the Government for submarine mining purposes at Auckland and Wellington! , They-will be ready for delivery, at the end of August. *■' .An Earthquake. > A shock of earthquake was felt at 1 22 p.m. to-day. It seemed to be rather severe, but the seismometer at the Museum recorded but a little motion. The direction was south-east. Emigration. The emigration returhs-for April show that during the month one Chinaman arrived in the colony and fifteen took . their departure.

!■< ' • •• Valedictory, t , New Plymouth, June 6. E. J. Allen, Manager of the local branch of the Bank of Now Zealand, was I to-day presented with an illuminated j address and a silver afternoon tea service with salver by the customers of the bank 1 on the occasion of the transfer to 1 Nelson.

Teachers’ Salaries Commission. [ , Auckland, June 6. Members of the Teachers’ Commission i „ were taken for a trip round the harbor this morning by the chairman of the Harbor Board’s launch. The Commis- ’ gionieft for New Plymouth this afternoon*.