NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 3 August 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[fib fbiss association.] Silver Export. Wellington, August 2, The export of silver for last month was 48,000 of the value of £5,698, as against 26,744 ozs, valued at £4,235 in July of last year. King Edward’s AcknowledgementsKing Edward has through the official channels thanked the Senate of New Zealand University for its sympathy on the death of Queen Victoria. His Majesty assures the Senate that it will always be his earnest endeavour to promote by all moans in his power the moral and intellectual advancement of his loyal subjects in New Zealand. Not yet Washed up. Dunedin, August 1. At the Chamber sitting of the Supreme Court application was made for the payment of clerical assistance and of the travelling expenses to the liquidators in the Ward Farmers’ Association case. Justice Williams thought it should be supported by affidavit giving details. If the liquidator was paid by commission bis personal expenses should not fall on the •state. On behalf of the Colonial Bank liquidators tha hops was expressed that tha matter would not be prolonged, as tha liquidators were only waiting the passing of the accounts of this company to oosoludal their work, which had already been delayed seven months by this eetata. Incendiarism. Wellington, This Day. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon on two .suspicious fires in Wright street on 25th ult., one of which started in an unoccupied house, while the other occurred almost simultaneously in the cellar of the house of Thomas Iremonger a couple of doors away. The Jury ret turned a verdict that the two fires were wilfully caused by some person or persons unknown.