NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 30 October 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.) Suicide. ■Wellington, This Day. George Hobbs, the driver of the coach between Shannon and Fuxton, shot h.mself dead this morning. Previously he had shot his daughter wounding her in several places. Dividend Paying Company. Dunedin, Oct 29. The directors of the National Insurance Company have made an addition of £IO,COO to the reserve fund and recommend a dividend ofniuepenco per share. Burglars at Petonei Wellington, Oct 30. The business premises of Burridge’s at Petone were entered by burglars on Monday and £2B was extracted from the safe. Accidental Death. James McDonald, keeper of one of the harbour coal hulks, who was knocked overboard by some flying ropes a few days ago and whose immediated death was only averted by the prompt action of a constable, died at the hospital to-day. Sale of Dredges.

Dunedin, Oct 30. Two gold dredges were sold by auction to-day. The Golden Falls dredge a current wheeler, which cost between £B,OOO and £9,000 was sold for £IOOO to Dr Hyde. The Shotover dredge, which cost about £2,250, was with the claim sold for £250 to Robert Lee. Court of Appeal. Wellington, Oct 29. Judgment was reserved in the flour mills case by the Court of Appeal. The Court is now hearing, Baker v. Johnston and Co., a local case, involving the question as to whether lesset or lessors of the Club hotel are responsible for the cost of fire escapes and repairs ordered by the licensing committee. Presbyterian Assembly. Dunedin, Oct 29.

The Nor hern Presbyterian Church Assembly met this evening. Tho Rev. J. W. Kellet, Moderator, presided, and there was a good attendance of delegates, After the service tho Moderator gave a brief address in which he said we have voluntarily assented to tho effacement of ourselves, and our existence as a seperate and distinct church which will now bo a thing of the past. Only routine business was transacted, the Assembly adjourning till Thursday morning. Sir Hector M'Donald Christchurch, Oct 29,

When Hector M Donald was at the Normal school he expressed a wish to see the rifles used by boys in drill. On being shown some snider rifles used by the teachers in drill, he said more modern weapons should be supplied. “ Boys read as much as we do,” he added “and know very well when given an obsolete rill' l . Give them something which they can use easily, which they can shoot with, and which they take a real interest in.”

Sir Hector was entertained by tho Caledonian Society to-night-Yeterans of the Maori War. New Plymouth, Oct 29.

A meeting was he'd last night of the descendants cf old soldiers who fought in the Maori wars, to arrange mat ers in connection with the forthcoming unveiling of the hatchment of Saint Mary’s.

The proposed date was next Sunday, but it is now postponed till Thursday week. An invitation will be extended to Sir Hector Macdonald, the Governor and the Premier to be present.

A committee was formed in connection with the Veterans Association to arrange for entertaining of old soldiers who attend. Efforts will be made to get a full battalion parade of volunteers in connection with the unveiling and the ceremony is expected to be most imposing. Master Bakera’ Association Wellington, Oct 29.

During the last few days the New Zealand United Master Bakers’ Association has been formed in Wellington by delegates from Auckland, Canterbury, and Dunedin. The Executive Committee will have their headquarters in this city. It is stated that the Association has been formed for the purpose, amongst other things, of endeavouring to put a s’op to cutting and under-selling in the trade. Kellow, the president, gives a positive denial to the statement that the master bakers with or without the assistance of the flour millers, are combining to raise the price of break