TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 56, 4 February 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(united press association.) : • . ■ Auckland, February 3. - t At ibe inquest on the body of John Herbert Mason, aged 11 years, drowned at Shelly Beach, Ponsonby, it came out m the evidence that the lad had, ;•• gone m twice to get his comrade's hat. He failed the first time, and the boys taunting him that he could not swim he went. in : for the hat again and got ' drowned. A younger brother had previously tried to recover the hat and failed. . In the case of the stranding of the ' steamer Douglas at Airedale Reef, the Court did not interfere with Captain JBonnor's certificate, but ordered him to pay costs, £& 19s. • v< " ! . . The "Cricket Association^ accounts ishowed a debitr balance of £51 m connection with the visit of the Canterbury team,, and it is annonhced that thie financial position of the Association would not permit of any offer being made tq the Tasmanian cricketers. ' One-half of the shares of the New Zealand Tabacco Growing arid Mauuj facturing> Company have been applied' for and allotted. It has been resolved to start operations at once. A trades organ, entitled * k Labour," has appeared. It is a weekly, at two- '•' |>ence. , .' Wellington, February 3. Eighteen hundred sheep were brought into town yesterday from the Waira>l Tapa by rail, and 2000 more to-day. : Great numbers of Wellington Maoris, including several prominent chief*, liave I'ecentlj" joined the Blue Bibbon Army. The immigration nominations sent to the Agent-General by tne outgoing snail number 882 tor the whole colony. .on i- . - Nelson, February 2. ;<: At the Friendly Societies' fete to-day ■4000 were present. The weather was : &ne. Twelve started for the mile race. ..•QKme, 4min 45.sees. CkRiSTCHURCir, February 2. „ The exhibition closed last night. A slight shook of earthquake was felt here this afternoon. In order to ascetain if sheep frozen - liefore cold, or with the kidneys left m are more liable to become tainted on a voyage than sheep treated m the usual ° Way, a sheep was sent on December 1, hot from the butchers to the freezing chamber at Belfast, and on December 21 another also hot and with the kidneys m was frozen. Both were taken out of the freezing chamber on January 30, 'r and cut Tip on February 1. Neither shows the least taint or sign of decomposition m any part, being perfectly sweet throughout. The Victorian bowling team were . met at the railway station by therecep- . tion committe from the Christchurch Bowling Club and stay at Cokers «,nd Warner's hotel. <n Monday the match is to be played during the Afternoon, and at night the team are to ibe entertained at dinner by the Christchurch Bowling Club. The match this afternoon, between ihe Christchurch and Canterbury Bowling Clubs resulted m a decided victory for Christchurch. Port Chalmers, February 3. A boat containing four men and two -women collided with the big dredge this afternoon through carelessness m steering. The women were pluckily . . rescued by the dredge keeper. The men were picked up by watermen. The weather was clear, but with hard ; : oqualls and unfit weather tor boat sailing. Dunbdin, February 1. At one of the School Coomniittee meetings^thia evening. Mr M. W. Green gave notice to move that a committee be appointed to confer with the teachers with the obiect of opening classes for- Bibla reading and repeating the Lord's Prayer prior to the ordinary i . time of opening school ; also that the Committe prepare a syllabus of Bible reading lessons for use m the schools.