TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 163, 13 February 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(UNITED PRESS 4SBOCIATICN.] „:,....-.; .; ArcKLAKD, February 11. l'~'"' Mr JT. C. birth's attempt to import tumble bees was aigain unsuccessful. On the boxes being opened at Matura Ul*U yiflee .found dead but two, which appeared Wealthy and flew away. He lias determined to .send for a fresh imr:i by the inaii. j .:• . Wellington, February 11. - it»' understood titiat ifc is nob imthat when the distribution of t., ..JMfizjMinicoiifteoJion.with the late regatta takes place, several amounts will have of necessity to be reduced pro rota,' /': i-- ■ ■ ■ Me Deiffi«tt, who is charged with / / •isnibeezling ; Government insurance ononey, is the defaulting canvasser. The weatheris wet to-day and sjtill f- ; <■■■'■ "■ ■ '■■/• J • ;' . iv .: 7 \Tbe iDoric takes 7000 carcases ' of . (frozen meat from Wellington. ! Blenheim, February 12, i, i. . Ten mongooses out of eleven recently i i; ;fihipp*d from-Calcutta arrived here| to•j^;. jdajJ. The animals, which will form the nucleus of a breeding 1 establishment, .'Ate for Mr Richmond, of Richmond SBrookv- . : ■/,. ; t !Wir:i Aprl haniecl Stark, about eij>ht *'■"' ofjagej was accidentally drowned «^in;the^awa f rivei-"tonignt...-. „.! | " ' 'Glorious weather has been expferi- • *heed m this distiiot for the past week, ■md a magnificent Harvest is being gathered m... ; A,, ... v: - i)\jiiEisrw, February 12: The Otago Cricket Association has . :agreed to_play*'return match, with the ■^■'TaJßimamaii team on Friday and Sat|ui•^day.-- '<■'' ' ::"- :V °' 1 "' ' '': '■ ■ There will be elections for all city Xiconsing Committees. The Gpod ' ;^Templars have nominated four candidates for each district. J ■ ' .. ..The Land Board inquiiy into jthe' mi^gg ver: ,^eak dummyism case is prabti•cally finished. The Board will give .ate decision on the 20th inst. i ;': Work lias been suspended m jthe iCy iSiiag foirit colliery by injunction; of the Inspector of Mines, on account of *he workings being m danger of being by the volume of w^ter which *lias accnmulated m the Upper Jubmarine' workings of the . mine.. The tniDe was putting out about 100 tjons per day. The entire population of jthe village of.Shag Point, numbering about 400 souls, were dependent on ithe 1 work given by the mine for support The weather has been very wintry here again to-day, and at Lake Wafcatipu there was a fall of snow on ithe ranges. j MrW. N. Blair, Chief Engineerjfor the Middle Island, delivered a lecture here to-night before a crowded audience, on " The Industries of New Zealand." It will bo published m pamphlet form. At its close Mr Driver, a - M,H.R., proposed a .vote of 'thanks to the lecturerj which .was carried by; ac» ( ' ,