TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 136, 8 May 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIOV.) Auckland, May 6, At a meeting of the Hospital Committee Mr Dando stated there was a patient m the hospital daring DrMcKellar's time who owed the hospital £60. He was thera f ol . thirty weeks, and the sum to be paid was £2 2s ; payment was guaranteed by Dr McKetlar. Tho patient went home to England again. He was a very near relative to an English M.P. It was probable that Dr McKellar would be m a position to give the committee the fullest information. " It was agreed that, Dr McKellar should fee communicated with at Weliington. ' 8 A young *n named Huxtable, who absconded with £500 by the recent San Francisco mail boat, has been heard of. He became enamoured of a lady passenger, and married hep, and settled down on arrival at San Francisco. At the inquest on the body of Richard Fletcher, who died suddenly atTemahan's Hibernian Hotel, Onehunga, a verdict of pneumonia, caused by excessive drinking, was returned. The sale of Crowns lauds yeaterdav realised £4565. Sportsmen complain of the great scarcity of birds this seasou. The Rev. Mr Spurgeon and Bishop Luck leave by the Rotomahana for Sydney, en route for Europe, to-day. Mr Spurgeon, m wishing farewell to his congregation last night, said the new tabernacle would cost £12,800 of which ways and means had been found, or were 'expected, for meeting Gisborne, May 6. It is said Sir G. Grey will spend a week here before the session, and will speak. Mr Rees will be a candidate for the seat. . . A man named Beatty was dangerously gored by a bull to-day. Greymouth, May 6. The Greyniouth Volunteer Fir© Brigade notify that at the next fortj nightly meeting they will disband. This step has been taken m consequence of some difficulty having arisen m regard to collecting money for the maintenance of the brigade. . "Wanganui, May 6. The County Council to-day resolved, on the casting vote of the "chairman, to suspend the Counties Acl. 1 An amendment to merge the road boards into the county was lost by the casting vote, Timaeu, May 6. At the Resident Magistrate Court to-day, S. Jeffrey and F. J. Noble, for the forcible ejectment of a bailiff from certain premises, were lined j-5 each and costs, m default one month's iinprisouient. Dunedht, May 6, The FreethoiiEjht Association held its annual meeting last night, Mr R. Stout m the cbair. The receipts for the year, it was shown, had been £891, and the expenditure slightly m excess, being £912. At the Children's Lyceum on Sunday afternoon, the average attendance had been forty-three boys and forty-one girls, Mr R. Stout was re-elected president. On April 29 the Mayor of Dunedin sent the following to the Premier at Wellington : — " Number of men hero unable to obtain work. Strongly urge you to open a small section on the Otago Central Railway, or other work for the unemployed during the winter months." The following reply has been received : — " Many thanks for telegram re unemployed. Government making arrangements to ' take men on when necessary, but, m public interests, think the necessity must be clearly shown before relief works are" opened." At the Police Court to-day, John Pearce was committed for trial for abducting a girl aged.thirleen years. He had brought up the child from infancy, the {pother making occasional contributions to her suppoit, and lately she had obtained possession of' her by an order from the Supreme Coart of Melbourne. The girl was going to school at Ditnedin when Pearce met her, and at his request she went back to live with him. They were stopped at the Bluff on board the Melbourne steamer. A moderately-attended public meeting was held to-night, convened by the committee of the new Constitutional Reform Association. The principal speakers were the Hon. Mr Reynolds, Mi* Stout, and Mr Bastings, who are m favour of the association, and Mr M. W. Green against it. A resolution " That the Constitutional i'eform Association deserves hearty support," was' ultimately carried. Chkistchurch, May 6. Sir Goorge Grey arrived m Lyttelton early this morning by the Mana— pouri. He was met on landing by a reception comtnictee of the Working Men's Political association (the president, vice-president, and secretary}. After a short inspection,, of the harbor f works, &c. } Sir George came through by train, and has taken up his quarters at Coker's Hotel. He is lotfking m remarkably good health and* spirits, and is accompanied by Mr* Mitchell of the Hansard staff., :