TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 209, 31 July 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(united press association.) Auckland, July 29. Sir George Grey proceeds to Wellington, on Thursday. Tiie old Bluecoat Schoolboys held a re-union yesternight. James Brown, a Irishman, had his foot cut off by a kauri log at Kaeo. The New Zealand Accident Insurance Company have declared au in* tevitn dividend of 3d per share. A man, name unknown, fell down m the street and died m the Waitemata Hotel, to which he was carried, m a few minutes. He looked emaciated and sickly. A man answering to his description has been sleeping m Lttte' stables for a week past. He is said to be a painter from Dnnedin, and recently m the hospital there. He was about 40 years old. At the inquest on James Thomas, engine-driver of the ship Eungitikei, a verdict of accidental drowning was returned, with a rider that gangways should have stanchions on both sides. Dr Mekins deposed that deceased died of apoplexy through drunkenness, not by drowning. Napier, July 29. At the declaration of the polls for Hawke's Bay district, the numbers previously telegraphed remain unchanged. Gisborne, July 29. At the official declaration of the poll to-day, the numbers were unaltered. JRees and Locke publicly shook hands. Keos s«id he had a Bill prepared- dealing with native lands which he would entrust to Wi Pere, who was quite competent to look after it. Eees stated that communication* hud passed between Sir George Grey, Sir Julius Yogel, Montgomery, and JBallance, with the result that combined action would be taken soon after the House met, to oust the Ministry. Mr Carroll telegraphed to a friend here thai Henare Tomoana had prevented twenty-seven voters from going to poll for him. He had on that account upset the election. Christchurch, July 29. The Governor arrived this afternoon, and remains till thuruday, as he has accopted an invitation, to be present to-morrow at the bauquet to Mr Coster and the directors of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The Acclimatisution Society have accepted Mt Spack man's offer to collect £60, which, it is thought will be sufficient to pay the expense of importing 50,000 salmon ova from England. Nelson, July 29. By the Rotorua to-day. 200 bales of hops were shipped to Sydney, and another 200 bales will bo shipped next month, by the lonic, for London. Onble advices from London received here siate that VT elson hops have a preference over Victorian of 40s per cwt. Dttnediw, July 29. T. G. Smith, of the Ci«y Butchery, who has only just recovered from a broken leg, received by an accident, had the same leg broken again by a big dog upsetting him m the street. Mr Pish has discontinued the Übel against Mr iNVEROAROILIi, July 29. Very bad weather prevails. Tonight there is a hard gale blowing: from the N.W., with sleet and hail squalls. Greymoutf, July 29. The snpporters of Mr Edwin Blake, the defeated candidate at Kumara, gave him a banquet there lasi evening. Neither Mr Seddon, the re-elected member, nor the representatives ot the local Press, were invited.