TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 232, 28 August 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

, (united press association.) ..'.: : Atjckiiand, Augpgt ;26. Detective T-wohey,, while assisting at the post mortem examination on the child of Rosina Smith, cut Bis finger', and is how suffering from blbodj pofning." ' . Ryah, the footballer, is dangerously A hoy immd<l'''iPt^Yenclr. t; WHlker' .was drowned at Warkworlc yesterday. ; ji ;; _ ;■"■■■■• ./'. •v ' ; ■■.'.".■, Kelly's store, Ohinemutu, ' which was burned down on Sunday night, | was insured for £1400 m the Union Office: ; Roaina Smith, charged with infanticide, was brought up ajt the .Police Court to-day, and again remanded. The application of the executors of Costley's estate for .5 pier cent couvmission, amounting to £5000, for their services, was heard m Chambers to-day, when the Judge only allowed them £1000. '/, : '' , Fisank Henry 'James was committed for forgery. ... ' r „,,.'■.••; n, It was rumoured m town to-day that'the brig Robin Hood, which left Sydney a fortnight ago, had arrived at Kaipara and been quarantined. Mr jFederli aiid Mr Murphy, from ; Christchurch, have purchased 5500 acrea of land at -Hokianga for a special settlißmeii| s fbn sub-troipical in^ri dvistries. Eifty families are to be intipduced yeaH^fo^l^bree years C .. \ \ / TiMAHTJi Augiißt 26. » A my named Elijsh Shapejoj^ *ged 8 yeark, had his jaw smashed, and was otherwis" :badiy injured, biy a kick' from a horse iflßt- night. He-is iii a dangerous state, •'•; Ai number of the tmetn'ployed waited on the Mayor to-day, and work was ,'fonnd for some. The rest willy>robably be employed m a day or :twb. ; ; : -'i. ... ••- ••_■ r ■ ( j = ' c i Chbistchctrch/ Auguit' QGfr^ "'■ : The i Acclimatisation Society will make ene more attempt to introduce the humble bee loi< fertilisaiiori 'of 'reU ; tlover]| ( jH^j. __/ .'. ... On-, I ;;. HOJCITIKA* AugWf»t 26.UU, Mr Bracken delivere47i'leeture : at tlie Theatre last evening to an en-^ thusiastic audience. ... • • ' - The 'weather is boisterous. No shipping business doing. ; ; , /: ; I)unediw, August 20; , ■ At the, Oceaiil Beach <x domain Board jto.day a letteip .was read from the Mayor rtdkingjto be 'allowed to. erect a building for nsp as aismallpox hospital on the Sandhills. Theßoard decided that they > had ■; no power -to | grant the, request, i ii : V- \<i '■■-■' I Ten j boilenpnakerH, havd been iineaged here for the Triumph at Auckland. : ■. i .r,'. K . ■'. ■■: '■'■ ■'■■ '■ ■'"'■■■• ° •-•■; Tbe principal hbasinwwuafc the Schools Conference last night was the carrying of airje-sdltiitusii ilinanintously; asking the Education? iP^partmentitp take over the control of the Inspect- . i, ing Staff, and arrange for periodical conferences of the Inspectors, under the presidency of the Inspector-Gene-|ral: ' ; ■ ...-.■r----,■••-■-•:■.-*•- --! ' j Blenhbim, August 26. ? A large right! whale, which is mc-v; pectec^ to yield tlgnftons of oil, valued at d 6260, wax captured m Toiyflhanhel on 1 Sunday afternoon. It Is /the first right wha.lt capiured- m these waters for 1 31 yea»». v< i .. . ) : A man named CSnllivan had his leg broken by a fall of earth on the Dash wood Pa|s .Railway oo«tr«ct. The bone was ?et m, the hospital, and the patient ia progressing favorably.