TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 282, 25 October 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(united press association.) Napier, Oct. 23. At a meeting of sportsmen held today to consider the increasing scar" city of game, it was resolved to request tbe Acclimatisation . Society to offer rewards for the destruction of hawks and wekus also to declare a close season for pheasanto. " '."^ — afljsw Kwa, .w B ui«i ■cftKe'lKshop of Waiapu, had a narrow escape from, a serious accident • to-day. ; She was driving a low carnage, vi hen the horse bolted, and ended by a rushing into the bar of an hotel. Horse arid phaeton were a little injured* but Miss Stuart . escaped 'with a severe shaking.

Auckland, Oct. 231 Mir Stout has sent r iwo guineas to the Auckland Liberal Association. He writes : — "I am very glad, indeed, to hear that such an Association has been started m Auckland, and having not a mere .sectional object, but a national one m view, I wish it every success. After all the Legislature only, represents the people, and if they are earnest for progress, the Legislature mast follow." ... Mr Speight did not accept the Dnnedin managership of the Equitaable Insurance. He has taken a billet m the Government Insurance Department. .:■:./■ The Te Aroha i gold return is 800 ounces tor the month ending 18th instant. ■'■■'."■ ■■" - Tawhiao and his party were Invited by Bishop Cowie to a breakfast party this morning at Bishop's Court, where they met a number of J Anglican clergymen. -■■}■ ', ; The Auckland unemployed at a meeting this ' morning decided to pc- J tiition' the' Mayor to employ on coporation 1 . works " ouly married .; isaen, , as. single men cbuld go into !ttie couritry for work.

CHRISTCHtTRCH, GcfcV 23. A locally-manufactured manure distributor;made by Messrs P. and 1). Diincan, was tried today on Mr Boag's farm, Riccarton, with very satisfactory results. It is regarded as superior to the important machines tried recently. ! The Ancient Order of Druids have purchased the freehold of the Good Templars' Halt for £950. - Intelligence has been received here of the death m Gieat Britan of Mr John Inglis. Mr Inglis was for many years chairman of the North Canterbury Board of Education, and always took a great interest m educational matters. i Mr John McFarlane, .the well known runholder, died at his residence I at Coal -stream this morning after a lengthened period of ill-health. He was a colonist of forty-four years standing, about thirty of which he passed m the Rangiora district, where he whs highly respected by all. For some time he was a member of the Ashley County Council, and also president of the North Agricultural and Pastoral Association. His age was 67. . IirVERCARGILL, Oct. 23. Mr Dodson, C.E., of Christchurch, and Mr Bewes, town engineer, nave furnished a report re means of pro; cui-irig a water , supply fox the borough, They recommend the trial ofundergiound* sources by sinking a well on the town belt at an estimated cost of LSOO, Jf successful m procuring quantity and quality of water t a reservoir an<l pumping machinery, at a cost of L4OOO, is to be provided.