TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 19, 20 December 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

(UNITED. *R|3SB. ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, Dec. 19. The Auckland cricket team leaves tor the SoutbbytheiPengnih oh' Tuesday. The Cambridge Dairy; : Produce, and Bacon Factory was formally opened today m the. presence of a large assemblage. ;> ..,7 vThe City Council have refasedto grant permits' for preaching m the public parks. The settlement of the Patetere Blocks will be proceeded with actively, Mr Bich assuming charge of the operations as local director. Up to the present the company have spent £24,000 m improvements and general expenses. _- The North New Zealand Co-operative Association,' has declared a dividend at the rate-jpf 8 per ceat., and carried £600 toreserye. -V ; Wellington, Dec. 19. The Hon. the Priemier and Mr Tole, Minister of Justice, will arrive here the first week m January. V The regulations and particulars of runs, which will shortly be offered for lease, will be gazetted next week. The Colonial Life Assurance Society, have purchased a business site here for £15,00. Professor Kirk, formerly of Christchurch University, have been deputed by the Government • to ; report' on the forests of New Zealand. Mr Kirk will commence operations at Invercargill, and work his way northward as far as the Bay of/ Islands. ,It is understood that at the next session of Parliament the Government will „ bring • down a scheme of conservation of Ihe fofests. Oamabu, Dec. 19. * Shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon a fire was (discovered m the forehold of the ship Maribbrbugh v , which 1 has nearly completed loading frozen meat for London. By means of the ship's engines and hose the.-fire was. quickly extinguished. A quantity of frozen meat was damaged, but the vessel suffered very little injury. f .; „ .. Dunedijw, Dec. 15. The KqiifMi; Stout presented the prizes yesterday, at the Boys' High Bchool, Macandrew to-day at the Gkl8 i: HigK School, Mr Stout urged ; the boys to turn their tiioughts towards journalism, as a profession; holding it to be a mistake to import editors. Mr Macandrew- said he would : Hke to see a provisionf niade', for girls being taught to cook and bake bread and make butter.