TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 41, 19 January 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PKESS ASSOCTATIOIf.) . j Dunedin, Jah/"16. / The Presbyterian Synod decided' Ho , present a Bible m the Maori tongue, suitably inscribed, to each of the Maoris concerned m the rescue of Mrs Morice. — - r :eHitrsTcfi[i7ncir,'Jan. 16. In the Divorce Court to-day Mr Jus- r tice Johnson made a decre nisi absolute m tha case of Meßaev.' Mcßae; ■ * "" K ■ Final arrangements connected with the journey of .the West Coast railway delegates io England were completed today. Messrs H. A. Scott and A. Dodson sail to-morrow m the Tongariro, and Mr ; Eetl^th9; ijelson delegate will jsarriye fo-morrow morning to takepassage m the same' vbssel. - M: de Btarven hap stated that he had gone through the conntry'between Canterbury and Nell son, and had been much impressed with its capabilities l for settlement. He con-: sid,ered. that there were splendid bpeny< ings for the employment of .miners; and after haying seen, so much of ,the couni try he was strongly m favor of the '.rail-* ways to dpen it up for colonising, puri -o"""'- ; " " ''-- '■'■/ ' ' "'' '" \ Nelson, Jan. l(Si ; ! Hemer, ship carpenter , v .of, tbe Rofofiia," bad bis hand , drawn into the 1 cogs of tM to-day^ and lost the! forefinger of his right Jband. ; , t ) '•'-Nothmg further '"has tfanspirlft re- 1 gardingrthe late ■¥. Bisley's -accounts. » iNVERCARGILL, Jun. 16. 1 'At the first general annual wool sa^e, •to be held here on' the 21st.- the 1 quatn'tityl to/be offered^ will be 1 larger than at anyprevious sale. Xt is expected that folly! 25Ck) bales will be catalogued. : . • .. t v : . 1 \ » Lytxeltov, Jan. 16. , The ball on board the steamer Arawa; was a brilliant success. Over '1000 peo- ! pie were present. •