TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 89, 18 March 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

I (.UNITED PRESS .'ASSOCIATION.) I Dfnedin, March 15. | Mr Gbt&fciy, Myor b 6f Wlfclda, hag Yeceived'a rejtfy'irdm'the Colonial Secrej tary that the Central Board of Health } has made'nojprbvisionSa regaifl to puerperal fever. ,;iT ; he,, may or has cautioned the nurse and the second patient whom she went tp^alj^nd.Thßpla^ has pro,, I mised to receive no more visits from ■■ ! her. „. ..„ _^_. . \ ' March 16. The KJutanga Railway and Coal Company declared an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. The walking match; Matthews v. Pettengiil, to-night was easily won by Matthews- -It onl^iasted a few minutes, -when Pettengill could not come to the scratch. . • [?*[ ? . At the Police Court to-day, Joseph Greenon, on a charge of embezzlement altogether of i'W'.the ipifSp^ty of Reid and Duncan, his employers, was committed for trial, bail being allowed. [_j r-y\ ( C^ft§T€Hn|icH, March 14. ;■' Over ;67Oha^ so far,* been subscribed l for .the, benefit, of -the sufferers by the earthquakes m 'Spam. U CTOfPo^e^^Tj^tin^jUuthe.aaily papers this morning sus^est tnat a pat. riptic fund be started, .towards encouraging and'supporting tfis 'Volunteer movement. . March IBA private lettei? deceived here s«r» that Mr Blackburn, r the sweat chess player, will visit" New Zealand if the various clubs guarantee a specified | amount, which, it is stated, has been arranged. " ' ■""-'*.! The Canterbury Lawn Tennis Club have voted jj2o, for . a .. dub challenge cup tournament ' between Canterbury and Otago players, t6 take place at • Easter. . •-. ■•■•■•■■■ ■ > t r>y.u\ In the divorce case, Berrington v. Berrington, m tl»e ; Supreme^ (Court todav ' \&«r cc t nyi to be made absolute nxsix mont|is. , The petitioner is a labourmgmanl '^c region" dent, his wife, is B4 gears' oTdii The corespondent, William Kraft w hb is also a labourer's 55; years, old, and has a wife and 13 children living. ;> j, „. Messrs -Scot^ps., of , Chistchurch, are the successful tenderers ijfor the constraction of ten locomotives for the New Zealand Radways. 1 A 'member of thefirm is President of the Cante'rburv In. dustnal Association. '". ' ■ 'A _ A. .serious affiray took place betweenItalian fisherman ; at Taumutu, near L^ke^llepmere,,tln-Bafternopn J in a house, belonging to Rafael PortelhVwhioh was! occupied by NichoUs Bassi, who refused to quit. PortelU. and, jtw.q other fishermen went to obtain possession. Bassi fired at them with a gun, and jvounded a man_named Antonio Guratfni the leg. He then clubbed the gun, aiSd stuck An> drew N M hclaß,on *he ihead..;, Eventually the three managed^ ,to , pverppwer him. and sent for the' police. * *

The entries for the Ram Fair comprise k 'aM^29l;-' l e^sr' i: I)euig*a'''to{iEi] increase of about 500 on the entries of last year. ' ; T „ .,,..,, , .. Westpobt, March 14. 1 ' The Strike or lbck-dtit atth'e Westport Coal Company's 'mine continues. The company insist on their first proposal. *'^ r '- - : "> "< / ■■,'■ : ■ March 16. 1 ( A ; severe shock of earthquake was felt here at 11^0 on Saturday night. The ■motion was from west to east, and lasted 80 seconds.' • . :•..... ., . ... . : . AnGKLAND, March 14..,,. .Thenewiiave of, St -Patrick's Cathedral was opened to-day, with great cerernohy, by Bishop Luck; Bishop Moran, of Dunedin, and Bishop Redwood, of Wellington, tbofcpart in ttie Services^ '•'■ ;> \V •<■•••■ -^ ■.■■,- :■.. March 15. The sum collected at the opening ot St. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday amounted .tOj^6. L . ;.;,;• v .-.. •„• . .. i? Mr Fronde and Lord Epninstone'^returned from. theljakes on Saturday, and vitSt&f Sir • George Grey "at Kawau this week. SVIGSS';'" March 16. The following telegram," m, reply to a resolution forwarded by the Chamber of Commerce* r was received from the Minister of Defence by the President, ;Mr Beidv to-day : — "The Government have Adopted measures for the defence of the; Obloiiyv' The defence of the Port of Auckland is. incldded m the scheme,"' .'Harvey's house on the wharf at Coroxiriande}! was b jirnpd down early this inoirning'. .V.^he wharf was .burned thrJough. . There are strong suspicions of incendiarism. ,,;'. The house was empty. .; -Mrsj ; Leayitt;. of : . Bostoti, a delegate of-vthe- Women's .Christian Temper-' ance Misdori was presented with a pqrse of sovereigns on closing her mission h#&;'^;' ."•;;;" ''-■ ";'■;; -..\ ' \ .';;'. • ' . , • ,v Wanganui, March 16. The,, Vollbtaeht .Tobacco Company' I^Vfi^eSolved to open a branch depot izi fOr'the, Taranaki, Wanganui, Bapgitiliei, and J^ielson districts. foiv^i.f".^ vir.v : Blknhbim, March 16. Four: stack's of barley; coktaining 1400 bushels^ belonging to Adam .Jackson;' {paiaptyrie&v , Blenheim, was' destroyed. l^y , . .fire ,, l^st ; niglit. . .' Cause . unknoWD .. Partially^^ insured! for m the'Nir.. tionalj :•. ■ .<r •.■:!! ' ' :■•:■.• • '.' March 16.. '.. la);view of. the ; ,'poEsibl^e complicatT.ons m• . jEurope, ibne Government ha^/B ■ a"r> ganged to have the. cable open aIL night as well as at ;the principal statijn^ m New : Zealand, iao that aay important n^wfi may ' be circulated as speadily as jfossiblev"- J v^ v:; -'; : : ' ' ;'*'.'■ ' i# i '.'■ ' The ' Government have rebeived infprma^n" as to : a valuable; disbovery of ; stream tin ore on the West Co^st, norths of Karame^, m an accessible position, of, leases have already, been appUe4, for, and several spec^Jnens ot, ithe ore have; been sent to the Government. „:■■.■.> ' "<■■■■ <. ■ •■;• •• ;. : '' ■ '•-•■•