TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 93, 23 March 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PEES ASSSOOIATION.) Xnvercaßgill, March 20. Mr Matthew Burnett's temperance mission is meeting with success here. He will shortly visit the country districts of Southland. ' Dunedin, March. 20. The report of the accident Insurance Association for its first year of business shows a total income of £7746, and an expenditure of £5139 leaving a credit balance of .£2608. A dividend, of .7> per cent., absorbing i"500, is recommended. At the Police Court to-day, Fred. Ful•ton who offered to find the Dunedin contingent for the war m the Soudan, I was committed for trial on the charge of shooting, with intent to murder Michael Hayes. The accused was walking m Princes-street South.when some altercation took place between himself and Hayes, who was accompanied by. others. The accused considered he had been insulted, and took out a. revolver, and after it had once misfired discharged a barrel at Hayes, who, with his: mates, iran off speedily. The accused was drunk and excited when arrested, and said he was sorry he had missed the fellow. He was admitted to bail. Chijistchurch, March ,20. 1 The Canterbury Earn and Ewe Fair was held yesterday, when the entries were 500 more than last year, The majority of the entries were sold, the highest price obtained being\2o guineas ifor a Southdown ram bred ■by John .Dean, of Canterbury. '■ : ■ . . 189 shopkeepers of Christchurch have* signified their willingness. to give a halfholiday on Thursday m each week. Only, five, have refused. ' > At, the third annual meeting of ' the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company held to-day, the report, which was adopted, recommended: a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent., together with the transfer of sufficient to the reserve fund to raise it to £2000. * Thames, March 20 I At a meeting of Volunteers and citizens held to-night, it was decided to celebrate the return of the Thames representatives 'who competed. at the recent meeting of the Rifle Association competitions. The affair will consist of a -ball, which will be held on Thursday night .next. ; An influential Committee was appointed to carry out the arrangements. Hawera, March , 20. A shock of earthquake was experienced here at a quarter past 2 to-day. It was not very severe.