TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 137, 15 May 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

;• (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION^) OtittisicirußCii," Wednesday. The . Law Examiners for the Colony, Messrs J. S. Weston and Judge Smith, have just concliidßii the examinations for March last. T:i<ve were thirty-one candidates all tol i , In addition to the fifteen names ali-.~i.uy. telegraphed, Messrs F, W. Skeet, ol '.Twborne, A. Gower, of Auckland (previously admitted as a solicitor), and Ririi.j, of Diinediu, have passed.' The Cur . stehurch Law Society's gold modal for solicitor's papers has been awarded to Mr F. W. Skeet, and the Society's two certificates of merit, for solicitors, to Mossrs Louissouand Nicholson. The papers prepared by the holders of the prizes were of a very superior character.! .-.. ; - Thomas B*»eson, a .clerk, "employed by Daltoh and Co., died m. his office suddenly this morning of heart disease. Tim abu, Wednesday. At Geraldine to-day Charles Trengrove, a blacksmith, was committed for trial at the Supreme Court for the murder of his wife, Hannah Trengrove. Dcnedin, Wednesstla )*.'■ At the Land Board sitting the Chief Commissioner stated that he had made a rough analysis of the deferred payment selectors who were m arrears with rent, and he had calculated that there were about thirty-five men who would not be able to pull through. Considering the large number of settlers under the deferred payment system this was not a large percentage. Of course. the complete • list of the .defaulters was a very long one, but the majority of them were only one *or two instalments m arrear. The 35 ! he had referred to owed four instalments and over. . A boy 14. years of age, son of T. J. Leary, was handling some gunpowder, when it exploded, blowing off his right thumb. It is thought that amputation of the arm will have to take place. The father was just on the eve. of departure for Sydney. . The Executive of the Trades and Labor C.o.ngress.. are soliciting: contributions to the Canterbury strikers from all trade societies. , The Arawa's passengers will be released, to-morrow from quarantine^ . . , . The Otago Chess Club have accepted the challenge of the* Canterbury Club, to play a match by telegraph of ton aside. ' . • Inveucarqill, VVedneaduy. Messrs Swaney Bros., of Waihpra, had two hundred bags of oats destrqyed by fire on Tuesday morning before diiybreivk. Incendiarism is suspected. So far as is known thore is no insurance. Gkeymouth, Wedneday. At the monthly meeting oftho. Hospital Committeo this evening, it was,resolved that the Treasurer 'telegraph 'to • the Colonial : Secretary's) Department, that unlessl Government place tlie Committee m funds to meet the expenditure to the end of the financial year, on or before n«xt meeting, on the 27th May, the Committee will tender. their resigna-, tion. ■•■•■•;.' Br.Ei^HEiM, Wednesday. Tho Defence Minister has declined the services of the Wairau Artillery Corps. Another Company is m courso of formation at Waitohi, m this district. The Wairau Cavahry have accepted the Government's proposal to accept them as an honorary Mounted Rifle ; Corp3. AJasterto.v, Werlnemlay, The local option poll for the borough ' was taken to-day. For granting new licansiß3, 133 votes ; against 78. Both ; sides worked bard, the recent erection of a new hotel having lent interest to the proceedings. ■