TELEGEAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 7, 6 June 1885, Page 2

TELEGEAMS.

(united press association.) Cheistch' Rck, Thursday. Re the encouragement of irade with the South Sea Islands, Sir J. Yogel to day telegraphed to the Industrial Association that he will give their delegates the free passages proposed for the Chamber of Commerce. A little boy named Brooker, of St. Albans, bitten by a dog a few days ago, died from its effects yesterday. The Tongariro, which left here this morning, took 4978 carcases of frozen mtifron from the Belfast Freezing Works. The Arawa, now loading forherdepaiture on Saturday, will take Home 1428 frozen sheep. The same vo ':s are busy preparing a cargo of 5000 sheep for the lonic, and a like number fo:- the Aorangi. \iokland, Thursday. Mayor W.iMell laid the foundation stone of tho i'reo Public Library and Art Gallery to-day, m the presence of 2000 spectators. Sir George Grey, Sir Frederick Whitaker, and Sir Maurice O'Rorke delivered speeches. The demonstration was a great success. Greymouth, Thursday. There has been very steady and heavy rain for twenty-four hours, the rainfall being 2*95 inches for that time. There is a strong flood m the river, though the the rain extended for only 25 miles inlaud. There are no departures to-day. The Heath Coal Pit miners have resumed werk. Blenheim, Thursday. The Blenbeirn Licensing Committees have renewed all licenses to 11 o'clock, and, notwithstanding the strong opposition of the police, -who urged that the town was not sufficiently lighted, the Committees granted the application to extinguish hotel lamps at midnight. The Committees were divided m opinion about the matter, but the Chairman announcod that the majority considered that, even assuming Blenheim was insufficiently lighted, it was the duty of the Borough Council, and not the publicans, to light it.

Dunedin, Thursday. Ine Dunedin Licensing Committee refused to allow the transfer of the license of the Australasian Hotel to the Leviathan, which is built on church property. They granted a renewal to the Australasian, but restricted the license by one hour, and reduced the license of Wain's Hotel to 10 o'clock. A farm manager, named MoConechie, had his leg fractured by his horse shying at a trap m which were Mr Fulton, M.H.U., and his daughter. The horses m the buggy also took fright and bolted, the buggy going over an embankment, Mr Fulton and his daughter escaping with a shaking. Mr Fulton got another trap and drove the man to town. Wellington, Thursday. A man named Nicholas Briertson threw himself off the Railway Wharf, and refused any assistance to help him out, declaring he was tired of his life. He was, however, ultimately got out and locked up, but subsequently removed to the hospital for medical aid. The body of the man found near tha refrigerating works has. been identified as that of Peter Fleming, formerly employed as cook on the Government steamer.