TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 35, 9 July 1885, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

! < (UNITED 1 KU^SS. ASScioiATION*) -'>- *■' v : Auckland, Wednesday. i At a meeting, of the Rodney; County Council, resolutions -were passeel f 'to the . e}&gt jtoafy >up,til the , Auckland, Northern "Railway 'is .constructed,' 'the ' counties north of Auckland should have interest, on the ' •stimated cost ' (£1,500,000) handed over to them, and that., the Go.■verniryint /be requested, .'to 1 proceed with the coristcubtibn of ' the line as 'soon ;as pbssible^ the^question of the route to' be. settled by the Spilth Island Commission 1 .•.,..: ■ •.,..: Blenhjeiji, Wodueßday.. :. ! The long'pending action brought by TJ. M. Wilnciott, theatrical lessee against tie ownerss pf the s.s. Hauraki, tptxecover JEJS2, tire value of several cases* of clptliiiig and jewellery/ washed/ ovprl>oard be- j tweeti Waitara arid Picton; was-calle^on 1 again : yesterday. There was no appearance of the plaintiff, whose counsel said lie had no instructions *to proceed. Or tike application^ of defendants' counsel, the case was. struck opt, and plaintiff ordered to pay £17.13s" ; costs. j Christc.U3ROH,._ r edn6sday. I The pfficers3nd empioyes^of me railway locoraotive department here presented Mr Allison D. Smith, who is leav— . iiig for Victoria, with a handsome.^pld railway chronograph and a' farewell address. : : ; . V\. r !Av four-roomed cptf age at Woolston, occupied by .Kihgbeer, was burned down this* afternoon. ' The insurances are not known. The fire is believed to h|iv£j been* caused* ;by children;; playip^ with rags infrpnt. of the. kitchen .grate. , iThe eighth' atfnual meeting t)f the TJ[nipn Insurance Company was. held^to.day." r The Directors' poihtiedA)uf 'in "their report (m - addition' ■ : *to matters f alreadyi telegraphed) that the rates current if or fire, insurances .w.ere not. adequate-, to the,, rikkj, tandj -that , .fates were undoubtedlyi hardfei\ing'in;N.ew., Zealand and Austj^alia. ( TheietiHii^Directbrs^Horisl 'jj".T. Peacock' '.and' W. Reeves, 5 "and 'Mr GL-'tk. Stead! ! were' re'-elected.' The' report! 'was' I adopted,"ahd 10' per^cen't.' dividend' dej clared.: .!••>,■.;.(• .j ';■ ;-?>; : ,'. ■'}-•. ■:-!<■'. ii.:<;.; | Thei departure,, of ; the R.-M.S. Aprangi is ! delayed itill tp-n?P»;ro,w mornings .because, I ,th|e '.incteijuent jweather has,, delayed.^her llokding. She takes a large' cargo of wool J i and grain and 3718 frozen sheep, fronv | this "pbft ; 'albb !i a 'trial' ' shiphie'nfpf '"• 106 j bdles of hops froui^Nelspn.i.'andiiaboat ; loo; passengers of tall:fela*sses. ; v ! >. -h ';;,;. ,) ■','. -jAt"a meeting. ,pf' ; the ,• burgesses',. of, ( S^d;enhpt?<,» ,held jlasjt i .night, .ja resoh^tiop, |i,Was! .pa§sed.cpji(|eirining, the trpyerrinient ! , pfoppsais cpiitaihed m the local . Bodies " ' l^pv^ers' ' Bill ,arid ; the 'Hio ! s^ ' pital and Charitable? Aaid'BiJl^ The chicf c | g^eiind'spf'iibje'dtio.n "taken at the* nieet'-i, I fng vivere'i .thaty} while ■■ \ bbi'oughs are •exfj peidjed.tp, cohtributeirates; on,a ; po t p}Uatip;ij basis, . the ■ subsidies are granted on;, the,; f |>basis of the annual income. ' - ?*. '■ f iThe Women's Temperance Upion have, forwaVdjad'a petition to Parlia'irierit' bearing ; praying for the abbi licion of barmaids. ... , ;: :.: £ : . j i i . Timaru,"' Wednesday, •"■ jHea'vy rain continues fo.f all here, 'but so! far no.flood is reported: The rain' will j be;, heartily welcoivied' r by the farmers if it | ddes not last too long. t; - >'. d ■->;;,: t ; •: ; t -*An inqaeyt ■ was heldf to Jday / on'; the • bqdy of, a child .about eight, months .old,found dead m bed y,eßterday it inoi;9ingi: A i; I vetdict of d^atlii'frpm natural causey was ' '"/.;,' "' "' '' .'.■.';■■'. | .',';'*.- --' r^-- 1 <■ T'-' '>:'.' ■■■ :■ "il- i-.il, t ; ',.) : J.' l.. 1