TELEGRAPHICS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1609, 15 January 1886, Page 4

TELEGRAPHICS.

. ' (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. J , ; ■ Auckland, Thursday. At the Grand Lodge session of Good ' Templars the report showed the former ta be iv a healthy addition, both numerically and financially. . ' The'flon T. Siattery^ late Minister of Justice at New South Wales, left by the Te Anou on a tour of the colony-. The Auckland clerical and lay representatives left to day to attend the Wes- ; -leyan Conference atChristchurch. Johh'Kiiox and "JTaThes' Majlony, charged with stealing yachts, were committed for trial. ' T^tjpo; Thursday. The Land Court opened this morning, and has at the request of the 'natives been adjourned until 11 o'clock to-mor-row. Rew.iißhere looking after the interests of his tribe. ' Several of Te Kooti's followers pasted here this morning, who report that Te Kooti has crossed the Kaingaroa Plains with a numerous 'following, for either Whakatane or Dhinerautu. ; WEtLnraTON, Thursday. Captain Lambert*- of B Battery JArtillery, has resigned. Captain of the Wellington Navals, has also resigned his commission, but retains the position of captain commandant of the 'Wejlingto'n and Petone Navals. | The Hoo.-Gv R. Johnston and ijffessrs $'. 'Stevenson and R.ii. Wioodjhare resfgned their appointments as J uatice of tße ; Peace; ' v V Y -' -- 1 i Hia Excellency the Governor made an' bifici'al yisit^to ' Admiral Tyton this afternoon, and on returning Jfrom the ship received a salute. Tiie .Governo", accompanied/by the Admiral, .virill probably leave on a visit to the Queen Cfiarlotte Sounds m the s.s. Hinemoa to-ririo'rrow evening. ''*' l';; '■/•■'> At the Magistrate's ■ Court, this' afternoon ' Frank 'McDdwell who Was charged with converting ; certain goods, .the; property of James, McDowell to his own use, was discharged.' Subsequently he was arrested on a charge of i haying ' embezzied two' cheques valued at £34' arid £39 respiectively, which it, is. alleged had been -paid to himby H. H. Wood; of Greytown, on behalf of James McDowell. .The case was anjourned until the ,25th instant? Bail was allowed, , which , accused obtained. ..; . = .'"" ; A meeting of the Executive Council was held to-day, the Governor presided. Only formal business Was transacted. ■ : „ . The ball to Admiral Tyron aud officers' to-night is largely attended. „ ... ' ': . . M«Bsrß J. H. Wallace and Co., auctioneers, have been declared bankrupts. The steamer Ruapehu sailed for Lou-, dop shortly after 7 o'clock this morning. Shohasafuli cargo, including 15,000 carcases mutton. / > Chbistchuroh,' Thursday,. , . At a meeting of ■ the ., Southern Crofls, Petroleum Company^ held to-night, the , tender of Mr Stubbs to bore a well to a depth of 1000 feet for £2600 was accept ted. The work is to be completed with m seven indnths. .■■/.■■• Among the passengers by the Rotorua for the North to-day were a dozeii membeTs on the Ballarat City Fire Brigade on their way to take part m the forthcoming Fire Brigade coinpetitien. at Napier. . „.. !' "