N.Z. TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7316, 9 June 1902, Page 3

N.Z. TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association )

Auckland, Monday

Mr Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture, lias informed Mr Bollard, MiH.R., that Government never intended to compensate nurserymen owing to selling trees and cuttings from tho .State farms.

An open-air meeting resolved to urge Government to legislate against milling and other trusts or undertake themanuj'acture and distribution of flour.

Masti;isto.v, Monday. Tho Gup football match, Mas'erion v. Greytown, ended in a draw, no snore bein™ made by either side.

At a meeting of the Management, Committee of the Wairarapa Rugby Union on Saturday, a communication was received from the Southland Union stating that probably the Wairarapa would bo included in their northern tour. Woodvjile, Monday. Great progress has been made with the waterworks contract. It is expected that water will be laid on within sis weeks. In view of the fiasco at the fire on Wednesday night an- enquiry is to be made into the management of the Fire Brigade. New Plymouth, Monday. Attempts to refloat the Kanieri, which went ashore on the mouth of the Wnitara river last Tuesday, have failed. Hydraulic lifts are now to be tried, but the preparations will probably take a few days. The vessel is safe as long as flue weather lasts. I Fawfra, Monday. The Hawera Co-operative Dairy Company has decided to erect several creameries, including one at Tokaora. A large central factory near Hawera is also snoken of. CinusTcnußCir, Monday. After the first ot July the time occupied in the train journey between Diinedin and Christcliurch and vice versa will bo reduced by three-quarters of an hour, and passengers will arrive at their destination at a. quarter past eight instead oE nine as at present. In ;u!Juinn to tho saving of time by re-(jii.-.ii.g the stoppage at Oamaru and .i imam by tun minutes.'there will be no necessity as i>c present to commence -lowing down some considerable distance Jrom the stations where the express trains stop, owing to the fitting of the \V estinguuii.-se brakes r, n the express trains. The train which left this morning for Dtinedin whs iltlcd witk this brake, nnd it is intended to give the engine-drivers till tho end of the present month to get accustomed to its working.

K"eison', jfonday. a man named Harris, a well-known '-••'■id-iit, dropped dead m the street this ii'Tinng Jf c had been in his mual ',;,'"y tl! "civlth. Jlcart disease was the

military , ;■;/?! f im PrOm^« mount to over /■„, li^,, i B' rU't^ to the fund for u'^S-S >° fallen soldiers to li. I" " l lp?icl*?n Central State Bdiuol.' ' MC(I m t!le