Yesterday’s Telegram

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7072, 18 February 1893, Page 1

Yesterday’s Telegram

[By Telegraph.) AUCKLAND, Fra. A member of the United Empire League, Mr W. J, Harris, formerly for Poole, in Dorsetshire, is in is touring Australasia in order to public opinion with regard to a reciprocal tariff between Great Britain her colonies. He suggests that products should be admitted free at Br ports } but 08 he recognises that new require to foster their industries, bis is that there should be between Britain her colonies such an arrangement of tariff would be beneficial to both. There is reported to be quite a rash to Bay, at Great Barrier Island, in the recent discoveries of silver. The the quartz found by Sanderson Bros, the prospectors, have proved satisfactory, Government officer is surveying the clai A quarry of stone suitable for purposes has been found upon land at H mata, belonging to the New Zealand Mercantile Agency Company. WELLINGTON, Some time ago a woman in madness drowned her infant in a to-day her husband was also asylum as a lunatic. Properties placed in the Office are now relieved of postal graphic charges, and it is other concessions will be made if it • to the interest of the office to do so< Charles Bowen, a Norwegian, was falling from a tree near Longbnsh The Countess of Kintore and two arrived from Nelson this morning. leave to-morrow morning by train for land via Napier and the Thermal district. NELSON, Fra. A man named William Norman, a was terribly injured at Johnston's mine, OoUingwood, last night by an of dynamite, which he thought bad fire. His right am was blown off and otbaH injuries were sustained. He is being to Nelson by special steamer. VH The Hon. .Mr McKenzie and the Hon. Oadmafe left fok Bai Valley and Havelock IB to-day. 1

CHiusxoaraoH, m iv. The Congregational Union has protested agaimt the grant of £SOO to the Mogdak Asylum on the ground that it was favouring deuominafcior.slism. DUNEDIN, Fa*. 17. The Standard Inanranee Company will declare a bonus of per cent, ia additfen to the usual dividend of 7J per cent. Tt* profits on the year's operations amounted to £22,717 17« 4d. It is decided to take proceedings agaisit all persons who have not complied with the registration provisions of the Factories Act, by the 23th insfc, INVERCARGILL, F»». 17. The weather i§ clearing. The wind has been violent for the past two days, and erepe and fruit have been badly knocked about.