Yesterday’s Telegrams

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7079, 27 February 1893, Page 1

Yesterday’s Telegrams

(By Tbibsbaph.) AUCKLAND, Feb. 26. News has been received that King George of Tonga is dead. When the mail steamer Alameda was outside the harbour this morning on her way to San Francisco she collided with a small coasting schooner, the Queen, but there was no serious damage done to either vessel. Stansbury, the sculler, is a passenger bj the Alameda for San Francisco, and daring the vessel’s etay in port he was greeted by the principal local oarsmen. WELLINGTON, Fbb. 25. The Bari and Countess of Hopetoun and party arrived from Pioton in the Government steamer Hiaemoa at 430 this afternoon. The Permanent Artillery formed a guard of honour and the salute was fired from* the field battery l stationed ou the railway whavrf. The weather was bleak, a fresh southerly breeze blowing with light rain. There was nt- official cere* mony, but among those on the Queen« wharf to receive the party were his Excellency, Lord Glasgow, accompanied by the Duchess of Buckingham and Ohandos, Colonel Boyle, Captain Clayton, Captain Hunter Blair, His Worship the Mayor, and the Hon. E. J. Beddon. Cheers were given for the Victorian viceregal party, as tbe steamer came along* side, and (he Garrison Band played the National Anthem. The visitors are the guests of his Excellency during their stay here. The new gallery of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts was opened by Lord Glasgow this afternoon, in the presence of a number of leading citizens. A large number of pictures are on exhibition, including one recently painted of Lady Glasgow. Fbb. 26* The front wall of a brick shed which is being erected for Bing, Harris and Company in Victoria street, fell out on the footpath about 11 o’clock last night, apparently through faulty construction. Fortunately no persons were passing at tbe time. The Mahinapua with tbe San Francisco mail arrived at 6 o’clock this morning. Tbe Omapenre with the southern portion sailed for Lyttelton at 8 a.m. A strong head wind is blowing. BLENHEIM, Fbb. 25. A man named Robert Edward Andrews, a painter, residing et the Hutt, was charged yesterday on suspicion of stealing a quantity of silverware from tbe Criterion Hotel in 1887, and committed for trial. DUNEDIN. Fbb. 26. Seven 16 cash fielders ” wore reported as betting to. the Dunedin Jockey Club, were disqualified and warned off the course. A number of others reported were warned that if they agaun offended they would be disqualified. Ono so warned was T. Barnett, an official of the bookmakers’ association. It was reported to the club that he bad again offended, when the stewards at once met and disqualified him. He was removed from the course. „ The Dunedin Gold Dredging Company received 28oz of gold last week } and the Golden Bun dredge 950 z for a fortnight.