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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3504, 7 May 1890, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Nafieu, May 6, A special meeting of the Harbour Board tins been called to consider the report by the Engineer on the alleged grave irregularities on the part of a subordinate official. • '• i Dunedin, May G. It has been decided to form a Law Debating Society, open to members of the legal profession, their pupils, clerks, and law students, The lease of the site on which the Art Galieiy was built was sold to-day, at the upset rental, to the Exhibition Commissioners, The National Insurance Company have.decliuT'd an interim dividend at thd rate of 10 per cent per annum, - CniusTcm'RCH, May 6,

The surplus stock of Mr 'William Bong's Burnsido Clydesdale stud were sold by auction to-day, Fifty six horses were offered and sold, also Ave trotting horses. Tho top price was 80 guineas for a draught entire colt by Pride of Scotlaud. The total proceeds were 1539 guineas. Westport, May 6,

At the Resident Magistrate's Court a man named Ellis was fined 10s and L3l9s costs, or ten days' imprisonmerit,'for disturbing the Salvation Army meeting at Denn'son, Ellis elected to go to gaol, Auckland, May 6, At the art union in connection with the Academy of Art Exhibition, Miss Morgan, of Nelson, and Mr W, Deverill, of Wellington, were amongst .the prize winners,

The sum ot'Ll2o has been raised by public subscription on behalf of the proposed School for the Blind, mainly through the efforts of John Abbot, cne of our citizens,-and only LBO more is required to meet the conditions of the grant of the Jubilee surplus,

The Auckland Asylum.. Auckland, May 6. The Auckland Asylum authorities, it has transpired, have sent another patient out of that institution to her home in Tauranga, The patient is the wjfe of a settler at Tauranga, gnd her husband, who received notice by telegraph yesterday that his wife had been sent home by the steamer lona,'wbioh left Aucklandat 5 o'clock in the evening, is mu'oh surprised at the action of the authorities, as, according to a correspondent of the Herald, a medical man has reported that the woman is unfit to leave the asylum, The patient, who is not destitute, has been in-tho Asylum some years, •

• His Excelienoy-. Napieh, May 6. The Governor is now in Napier, having arrived overland from Taupo. He awaits the arrival of the Hinemoa with Lady Onslow. There is no sign of the steamer yet, Auckland, May G. The steamer Hinemoa, with Lady Onslow and party on hoard,. arrived at 8.40 this afternoon at Tauranga; and leaves for Napier to-night. Tho ! vefjal had been detained at Meroury 1 {stand.owipg (q ibji l#y ws#i

Early Closing. .' (JHrnsiCHunOH, ofay- G. The Early Closing Association has decided to hold a meeting 'to'consider the'question of affiliating with tho Trades and Labour Council. Certain correspondence which had appeared in ft newspaper was brought before the . Committee. It was considered.that the letters contained. libels on tho Association and its secretary, aud it was decided that MrWniri Williams be retained to take legal aotion against the writers.

The Cab 'Difficulty. Chrisiouuboii, May 6, The cabmen's difficulty is over' for

the present, A meeting of cabmen to-night accept the effer of the traffic manager to restrain Constable Kelly from interfering with the cabs'at all, pending an inquiry into bis conduct. The .cabs return to the railway station tomorrow.

Sudden Death. -. Chmstohuroh, May 6, On Monday evening an elderly woman, named Mrs Cook,' died suddenly at 'Eangiora,' She went into the garden, and her husband found her leaning against the fowlhouse. On removing her into the house she expired, For some time past Bhe had Buffered from rheumaism,