SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1033, 6 February 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[PRESS AGENOY.J AUCKLAND, last night. There are further partioulars respecting the supposed suicide of Mr Coombes, of the firm of Coombes and Daldy. Davies, the clerk, locked up the books, at half-past live last night. Mr Coombes then appeared iv good health. Ho went home, aud left home again at nine o'clock. Nothing was heard of him till he was discovered iv tha well this uiomiug. Mr Thomson, Super, inleudeufc of Police, met him iv Queen atreet last night, and while conversing with him, happened to enquire if he folfc any iuconvenieuec from his provious fall down the well. He said he did uot, aud oxpressed astonishment as to how he managed to fall down tho wall on that occasion. Mr J. M. Clark denies that he intends to/eontest^City WestMr K. F. Claude's chances of election to tho Education Board aro said to bo very good, as he is very popular here. Wilkiusou, billiardiat, is backod for £10 to £50, against Edward Porkius or any local man. At tho Presbyterian Hedurent toj day, the Uev. Mr Bruco moved that overtures bo transmitted to the Assembly requesting thorn to abolish public collections hitherto made for Assembly expense, und m lieu thereof, to require all congregational mission stations to transmit to tho Treasurer of tho General Assembly all fee costs, and, ov a day to be fixed by tho Assembly, a contribution from the funds at tho rate of 1 per cent, on amount paid by stipeud or othonyiso, as thp Assembly may deem proper. During the month of January, thirty-two doaths occurred m the pity, principally qfdiarrhoei, as compared with fifteen m tho corresponding mouth of 1878. NAPIER, Baturday. Tho following aro the acceptances for the Napier Handicap : ~|lqi}

ESSAY. MrW. Martyn moved, "That, as tbo attendance was small, the leading of the printed essay of Mr j Willriu, of Canterbury, on grasses, I be postponed till noxt meeting, and hat Mr J. P. Campbell be requested o read it then." Mr Fantham seconded.— Carried. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr FaDtham gave notice that, at the next meeting, ho would move, " That tho Club tako stops to test an Artesian well." HORTICULTURAL SHOW. The report of the proceeding, and the prizo liot of tho Horticultural Show Commi'tee, was brought forward, and adopted, with tho alteration of : " Potatoes, 3 roots," to " twelve potatoes."