TELEGRAMS. INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1819, 4 March 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS. INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

GISBORNE, Sunday. The Harbour Boai d and County Council have jointly agreed to promote a Bill next session of Parliament for borrowing £200,000 for harbour works on Sir John Coode's plans, and for rating the district to get the cost.

WELLINGTON, Saturday. Mr J. Chan trey Harris, of the New Zealand Times, is delivering Sunday evening lectures in the Freethought Hall on Spiritualism. Monday. Ifc is understood that His Excellency the Governor, with his family and suite, will leave Wellington by the Hinemoa ou the 12th instant, for Auckland. His visit is expected to last about two months. The various rumours which have been circulated as to the civil service changes are incorrect, Ministeis having decided noHiiu" in the matter > et. The Education Board h we discontinued the Normal School. Mr James Fuiness, who was drowned ab Nelson, is an old resident of Wellington, having ariived here in IS4-2. His Excellency thp Governor has presented fie Star Boating Club with a tiophy for the sculling race at the Autumn regatta, to bo rowed on Saturday week.

DUNEDIN. Sunday. The champion bicycle match, for £50, between Mackenzie, e\ champion of the north ot Scotland, and O'Donncll, champion ti iok bicyclist of Victona, came off yesterday. The mtach compiised the distances one, three, and five miles. Mackenzie won the one mile by a few feet, after a capital race. O'Donnell won the three, and Mackenzie won the five mile by eighteen inches only, the finish creating a good deal of excitement. The times were slow, owing to a strong breeze. Messrs. Gillies and Kerferd, of the Victorian Ministry, made a trip down the harbour yesterday as the guests of the Harbour Board. Monday. A fire destroyed two wooden cottages at Kensington, the property of G. Marsden, tinsmith, shortly before 12 o'clock last night. The occupants of the house state that when they went to bed they left a lamp binning on a dresser close to the shelf in the kitchen, and some lime aftei wards they were awakened by the crackling of flames and by smoke in the room. They know nothing of the origin of the fire The adjoining house was occupied as a boarding-house by Mrs Edwards, whoso furniture and effects were also uninsured. Mis Croat, who owns the boarding house, is insured in the South British office for £500. Marsden's nouse was insured for £30 in the London and Lancashire office.

. CHRTSrCHURCH, Monday. The New Zealand Shipi ing Company lias received cable advices that the Tonganro left Plymouth for Port Chalmers at 5 p in. on Sunday. Sir Julius and Lady Vogel are passengers by her.