FURTHER AWARDS,

[IVr Kleotric Telegbaph.— Copyright. 1 (Per Press Association.) Melbourne, January 15. (Received January 15, at 1 p.m.) The following exhibition awards are an nounced :—Mr Stoddarfc, of Sydney, secures the hrst prize for the design of "the exhi bition certificate; and Mr Altman, of Mel bourne, the first prize for the medal design New Zealand takes a large proportion of awards in preserved meats and fish The Wellington Gear Meat and Freezing Com pany receive 1G first awards, nine seconds and two thirds. Foster and Gosling of Blenheim, get seven first awards, two ! seconds, two thirds, and one fourth. The New Zealand Packing Company obtain six fust awards, nine seconds, five" thirds, and one fourth; the Wanganni Meat Company three hrsts and three seconds; Robertson Bros., of Stewart's Island, fish curers, three first awards and one second; the Patoa Western Packing Company, three first awards, three seconds, and one fourth- S. Kilputrick and Co., Nelson, three first awards ; N. Fernahos and Co., Wellington, two first awards; Ewing and Co., of Bailey, Kaipara, one first award; and Leask and Co., of Half-moon Bay, Stewart's Island one second award. Tho Phcenix Confectionery Company, of Dunedin, received a second award for golden syrup.
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(Per United Press Association.)

AucKr,.\KD, January 15. An old man named William Johnson died suddenly last night from rupture of the heart. Ss far as is known deceased had no relatives iv the colony. Miss Henry, who was on a visit to Hamilton, has sustained dangerous injuries in consequence of a buggy accident. Nearly the whole of tho 200 volumes for the lending brauch of the Free Library have arrived.
