To-Day's Telegrams.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxi, Issue 6078, 26 September 1903, Page 2

To-Day's Telegrams.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph. Wellington, Sept. 26 i John Moffatt. aged 22, who was committed for trial on August 17th on' a charge of threft from a dwelling, escaped from the Terrace gaol ap 9.15 this morning. He scaled th^ wall pf the Qxercise yard, and although fired at by tb.e warder, continued his flight and got clear away. ' N^pisi, Sept, 28 A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce has been held to protest against the action of the Government in appointing a butter grader to Gisborne, where the supplies ■ are confined to four factories, whilst a similar application from Napier, which has fifteen factories to draw on, was refused. The second annual balance sheet of the Hawke's Bay Woollen Co. shows a loss of £1412, due principally to inadequate machinery. Orders have been sent Home for new carding machinery! which will greatly increase the Company's output. WBANG^Eiiij Pept. 26. It is reported that Cqnstable Joyce was killed while attempting to attest a drunken man at Pahi, ;; ' Grutmoutij. Sept; 26. The Tyneside coal mine was formally taken over by Pilchey and Company yesterday. A large shipment pf machinery for the State coal mine arrive^ yesterday! OAM4BTT Sept 26. Henry Taylor committed suicide at Oatnaru this morning by putting his throat, j The deceased was a married map, aged 35, An inqueßt will be hold, Dunsdin, Sept. 26. The Otago superannuation committee has passed a resolution thanking the Premier for the interest he has taken in the question of superannuation and asking him tq place the Bill now before the House on the Saute Book this session,