TELEGRAPHIC.

Bush Advocate, Volume XII, Issue 1753, 28 September 1899, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

•? '; \^"y':.Cr r ''- ' ■ - * This day, • Tho Empire Hotel, which was partially destroyed by fire three weeks ago, was agaiu, discovered on fire this . morning. The flames were, extin- ■ ndsh'ed after considerable damage had been' done to the improvements. Incendiarism is suspected, there being 'strong evidence of kerosene where thefire originated. . "-1;-V ». ' WKtUKOTOif. This day. - The Caledonian Conference ■ decided ttf hold a championship meeting at Dnaedin if the lattor affiliates in 21 ; days; if not, the meeting to be given .; to Inveroargill. ' iWitb regard to the recent case of ptomaine poisoning at Aldersbot Ifr Buddick, Government. Dairy Com--1 missioner, says that it does not imply ' inferiority of tbe article in any way. . . Poisoning by tyrotoxicon had_ been known to ocour through the' eating of cheese whioh gave no visible 'sign of being affected. It had been known to happen in connection with the consumption of milk and ice creams. A .-• number of cases had from time to time beeit .' reported in connection with - Canadian and American cheese of apparently excellent quality, but the public soon forgot all about it, and no appreciable barm occurred to the trade as a result. i A man named Paua, a resident of ' Coonpor, near Pahiatua, suicided bv hanging. It is supposed that he had .'.been., dead three days when he was J found; •'■_'. , i Tbe Wellington Education Board's j • building account is overdrawn to the j cxteatof £4100, and in addition it ; hut contract liabilities amounting to 1 £5200, making a total indebtedness of i £9300. | , Duwedin, This day. : The body of James Yule, carpenter | of th* steamer Papanui, which left for : the Bluff on Sept. 9, was found float- | ing in the harbor this morning. He , was thought to have deserted from the ! vessel. I • - Auckland, This day.' 1 . The gold returns for thirty -days , constitute another record. With a : few small returns to come the total is ' £56,020. j During the past twelve ■ months the Auckland output has risen ; from £35,000 to £65,520.