General News

Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3100, 19 September 1899, Page 1

General News

A deputation from the Avon Boad Board waited upon the Agricultural department, Wellington, on Thursday and asked for Government assistance in making an experimental shipment o^ 20 tODS of onions to London early nex c year. Secretaiy Ritchie promised to communicate with the Agent-general in order to ascertain what market exists at home for onions. Mrs Giles, arrested for attempting to poison Mrs West at Ohau, was brought to Wellington on Wednesday night. She warmly denies having administered any poiaon to Mrs West, and cannot understand how she became ill. An action brought by Sarah M'Fariand, widow and administratrix of the late JELobert M'JFarland, manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Ashburtou, against JDr Stewart for £2000 damages, was partly heard. M'Farland, ia April, being in a feeble mental state, was -admitted to Dr Stewart's home for Inebriates, where he shot himself. Plaintiff alleged that defendant negligently tailed to provide persons to watch him, and negligently allowed a rifle and ammunition to be constantly exposed within his reach and view. A number of volunteer officers in Wellington have discussed the question of the advisableness of offering to raise a deatachment in Wellington for service in South Africa, and hav6 decided that there is no necessity to take steps in that direction just at present. The opinion was expressed tbat if war broke out no difficulty would be found in raising a corps of at least 200 trained men. Last Friday night a man named Dysarsky was sitting in a neighbor's house at Oreti Plains, when one Pat Crean, with whom he was at variance, entered, and hot words passed. Dysarsky got up and invited him to come outside. Crean jumped up, opened a pocket knife, and stabbed him on the face. He was brought up at Winton, and remanded for a week, bail to the amount of £500 being forthcoming. A case is being heard before Mr Justice Edwards and a Bpecial jury at Wellington in which W. J. Hall laborer, claims £500 damages from the Union Steam Ship Company. The plaintiff was stowing timber on the Rotorua when the sling fell, and he sustained injuries which necessitated amputation of the leg. The hearing of the case was no* concluded when the court adjourned for the day. The case was afterwards settled privately. It is understood the plaintiff will receive a substantial sum by way of compensation. At the South Canterbury Farmera' Association's annual meeting on Saturday, a satisfactory balance sheet waa presented. The turnover for the year was as follows : — Merchandise, £97,807 ; live stock. £186,500 ; grain and wool, £67,000; net profit £11,308. The share capital was allotted 8 per cent., and purchasers 6 par cent., and 2 per cent, refunded on commissions. The Auckland Conciliation Board gave a lengthy decision in the tancerV dispute. The board recommended 48 hours work at £2 103 per week, overtime to be paid time and a-quarter, with two classes of journey men and apprentices. The board also fixed a piecework schedule. The Board adjourned till Thursday to see if the employers accepted the finding of the board. Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Limited) are in receipt of the following cable advice from their London office, dated 14 inst. . <» Fine crossbred and merino sheepekinß are i to £ per lb higher, and coarse crossbred skins are -£d per lb higher." Mr Enabling, laanager of the Christchurch branchj U mentioned as tbe probable successor to Mr Tegetmeier aa general manager of the Back of New Zealand.