NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9813, 24 August 1897, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TK.I.-EQRAMS.)

AUCKLAND, August 23. Mr and Mrs Danneford and Miss Frith, who have joined the Poonah Village Mission in India, left by the Westralia this evening for Sydney, en route for the Geelong Convention.

At the Trades and Labour Council a resolution was passed urging the Government to give workers an opportunity of taking up sections in suburban and country districts, and of opening up special settlements and running workmen's trains, to relieve the congested state of the population in the thickly populated towns. Messrs Lawry and Holland telegraphed to the Minister of Public Works that there are a large number of unemployed in Auckland and asked that their case should be taken into consideration. The Minister agreed to do so.

WOODVILLE, August 23. Mr Goldfinch, a settler at Maharamahara, found thirty lambs dead. They had small punctu c on the neck, and death iB supposed to have been caused by stoats or weasels.

WELLINGTON, August 23. Mr Kenny, S.M., decided to-day that a chemist could not sell such articles as cameras without closing his shop on the weekly half-holiday. The Wellington Presbytery also presented an address of welcome to his Excellency the Governor.

The Acting-Premier has written to Mr A, G. Johnson, the Chief Marshal, expressing the pleasure of the Government at the successful arrangements for the reception of Lord and Lady Ranfurly.

WESTPORT, August 23. The Hon. Mr Cadman arrived from Nelson by special coach last evening. He leaves for Reefton, Greymouth and Hokitika on Wednesday morning. Hon. Mr Cadman paid a visit to Addison's Flat, and inspected the various mines there. To-night he received several deputations on matters of local interest. To-morrow he vieits Mokihinui.

DUNEDIN, August 22. An application was made to-day for the rehearing of the case brought by Mrs Boliinson against Mr Ha veil, the late Inspector for the Benevolent Trustees, in v/hieh £lb was claimed for money lent. "The Magistrate reserved his decision.

INVERCARGILL, August 23. Annie Fox was to-day fined £100, or six months, for sly grog selling on the Preservation Goldfield, and a man who had acted as barman was fined £5. Fox had been previously convicted, and carried on the trade openly. The quantity of beer going to the Inlet showed that she was doing a roaring trade, the last steamer taking six casks for her.

A fishmonger was charged with exposing unwholesome fish for sale. His counsel contended that the fiah should -have been submitted to a magistrate or justice before the information waa laid. There was no proof that the fish condemned by rival tradesmen were those taken from the accused's shop. The Court reserved its decision.