GENERAL TELEGRAMS [PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 25, 29 July 1895, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS [PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Christchbkch, 28th July. Five men who bad been employed on the relief works in the oity were brought up at the Magistrate's Court and charged with drunkennesß. The men were among those who were given employment on the condition that they left tho oity at tho end of the week. They were paid off on Thursday morning, and received .£1 eaoh. When arrested they had small sums of money in their possession. The Magistrate fined two of them 10s each. Another was fined ss, and two were convicted and ordered to be discharged on payment ot Conrt costs. Wanganui, 28th July. About 10.45 on Saturday nitrht a, fiveroomed house in Upper Wilson-street, situated on the Industrial School estate, leased by Mr. Atkin, and occupied by Mr. Hogg, oarpenter, was burned to the ground. Insurances— House, £100; furniture, JEIOO. The furniture was insured in the Phcenix Offioe. Auckland, 28th July. Most of the exonrsionists who took passage by the Ovalau on the last trip, the first o£ the winter excursions to the Islands, left her during the trip — some intending to make a short stay, others to spend the winter in the Islands. Westfobt, 27th July. The ooal export for the week ended to-day was 5411 tons, of which 4648 tonß were supplied by the Westport Coal Company, 604 tonß by the Cardiff Company, and 189 tons by the Knightß of Labour. DuiuDiN, This Dat. Mr. John Roberts, C.M.G., has been elected President of the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association. George Mnnro has been committed for trial on a charge of forgery of big father's name. Nai-leb, This Dat. Towards the £1200 colleoted in the last week towards reducing the debt on the Napier Cathedral, the fiev. W. Coleneo gave Nelson, This Dat. The weather broke yesterday. We have had a suooe6eion o£ 33 fine days with frosty nights. INVEROAEGir.L, THIS DAT. Jobm William Innes was oommitted for trial to-day on throe charges of having stolen funds of the Now Zealand Fine Company, for which ho acted as accountant at a salary of -fit a week Accused stated that tho rumour that others were implicated in the embezzlements was untrue. Bail was fixed at two sureties of .£2OO each and himboU in £400, but was not forthcoming.