GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 120, 17 November 1900, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

fPIUSSS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, 16th November. An elderly man named William Exeter, of Poro-o-tarao, died suddenly to-day on board the Waikato train between Mercer and Pokeno, presumably of heart disease. In spite of occasional showers was a large attendance at the opening day of the Auckland Agricultural Show. The entries exceed those of any previous year, the total in all classes being 1419. The average character of the exhibits is higher, a particularly satisfactory feature being a great improvement in fat cattle, dairy cattle, and freezing sheep. . CHRISTCHURCH, 16th November. The Canterbury Chamber of Commerce has approved the action of the Wellington Chamber in urging the Government to provide a fortnighthr mail service to Sydney, connecting with the Brindisi mail ; and also decided to communicate with the Government on the subject. Invitations to the coming congress of Chambers of Commerce were extended to include all members of the different chambers. It was decided to ask the Harbour Boards at Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, and the Bluff to stale ,who is responsible at their ports for the opening of packages ordered by the Customs officials to be opened. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, Lillio Long was again charged with having wilfully ill-treated Chas. Long, aged twelve years. Inspector Ellison said the re-hearing had been applied for because the boys had shown such mortal terror of being sent back to their stepmother. The Bench said that further evidence had thrown an entirely new light on the case. There was no doubt that accused had been guilty of gross cruelty to Chas. Long, and she would be sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. The Christchurch branch of the Amalgamated Society of Rainvay Servants unanimously passed the following motion at the quarterly meeting: — "That in the opinion of this meeting weekly or fortnightly payment of wages would be more in the interest of employees than, the present system of paying fourweekly." At a meeting of the Band Contest Committee Mr. F. M. Wallace was elected |udge for the contest to be held at the Exhibition during Christmas week. .The committee of a the New Zealand Amateur Athletic -Association to " make arrangements for the, Championship Meeting next month decided to-night to communicate with Stanley Rowley, the Australian champion, inviting him to compete at the meeting. The Secretary was instructed to ascertain whether M; M. Roseingrave, the famous Irish athlete, can visit Christchurch in time to compete. TNTVERCARGILL, 16th November. Frederick George Morgan, Registrar of Deeds here for 21 years, died to-day, after a few hours' illness, aged 74. He was an ardent advocate of home industries, holding that women should return to the domestic work — spinning, weaving, etc. — of pre-machinery times. He held peculiar views also on the crossbreeding of animals. On the first-men-tioned subject he had written several pamphlets. DUNEDIN, This Day. The Hon. J. G. Ward arrived from the North last night and was at once waited on by a deputation about- the new railway station site. There is some doubt whether the proposal agreed to would not involve the closing of St. Andrew-street as well as Stuart-street, thus throwing the whole traffic to the wharves on to Rattray-slreet and the over-bridge. The Minister promised to go. into .the jnatter, and if possible avoid closing St. Andrew-street. Mr. Richard Hanlon, late President of the Central Pharmaceutical Association at Wellington, was entertained at a social ' gathering last night by members of the Otago Association: