TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 144, 17 December 1908, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

. CpbESS ASSOOIATION.I A TROUBLESOME PRISONER. OAMARU, 16th December. On Monday night or Tuesday morning a burglary was committed at' the Glenavy Hotel, the burglar cutting a panel out. of the door and entering by means of the opening. Twelve pounds in cash and postal notes were stolen. The police to-day arrested a man in Oamaru. The man made a dash for liberty on Hearing the police station, but was chased and recaptured. In the police station the man, it is alleged, attempted to make use of a large sheath knife, which was taken from him. Borne of the postal notes were traced to the man, and finally he showed the police where he had planted the money not found on him when arrested. The man, whose name is Oscar Kossul, alias Peter Murra, confessed to pawning a bicycle in Oamaru, stolen at Timaru. A LAUNCH SWAMPED. AUCKLAND, 16th December A mishap, befell the 30 foot oil launch Adventuie. tJiis afternoon as she was on her way down to Brown's Bay with a cargo. o f timber and corrugated iion. She, left Auckland with the iron and aoout a ton of coal and coke stowed in. the hull, while something like a thousand feet oi timber was stowed on deck. Matters went ,well enough until the little vessel got well down the harbour, when the heavy sea running began to knock her about, and suddenly, as she was almost abeam of the North Head, and heading round, several heavy seas in quick succession struck her. The timber shifted to leeward, and immediately she canted and filled by the stern, swamping and rolling over on to her beam ends. Here she floated awash for sever*, minutes, the timber keeping her from sinking, and meantime the Devonport Perry Company's Kestrel, which had seen the mishap, ran down and rescued Mr. H. Foster, the master, and his two companions. The launch gradually settled , down by the stern, but fortunately, although a lot of the timber drifted off, sufficient held to' float the boat's nose until she drifted on to the sandspit, where it should not be difficult to salvage her. PRESENTATION TO MR. H. L. MICHEL. HOKITIKA, 16th December. [ Mr. H. L. Michel, who contested the last election for Westland, concluded a series of functions in his honour throughout the 'constituency by an entertainment at Hokitika to-night. Mr. Michel's supporters cng.-.ged the theatre, and all the available halls in the town, ami these proved small for the accommodation of tho immense crowd who attended from all paits, eumu travelling one hundred miles to be present. The decorations were qmte a feature, the collection of ferns and greenery, for which the West Coast is noted, presenting a novel scene. Mr. Michel received a purse of 300 guinpas, exclusivo of 100 guineas presented at. Kumara a few nights ago. An appropriate address was also presented. The women electors presented Mr Michel with a silver entree dish, and his juvenile supporters with a silvevmounted oak salad bowl, and Mrs. Michel with a beautiful silver-mounted writing desk. Eulogistic speeches were made. Mr. Michel announced his determination to again contest the seat on the np.xfc occasion. The proceedings were characterised by the greatest enthusiasm. A LIVELY MEETING. AUCKLAND, 16th December. A lively meeting of shareholders in Ferguson's Mining and Smelting Company was neld to-night. Mr. T. G. De Renzy and four supporters endeavoured to have the present directors ousted from office ai)d theniselves elected vi Ihoir pin era. The several motions cover ing Hie proposals were not treated seri>ously, and after a discussion, m which wri'ni nations wore ireely bandied about, the first one was lost and the res! withdiawn by Mr. De Renzy. NO-LICENSE FUNDS, i ! AUCKLAND, 15th December The Auckland Provincial No-license Council, which has undertaken to assist the districts where No-license has been (■arried, and where the result of, the poll io being petitioned against, has invited citizens to become associated in a guarantee fund of £1000 to assist the fightjng fund of the movement. 1 The invitation w.is issued yesterday morning, and the first day's response amounted to 5170. PAYMENT OP A BOY. AUCKLAND, 16th December. At the Police Court to-day, John W. Robinson, chemist, was prosecuted by the Labour Department on a charge of having employed a boy and paid him less than five shillings per week. It was stated that the defendant employed a schoolboy at the rate of Is 6d per week to call once every evening for the purpose of_ going any messages that might be required. The boy was not employed in the shop, and did nothing but make the call for messages. His Worship said the boy was employed by the defendant in connection with his business at a weekly wage of Is 6d. The defendant was convicted I and fined 5s and costs. J