TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 290, 13 June 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

team nam association.! Auckland, Thursday. The Trades and Labor Council carried resolutions strongly protesting against the increased price of bread, and urging the Government to prevent short-weight bread being sold, and to legislate to prevent the food supply of people of the colony being interfered with by trusts and combines. „. m _ Wm. McLaughlin, of Papatoetoe, a prominent figure in sporting circles, died yesterday from the effects of an internal injury caused by his horse falling on him some years ago. The Acting-Postmaster-General, in replying to complaints made concerning work at the Auckland Post Office, states that the staff is to be divided so that no officer will be required to do Sunday duty oftener than on alternate Sundays, and it is under consideration whether Sunday overtime should not be increased by about 50 per cent. If it is possible to further meet the case by appointing additional officers, this will be done.. As regards accommodation, the whole of the parcels branch has been removed to buildings in Fort-atreet rented for that purpose. Referring to a statement published to the effect Ihat buyers of butter in this colony lest heavily thiayseason, and that prices are likely to w lower yet, Mr Spragg, managing director of the N.Z. Dairy Union, said it was unquestionable that butter speculators who bought butter in the colony last year had suffered badly. It was not news to him that single firms dropped £16,000 and more in the season. The total loss of speculators had been variously estimated from £150,---000 to £250,000, and there was, of course, a chance that the statement had been exaggerated, as it would suit prospective buyers to have it understood they had suffered badly in last season, because that plea would probably help them to buy more cheaply in the coming one, whatever the actual amount of losses they had, which had certainly been enormous. Pressed for his opinion respecting next year's London market, Mr Spragg said he was not anticipating a worse one than last; indeed, if New Zealand butter could be sold in a judicious manner, and not under pressure, as last year, the market might even be a better one. Napier, Thursday. McLachlan has accepted Day's latest challenge, vis., 130 yds, 176 yds. and 300yd8j to be run at Auckland for £50 aside, and is forwarding a deposit of £26. Wellington, Thursday. A four year old child t the daughter of Mr Bydder, died in the hospital to-day as the result of injuries received by falling in the fire. Waipawa, June 13. The Town Board has resolved to Ktition Parliament to extend the nndaries in order to form a borough, and also to ssk Legislature to grant power to erect gas works. An earthquake was felt at 7.40 this morning. Wairoa, June 13. At a meeting of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, a letter was read from the Gisborne Farmers 1 Union that the Government be asked to erect a rabbit-proof fence and stop the spread of rabbits. It was denied that the southern portion of tiie Wairoa district was infested, and it is alleged that reports from Inpoctors snowed that rabbits are 28 miles further back than they were 12 months ago, and there was no necessity for a fence. The allegations at the recent meeting at Gisborne were ridiculed. The owner of property in the district said he had put the matter in the hands of solicitors, with a view to legal proceedings against an official of the Farmers' Union. A motion was carried to send a reply that there were no rabbits north of the Mohaka river. Blenheim, June 13. In the Supreme Court, David Douglas was fined £25 and costs of prosecution, for criminally libelling Edward Owen McGuire. A man named McKenzie was charged at Picton yesterday with assaulting a gir lwith intent and was remanded till next Tuesday, bail being fixed in £200 for himself, and £100 in two sureties of £50 each.