TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, 23 July 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

i»B rSBBS ASSOCIATION. J THE FLORA'S CREW. Auckland, July 23. A Harbour Board official states there were three men on the wrecked cutter Flora when she left for Waiheke last week, but his identity was unknown. A SCHOONER BEACHED. A telegram from Mangonui reports that the Bchooner Isabel Dufraine was beached on Saturday, between Ahipara and Reef Point. ■ All hands are safe. The vessel is in a fair position if the weather keeps fine. CHILD FOUND DEAD. The five months' old child of Mrs William Smith was found dead in bed alongside its mother on Monday morning. An inquest is proceeding. FLOODS AT OHINEMURI. The Ohinemuri district suffered much from the gale and flood on Saturday night and Sunday. The river overflowed its banks, and at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday the main Btreet in Paeora was like a mill-race. The low-lying land was deeply flooded, and many residents were removed from their homes in vehicles. The water drained off with the ebb tide early on Monday morning. THE TRAWLING TEST. „ Napier, July 23. The Nora Niven, which has been engaged on a test of the fishing grounds of the coast of New Zealand, will proceed to the Chatham Islands in connection with the trawling test on Thursday. NAPIER DOG SHOW. The annual dog show opened to-day with orfe of the finest collections ever seen in the district.' THE OPIUM CRAZE. Loo Lee was fined £15 for 'having opium in his possession. HUSBAND AND WIFE. Dunedin, July 22. At the Police Court to-day Mary Prentice and Sarah Jackson, mother and daughter, were charged with the theft of a gold ring, a gold-mounted pendant, three white shirts, a singlet, a travelling rug, two photographs and. 7s 6d in money, of a total value of £4, from the dwelling of Herbert Jackson, of Riverton. Chief Detective Herbert said that the police in Dunedin knew nothing of the facts, and he asked that accused be remanded to appear at Riverton. Mr Hanlon, for acused, objected to a remand to Riverton. Defendants were mother and daughter, and the prosecutor was husband of the daughter. The younger woman had been subjected to great cruelty at the hands of prosecutor. Some proceedings were taken in Invercargill and Ultimately she had to leave him altogether. The articles alleged to have been stolen (with the exception of the white shirts) were articles her husband had given her while they were friendly. She had # two or three articles in her possession which she took with her when she left* This was a dispute between husband and wife, and the mother had nothing to do with it except that she went down and took her daughter away from a cruel husband. He asked that a remand should be granted in Dunedin for eight days that he might communicate with prosecutor. The magistrate thought it would be just as well to give every chance of a settlement. The case was remanded until the 29th. Defendants were admitted to bail on sureties of £10 each and another of £10 in each case. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Wellington, July 23. At a publio meeting last night a branch of the National League of New Zealand was formed in Wellington. The Permier, speaking in support of the proposal, said he believed the National League movement would have an effect in impressing npon the people the fact that not in a spirit or jingoism, but when necessity arose, they would gain in times of peace that- experience which would enable them to fight for their country and King. Personally,' he would do al lhe could, publicly and privately, to mould public opinion in this direction on sound and politic LOCAL BODIES' GRIEVANCES. Wellington, July 23. A deputation brought under the notice of the Minister of Customs today a grievance lo«al bodies are under in consequence of the revised tariff increasing duties on cost of iron pipes and electrical appliances. It was pointed out that the tariff would result in heavy loss to the City Council and other local bodies, which had various public works in hand. The Minister, in reply, said the policy of the Government was to find work for its own people before finding it for anyone else. Encouragement should be given to an industry which had already been started in the colony. The total remissions of taxation amounted to £370,---000 under the Government proposal, and the increases amounted to £132,---000, and it was absolutely impossible for the Government to sacrifice any more revenue. There was no justification for steam machinery paying 20 per cent, duty, and electrical machinery being allowed to come in at 10 per cent. He had fruitlessly endeavoured to get electrioal engineers to differentiate between electrical appliance and electrical machinery. Probably something could be done to give relief. So far as copper or insulating wire was concerned, if electrical engineers would assist hi min the way he required, he would be able to give the matter better consideration.