TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 May 1906, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

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[BY ELECTItIC TELEGRAPH.] [rat MESS ASSOCIATION], FOUNT) DROWNED. WELLINGTON, May 21.—The body of •John Hudson, a laborer 50 years of ago, was found in tho river at Lower Hutt tonight with a bag of stones tied round his neck. Ho had been drinking. THE TIMBER INDUSTRY. WELLINGTON, May 21.—An arrangement was arrived at a day or two ago at a conference of sawmillers regarding the selling price of building timber. For rimu the price ruling (12/6) was reduced to lis 2d, a drop of Is Id per 100 ft. SUPREME COURT SITTINGS. AUCKLAND, May 21.—At the Supremo Court John Schischka, a merchant, pleaded guilty to unlawfully selling manure to which a false "trade mark" was aoplied, and to applying a false trado description to certain goods. His Honor inflicted a fine of £SOO or in default 12 months' imprisonment. His Honor commented very strongly on the case, and said it was a contemptible fraud to be! committed by a person in the high position in tho commercial world occupied by accused. PRINCE OF WALES' BIRTHDAY. WELLINGTON, May 21.—The Prince of Wales' Birthday, Juno 3rd, which is a bartk holiday by Statute, falls this vcar on Sunday, and is to bo observed by tho banks on Tuesday, June sth, as Whit Monday, Juno 4th, is also a statutory bank holiday.