NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Grey River Argus, Volume 57, Issue 10262, 19 April 1899, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

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Wkllington, April 18,

The Agricultural Department proposes to create a higher grade for the very finest butter obtaining 94 points and over. It is not, however, interfering with the remaining grades. A circular has been issued to those interested, asking -if there were any objections. Brown, President of the Industrial Association, referring to the recent speech by Wilson, M H R, who said lie had been unable to get any unprejudiced evidence as to the effect of the Apprentice Bill stated he knew for certain that 5000 boys would be thrown out of work if the Bill were passed. In the Divorce Court Manning v Manning and Colquett, husband's petition, the application was dismissed for want of conclusive evidence. ' Auckland, April 18. The Tutanekai leaves for Samoa this afternoon with despatches for Admiral Kantz. She is expected to be back in 20 days. Captain Post is to place the vessel at the disposal of the British Consul on arrival at Apia. The despatches to be forwarded by the Tutanekai are from Home. The master of the Westralia was fined at the Police Court 10s in each case and costs L 2 16s for engaging two seamen withont entering into an agreement, with them as required by the law. The men had only been taken on temporarily as two of the usual hands got drunk but when the old hands became sober the substitutes were discharged. At the inquesc on Hugh Came found dead on the road to Ho wick the' jury returned a verdict that deceased was apparently lying on the road when he was accidentally killed by th© wheels of a vehicle passing over his body, but what or whose vehicle there was no evidence to show. Dunedin, April 18. Rev J Gibb has given notice of motion for next month'B meeting of the Presbytery that the Presbytery take the initiative in the formation of a council similar to the council of the Free Church of Scotland for uniting together all the Nonconformist Churches for the purpose of taking common action against social evils. The Dunedin Presbytery to-day passed a resolution respecting the running of excursion trains on Sunday in connection with the opening of the new Roman Catholic Church at Waihola recordi g their deep concern at such encroachment on the day of rest ; that the Minister of Railways be approached to respectfully point that such encroachment is opposed to divine law in the fourth commandment and to the convictions of Christian people of this land ; that the employment of public property and public servants in this way is a matter which concerns the whole community, that ostensible occasion a religious service in no way lessens the guilt of Sabbath breaking but rather enhances it and the Presbytery earnestly request the Minister to direct that no further encroachment of this kind shall be permitted. Invercargill, April 18. Constable Freyell, of Orepuki telegraphs that John Pateison and Alexander Beafce and son were ki]]ed this afternoon by afa 3] of esriii from fche face ol Tresider's sluicing claim beyond the liver Waiau. Pateison is believed to be the son of the well known Riverton hotelkeeper recently deceased.