COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 485, 26 July 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. 1 Last night. Captain Norris, well-known io the coasting trade, was washed off a cutter at Mercury Bay, and drowned. The Masonic Grand Lodge of Scotland has decided against majorities in lodges who hold charters of lodges against the wish of minorities after affiliating with the New Zealand Grand Lodge. Maize is quoted at 3s to 3s 2d. Milling wheat, local and southern, is rather firmer in price. Seed and fowl wheat sells freely. A large business is doing in flour. Large orders for potatoes are in the market from Australia. News was received to-day of the death in England of Captain Helgeson, a well-known coastal skipper, part owner and master of the barque Aleestis. A Poultry Show opened today. The entries were very numerous, and larger in Plymouth Rocks than any other breed. Meat is to be increased in price another penny per pound, This is owing to trades unionism and farmers will not get any advance. Ellen Walker, charged with [stealing articles from houses where she had been working, successfully pleaded that she was a confirmed opium eater, not responsible for her actions. NAPIER. Last night. In Chambers yesterday Mr Justice Oonoily granted an order authorising the Trustees of the Foster fund to set apart £5OO for tbe erection of a residence for the Bisbop of Waiapu. Tc-day ths Court was occupied in the trial of the action Bank of New Zealand v. Bennett and Rochford, Trustees in the estats of the late William Fletcher. The Bank sought to recover on three promissory notes of £5OO,- £175, and £225, alleged to have been signed by Fletcher for Joseph Parker, diecounted by James A, Turner, and rediscounted by the Bank. The case is likely to last two or three days, SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. The Grand National Steeplechase at Christchurch, was won by Daddylonglegs, Darnley second, Squib third. The Wellingtc.. Trades and Labor Council has resolved to adopt extreme measures against the Tramway Company. The Maritime Council will be asked to write to the proprietors advising them to come to terms. The Wellington wharf laborers’ delegates to the Maritime Council waited on the Railway Commissioners yesterday requesting that the rate for casual labor on the Lyttelton wharf be increased from Is 6d to 2s per hour. The Commissioners agreed to make the concession. A branch of the Wellington Amalgamated Butchers’ Union has been formed at Wanganui, with a membership of 26. The journeymen butohere’ rules were adopted, and are to be submitted to the master butchers. It is reported that all hands employed in brick work and making coke at Brunuer wilt be discharged to-day. All is quiet. The Mayor wants the police removed from the neighborhood.

The proposal! of the Maritime Council have, says a Wellington telegram, have been accepted by Mr McLean, acting on behalf of the steamship owners, and Captain Highman, Secretary of the Marine Officers Association, and the difficulty may practically be eaid to be at an end.

The annual report of the Dunedin Refri gera'ing Company shows a credit balance to profit and Joss account of £2,388, out of which it is proposed to pay a dividend of 8 per cent, and carry forward £468. During the year there were frozen and shipped 232,333 carcases of sheep aud lambs and 8.312 quarters of beef, being an increase of 54,829 sheep, but a decrease of 3,150 quarters of beef.