TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 96, 17 August 1896, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

TBy Thlkohapii] [Spkcial to Standard.] YYoodville, this day. A boy named O'Mara, while trying to ram some red-hot cinders into a dynamite cap, caused it to explode, and blew the tops of two fingers oil'. AY Ellington, this day. An offer will be made under the Land for Settlements Act for 4,8(55 acres at Ivokatahi, YVestland; the Corvar Estate, of 8,800 acres in Canterbury, -100 acres near Springfield, Canterbury, and 1000 acres near CJreytown, YVairarapa. Appropriations have been made for public works expenditure as follows : —Eangitohiti—Ruatoke road, -£IOO ; Napier—YVairoa road, £SOO, and £ISOO for roads to give access to the Elsthorpe estate, Rawke's Bay, recently acquired by Government under the Land for Settlement Act. A Chinese cook named Jemmy YVaug has been drowned at Paikakarika. He was fishing along with a Maori, when the boat they were in capsized. The Maori managed to swim ashore, but the Chinaman, who had on heavy clothing and gum boots, was drowned. The Government has decided that this colony shall be represented at the exhibition to be held in London in November next. A rather curious case of alleged sheep stealing is now occupying the Supreme Court. Herbert Scott and Hilders Bergensen are charged with stealing 57 sheep from \Y. Coombes at Fitzherbert on July G. The prisoners are being tried separately, Scott's case being taken first. The circumstances alleged are that the accused, who lived near Coombes', removed a portion of a dividing-fence, drove off, and slaughtered 70 odd sheep. The carcasses were buried, and the skins sold to fellmongers. The new steamer of the New Zealand shipping Company named the Mataura has arrived. She is a sister ship to theEakaia. Her engines worked splendidly the whole voyage and were only stopped while at sea for 90 minutes. The steamer brings over 6000 tons of cargo, and has limited passenger accommdation only. Captain Millward, late of the Otarama, is in command. The Cashell company's case, which has been going on for nearly two years, advanced another step to-day, when application to amend tho specifications came befere the Registrar. This admits Professor Black to give evidence on behalf of the Company. Ciiristchukch, This Day.

Tho Conciliation Board met to-day, concerning the bootmakers trouble, to learn if its decision which had been filed in the Supreme Court had been accepted and if not to see what further could be done. Mr Turner, representing the Manufacturers Association, said that the Association would accept the Board's rules and regulations in full. The acceptance would in no way prejudice the Association should the operatives elect to appeal to the Court of Arbitration. Mr Arnold, representing the operatives, said it was not thought the decision could be accepted fairly by either side ; it was not acceptable to those whom he represented, and he was instructed to bring the disputed points before the Court of Arbitration. The Chairman asked if any settlement could be suggested, and Mr Arnold replied in the negative. The Chairman said he w T ould make a report to the Arbitration Court. The Board then rose.