Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 8104, 13 July 1888, Page 2

Telegraphic.

HEll UNITED TRKSS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, Thursday. The escaped French convicts (Jury and Gasparini were again before tlio Court this moruing charged with stealing a cutter from New Caledonia. No evidence being forthcoming, Dr Giles refused to grant a further remand, and discharged the prisoners. Gasparini, further charged with stealing tobacco and cigars from some .Auckland premises, was remanded for a week. The prospectus of the Kmiri Timber Co., which has been received from Sydney, shows that the company has a capital of Xl,'iOo,oooin 600,000 shares of £2 each, of which 400,000 arc oll'creit in Melbourne at 5s on application, 5s on allotment, 6s in two months, and 5s in throe months. The remaining 150,000 shares are retained for the vendors, who guarantee a divideud at the rate of ten per cont for four years ou paid-up capital. A young man named Thomas Craven hanged himself, at his house at Waitoa, Te Aroha. The body was found yesterday afternoon. The cause of the deed is unknown. The deceased, who was a single man, wns not in want of inuney. The Auckland Chamber of Commerce held their annual meeting to-day. The report of the council dealt with a great number of .subjects of importance to trade and commerce. Surprise was expressed in the report that any opposition could bo raised to the San Francisco mail service, whicli was solf-supportiug, but the council had reason to believe that the route would be still continued and arrangements made whereby the service would be rendered even more ellicient. The crude and discreditable manner in which the North Island trnnk railwny had been attempted to be carried ont was commented upon, and it was remarked that unless pressure was brought to bear on the Government the apathy which had been shown would continue. The council feared that there was little hope of a reduction being made in the present extravagant expenditure upon education. The council were of opinion that one university for the colony, »ud eouseoueutly one stud' of Professors, would fully satisfy all requirement*, and they were also of opiuion that a large saving could bu effected by raisiug the school age. The desirableness of more etlicient cable communication with Europe was mentioned, and the Council drew iiUontion to the steady increase of trade with the Pnoilic Islands. The President in uioviug the adoption of the report delivered a long address, anil urged the-Cluimbcr to exert themselves ajiaiust the effort-* now being made to connect Wellington by railway with t'iu coastal ports of the ' North Island, tho trade being thus taken from Auckland. Alter some discussion the report was adopted with the exception of that part referring to education. Mr .1. liuclmuan was elected president for the cunning year. Wki,i,inotox, Thursday. The cable between Wakapuaka ami Ln Perouse has been temporarily interrupted by the repairing steamer, UoKrriKA, Thursday. A man named Claud licltucr has boeu drowned in the Mikonui Uiver s«uth of Koss. The body has not been recovered. Richard Porter, a well-known publican, was found dead in his l>cd this morning. Heart disease was the cause of death. Chiustchurch, Thursday. In lituico this aftcrnouu Judge- Ward quashed the convieliou of William Paul, who was convicted in the K.M. Court, Tiinarn, on the charge of having a distillation apparatus in his possession. The grounds of the quashing wcio Unit Ihc conviction did not show that l'aul intended to u^e the apparatus for purposes ut distillation, anil did u»l< stale whore the Magistrate heard tho ease, when the otlencc was committed, or where the conviction wnsinado. ThoGciman Consul, Mr W. H. Sims, has forwarded to the Dowager Empress Victoria of Germany an address of condolence (ram the (icrmaii women of Chiistchmch. Ounkhin, Thursday. Tlip. Southern express train reached tow ii all right tonight, the water bavin" subsided. The Northern linn is blocked, and jiassringurs had In he hioiigbt troin Waitati in eoache-. This lim? is expected to 1m clear <m Saturday. Knin still continues, lint, it. is much lighter, with oily occasional heavy showeis.