TELEGRAMS,

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1951, 9 June 1888, Page 2

TELEGRAMS,

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON, June 9.

At the quarterly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last night, there was a long discussion over the Shop Hours Bill. Mr. Duthie moved, That, in the opinion of the Chamber, the Shop Hours Bill is a most objectionable interfering with liberty, and will causa much misery if passed. The motion was carried with one dissentient.

A fine mob of 250 horses have arrived from stations along the West Coast for shipment to Calcutta by the Tekapo tomorrow. They are of a much superior class than those shipped South, and have been specially selected.

It is understood that Mr. H. S. McKellar, of the Customs, will receive an appointment as secretary of the department, and Mr. Glasgow, chief clerk, will be appointed collector.

Captain Hume has been appointed inspector of the New Zealand Volunteers.

FEATHERSTON, Juue 6.

A fire took place at J. D. Cox's store,' Revans-street, last night about 10 o'clock, being discovered by Mrs. Cox, who gave the alarm. With the assistance of the neighbors the flames were got under before any serious damage was done. The cause of the outbreak is not known, as all lights had been put out at the usual time of closing. The damage is estimated at about £50. The stock is insured in the South British.

MASTERTON, June 7.

William Riddle, boardinghouse-keeper, was brought up at the Magistrate's Court this afternoon, on a charge of having a portion of an apparatus for distilling spirits in his possession. The case was remanded till to-morrow, bail being allowed. The police found the head of a still and a worm hidden in a pig-stye.

AUCKLAND, June 8.

The municipal accounts for the halfyear ending 31st March shows a debit balance to general account of £20,272; the ward accounts have £18,355 standing to credit ; there is £1631 to the credit of the free library ; and £3102 to the good of the waterworks conservation fund. Mr. W. A. Wardell, 0 Chairman of the Harbor Board and ex-mayor of, , the city, died to-day.

G-. W. Basley was to-day sworn" in as sheriff of Auckland, vice H. C. Baddely, resigned.

AUCKLANjD,-Juoe>9.- ■ A young man named L. Coward was committed for trial to-day on a charge of forging and uttering a cheque for £25 pn the Bank of New South Wales. ' A ' '

A largely attended meeting, ot .fruitgrowers was held to-day, at the ' Industrial Association rooms, the mayor presiding, when it was decided to send 5 a telegram to the Legislative Council, requesting them to throw out the Codlin Moth Bill.. It was also agreed, — "That if the Government will entirely prohibit the importation of all fruit of the class infected by codlin moth, ■ and to admit duty free materials for the ' destruction of insect pests, and employ | skilled entomologists to experiment and aid fruit growers, that the growers will j themselves be able to arrange much more effective measures than is possible under the proposed law."

DUNEDIN, June 7,

Some strange things were told at a meeiing of the creditors of William Henry Attley, confectioner. The liabilities were £273 and the assets £73. The bankrupt paid he had made no losses on his coutracts, but had lost .6142, which was tied up in a parcel ready to take to the bank. He did not know how h'« lost it; * £42 wwars r afterward found utfclertne sill of- a' workshop door by another man a' fortnight later, the bankrupt- baling been ill for three weeks. He lost £40 in .a siujijar manner about 12, months ago, and being j further questioned, he .said he lost ,'£23 some time before that. He denied being in the habit of going to a publichonse. It appeared - that at a private meeting a few days ago the bankrupt stated that he had lent £100, but as it was a family affair he refused! £o r divulge the uam.e. He strenuously denied saying so to day, and when closely pressed, pleaded that he had been ill and insensible for 16 days. The meeting was adjourned to get more^ evidence on the subject.

The Licensing Committee for {.be borough of Roslyn intimated to-day that they considered no licenses were necessary, and if the 'sdrae' committee" were elected next year none would be issued. As they had no desire to do anything hurriedly, they made this intimation, but granted the licenses this year.

GBEYMOUTH, June 7.;

Eleven applications for the office "of county. » clerk were opened and dealt with by thejßorbugh Opupcil last night. M<^ Phillips, Acting Clerk, was' appointed' unanimously, after nine out of the eleven had been balloted out.

NELSON, Juno 8.

f " Last month*!" Mri .Curtis' house was v saved from burning by the sagacity of a spaniel. D.uring the nigut_a burning Jog fell from the stove on to tbe kitchen floor. The dog noticing it went to Miss Curtis' room and roused her, and returned to the kitchetj".* "Finding she did not come, he returned and roused her again. She rose and went to the kitchen, and found the log smouldering, with a large hole burnt in the floor. She set to work immediately and extinguished the fire. The New Zealand Insurance Company, wilh whom the house was insured for £1500, , presented Miss Curtis with a gold bracelet in a ease bearing a suitable inscription; also the dog a silver collar with an inscription.

CHRISTCHURCH, June 8.

W. Fanning to-day was committed for trial on a charge of setting fire to two oat stacks at Linwood, belonging to A. J. Lewis.

Jonathan Roberts has again escaped from custody. He was working at Ripa Island, Lytteltou, and between 12 and 1 to-day the prisoners were counted into the shed. On being counted out at orre, Roberts was missed. He must have broken out at the back of the shed, with the connivance .of other prisoners, and swam ashore. He got nearly ,an hour's start.

LYTTELTON, June 9.

A party which went in pursuit of Roberts has returned, having found no trace of him. A cordon of police haß been drawn across the hills so as to cut him off from reaching tbe plains. A party of sportsmen, .who were shooting over the hills in the locality where he escaped, state they saw nothing of him. The warders and artillerymen were messing in the same building with prisoners, when he escaped. Tha door was not locked, but the sentry stood at it. Roberts was one of the first to enter, and probably slipped through a hole, in, the wall, which had heen previously prepared for him, while the others were taking their seats at the table. The hole was seen by an artilleryman, who went round to the back of the building after finishing hiß dinner. This.being de|nie,d suspicious, the prisoners were counted, and Roberts was missed. ■ , .