TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7854, 10 December 1903, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association.

MARTON, Dec. 10. The death of Mr'M. H. Wiltoh, formerly a chemist of Marion, occurred this morning. - Deceased had been a member of the Pharmaceutical Society for over halji a century. WELLINGTON, Dec. 10. The annual report of the Gear Meat Company shows a profit of £12,349 after making provision for all depreciation, etc. A dividend at tbp rate of 8 per teeiit. is recommended and • thai £5,G69 should be carried forwaixl. DUNEDIN, Dec. 9. The " accounts of the Otago Patriotic Fund Committee show that since its inception about 630 men have been assisted with small grants. . The more serious cases in addition) to the above number about 220. . Some 59 men were assisted out of Lloyds' Fund, an*i 45 out of the Mansion House Fund, the men in the latter two cases being from all parts of the colony. In addition, a good many relatives and dependents of those who lost their lives at the front were assisted. An additional £500 grant from Lloyds' Fund is now being distributed, and the balance of the local fund is £944 14s. WELLINGTON, Dec. 9. In the Divorce Court a dectee nisi was granted to Charles Cress, hotelkeeper of Masterton, v. Mander Miamie Cress, on the grounds of habitual drunkenness and adultery. DUNEDIN, Dec. 9. A woman with four children came before the Benevolent Trustees to-day for advice. She said that fourteen months ago her husband deserted hor, leading for Australia with a young girl, with whom it was believed he had since gone through the form of marriage. They were now resident in Queensland, where the roan, who bad taken about £300 with him, was a hpteUceeper. . A committee, was appointed to interview the Inspector of Police. One merriber remarked that, in. view of the prevalence of wife desertion, £100 • would be well spent* in dealing with this man. 04.MARU, December 9. The Hon. George Jo.ies, who is about to . leave on a trip to the Old Country, was to-day presented with a gold lever watch, a solid sil/er salver, silver teapot, sugar basin and cream' jug, a set of afternoon teaspoons, a set of silvermounted brushes, and a silver-mounted walking stick. Mrs Jones was associated with her husband in lhe j rr«3sentation. The Mayor made the presentation, and the Hon. T. Y. Duncan also s.poke. The speeches were Jaudau-iry of Mr Jones's ser- | vices to the ! place.