TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7902, 30 July 1904, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press AssociationV

WANGAKUI. Jnlv -2.)

At a special meeting of the Chain - ber of Commerce to-night, a motion, "That in the opinion of the Chamber the present laws relating to tho Shops and Offices Bill. ai"e satisfactory, and no amending legislation is necessary," was carried. Strong objection was raised to' the compulsory Saturday half-holiday, and • it Was decided to forward a copy of the resolution to the Premier and the nrernber for the district. GISBORNE, July 29. An important step was taken tonight in regard to co-operative dairy- i ing. Two co-operative dairying companies have ha:d factories in this district within short distances of each other. Both were originally started as proprietary concerns, and then became co-operative, but until lately every effort at, amalgamation failed. | To-night the Jiia Ora Company unanimously agreed to, the terms of amalgamation approved at 'a meeting of the Poverty Bay Company. AUCKLAND, July 29. [ In the gaol case this morning, William Diaecn, a warder, said he saw O'Reilly shove Jay to a place where a photograph' was to bfe taken. I O'Reilly, also, appeared to kick Jay in the buttocks with his knee. When Jay was seated in the chair O'Reilly struck him on the forehead" with his clenched fist and several times' with his open hand. Hamilton interfered, saying; '-'therei are three of us here, we can manage him without knockinghim about." O'Reilly subsequently asked witness what evidence 'be woukj give at the inquiry. Witness replio<| that he would tell the truth.' O'Reilly said :—'' It will be the worse for you if you do." WESTPORT, J.uly'29. Mr E. C. Rolling, 'clork^df-Court.,. | here, has been appointed. clerk at Nelson in succession to Mr Bowen, retired. CHRISTCHURCH, July 29. | After a trial extending over two days, at the Magistrate's Court, Darfield. Meredith McK-auslaxrd and Thos. Vickery were committed for trial on a charge of having, between [ June 10th and July Bth, stolen four I head of cattle, the property of Gillandbrs Bros., farmers, Wa'ddmgtocn. j At, the Supreme . Court to-fday, -Juclsjo Wcniriston gave judgment in the ease- oE the Christchurch Meat Company v. the City' Council, for an order to compel the defendants to lix a scalu of leas to be paid by the plaintiff company, for selling: m the district controlled by defendants, meat slaughtered in plaintiff's meat export house. His Honor held that the plaintiff had the right to sell and was ready to pay any fee fixed by defendant. Defendant must fix fees and a mandamus would be issued with costs ton guineas to.plaintiff. DUNEDIN, July 29. Sing Lee was charged to-day with having six tins of opium suitable for smoking in his possession. The evidence wen^ to show that accused l»ad, on more than one occasion; sent away opium through the New Zoaand Express Company, made up in innocent-looking parcels. He got his neighbour, Joseph Haig, to seacS the parcel, and the receiver ait tho other end (a Chinese) produced a slip 6£ paper witli -the same same on it and took delivery. The Magistrate' inflicted a maximum penalty of £50, with £10.7s Id costs, and treated a second charge as one offence, irsllicting a nominal penalty of Is, with £'.) l'Js 2d costs. The statement ascribed to W. Scott, secretary of the Otago Employers' ■Association,, in a Melbourne cable, docs net appear in his letter to the secretary of the Victorian Employers' Association, 'but is,an excerpt from the annual report of the Master Tailors' Union, a copy of which was enclosed, and represents the opinion of that Union only, and not, necessarily that of the Otago "Employers" Association.