TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 8052, 1 April 1905, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Association.)

BEEFTON, March 31. Beeves' Proprietary No. 1, 240z lOdwt for 134 hours ; Beeves' Proprietary No. 2,120z lOdwt for 110 hours.

WAIROA. This Day. Mr C. A. O>«en, acting postmaster, was taken suddenly ill last nig tic and lies in a precarious condition.

NAPIER, This day,

The Customs receipts for the financial year ending yesterday totalled £77,792 being* an increase of £5000 as compared ■with the previous twelve.months.

AUCKLAND, This Day. The Customs returns for Auckland for March show an increase of £20,000 in the nett Customs duties as compared ■with-March of last year. The export duties for the same period also show the following increases : —Butter, £9877 ; cheese, £487." The decreases were:— Beef, 487, against £4751; lamb, JE11.279, against £13,429.

ELTHAM, This day. In connection with the recent Borough poll authorising a loan of ±1500 for street Improvements, cable inquiry was received yesterday from a Melbourne firm asking for full particulars wiih a view to tendering, although the special order has not yet been confirmed. There are indications of plenty of money being available.

DUNEDIN, Thin day. Ex-Constable Moses was before the Police Court this morning ion a further charge of breaking into the D.IXJ. He •was remanded until Friday. The Crown Prosecutor objected to counsel's application for bail and the bench, Messrs Goiirley and Duthie, .T's.P., refused bail. WELLINGTON, This d»y, 'Hugh Austin was sentenced to- six months imprisonment, the Court of Appeal haying upheld his conviction on a

change of attempting to procure a mis-

carriage for a girl. A strong appeal was ' ;? made on account of his youth and the fact of his family having adopted the child born to the girl. Mr Jusice Denniston said that though the crime was ] very common it was very serious and difficult.to detect; The danger to the -community would be great if the idea got about that such an offence, could be .^committed withno further danger than igvteing put on probation.