TELEGRAMS.

North Otago Times, 3 August 1903, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. August 1. The Newtown hotel-keepers intend keeping their hotels gpen until the appeal to the l'rivy Counc.il against the full Court judgment is decided. of Denmark, has been engaged by the Government as dairy expert in t.he place of Mr Kinsella, and is expected to a rl ' Vc Co ' 0 * jiy within three months. A deputation representing the_ National Council of Women interviewed the frontier to-day with respect to the removal of the civil disabilities of women. 'lhe Premier leplied that he had not not cqH a desire on the part of the public that women should sit in Parliament. He thought no husband should be allowed to morteago his home unless his wife was a consenting party,, aud that u> wife should have more power in regard to, the control of her children. If women were made Justices oi the Peace lie was afraid Iho emotions would work upon their judgni'.ml. As to wtuul pay with men in the teaching profession, they had to consider what tile cost of education would be. The laxpayers would probably object, and the result would be ia general reduction of salaries. He agreed that women should be on the Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards, and in some cases might be useful on juries. As to the Contagious PistVis.es Act, which the deputation asked should be removed, the disease specified should be reported the same as other infectious diseases, to the Health Department". August 2. Hugh Yullance, pork butcher, aged 38, died suddenly to-day from failure oi the heart's action. 3lr J. A. Gilruth, Clijef Government veterinary surgeon left Wellington on Saturday afternoon with the intention of investigating the cases of anthrax that have occurred in the northern province, anf.l of supervising the application of vaccine to the cattle on infected areas. Advices received by the veterinary surgeons of the Department of AgricultUire show that still other cases of anthrax are reported, and this time at Jlpgawlera, Upper Wail'ato, on a property belonging to the Assets Realisation Board. Cattle had died there after feeding on land that had been manured with imparted bonedusM The committee oi the Wellington , Harriers has decided that the Club shall be represented at the New Zea- i land cross. country championship, to be decided at Christcluirch in October J. Caldow, F. Ross and F. Williams liaVo been selected to go into training for the purposs.

THAMES. . August 1. Waihi beat Thames by 3 points to nil. WESTIWf.' August 2, A young man who lias been conducting a /hotel in IVestport was arrested on Saturday night. It is understood the charge is one of being concerned in the premature birth of a child by a young woman, formerly a barmaid in his hotel. An intjjuest o/'. the child will be held to-day. The IVestport Coal Company's output last week was 13,(303 tons 5 cwt, anfl for the month of July was 53,3:29 tons, NEW PLYMOUTH. August 2. At tho committee' meeting of the .Tpranaki A. and P, Society to-day the question of the show date was discussed. Owing to Palmerston taking Wanganui dates arrangements for the Wanganui, Hawera and New Ply-, mouth needed mutual consideration to facilitate matters. The committee decided to hold the locjal show a week after Hawera, and fixed the date for December 10. A large party of members of the House aro visiting New Plymouth viewing the harbor and other points of interest.

News was received to-night that a P fire occurred in a Maori wharepuni at Kairau, meat' Lepperton, which wps totally destroyed. Tho outbreak was discovered by native evangelists about half a mile of! while visiting natives. An immediate rush for assistance was made, but was unavail- . ing. An old Maori named Kohuru, over 70, lit a fire of raupo, and tho hut sides caught fire. He did his best to extinguish tho flames, and Call in aid, The smoke became so thick that ho could not find the door liis nephew rushed int 0 the hut and carried tho old man out terribly burnt but alivef From the loins up there is scarcely an inch of skin urn burnt. The beard and hair were b«mt off, and he is unable to speak 'lho missions applied oil, an d made tho sufferer as comfortable a s possible but jt is feared the injuries are too severe for him to recover, NAPIER. 'August' 1. the football match, South CauterIjury v, I-lawkcs Bay, was played here to-day. The weather was fine, and there was a large attendance of v; spectators, The game was very !, even all through, and resulted in a draw, each side scoring a try, which was unconverted. The Hawkes Bay men were a slightly heavier lot nil round than their opponents, DUNEDDf. August 2. W thaw set: in on Saturday on the constat districts, and continued throughout to-day. The telegraph offices being closed, it is not known if the thaw extended to ,the interior,