TELEGRAMS.

North Otago Times, 4 August 1903, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

DUNEDIN,

* , August 3. Only one sale was made. on the Stock Exchange to-day, namely, of Golden United shares at seven shillings. ■

The annual report of tho directors of the. Refrigerating Company slates that during the year 124,282 sheen and 118,006 lambs have boon put through, making a total of 242'588 head. In addition 4379 cattle have been slaughtered and frozen,' and the Company has also frozen 45135 crates of rabbits. ' The balance of profit and loss amounts to £9431, which it is recommended should be dividend on all shares oi 8 per cent preference shares of 6 per cent £67, divided on all shares of 8 per cent £2019, depreciation £2029, to reserve £4OOO, carry forward £723.

I At the University Council to-day .the committee reported on the sub'ject of a dental school, that the University authorities were willing to facilitate the movement as far as opening classes to dental students was concerned. Carrying out the scheme was impossible, however, unless the Hospital Trustees granted the use of a room and opened an out patient department for tho leaching of practical dental surgery, There were no funds available for building a dental institute. NAPIER. August 3. Mr George Fowlds, M.11.fi., for Grey Lynn, delivered a political address on the land and labor question here this evening, About fifty people were present. An old Hawkes Day- settler, Mr John Hindmarsh, die! this evening, aged 83 years, Deceased came to Hawkes Bay about twenty-five years ago, taking up a large block of land, which ho farmed for many years. He leaves a widow and several grown-up sons and daughters, Y7ESTPORT. August ii, An inquest on the prematurely born child of Amelia Edge, in connection with which J. W, Scully was,arrested on Saturday night, was held at Waimangaroa to-day. Evidence was given by Dr Murdoch M'Kenzie, who made a post mortem examination, that the foetus was that of a child at the end of the fifth or in the first week of the sixth mont'i, Prom appearances internally the foetus had never breathed. There were no marks of violence oxtcrnally, Questioned by counsel who appeared for Scully, Dr M'Kenzio admitted that tho premature birth might have been caused by extra exertion, a chili, a i sudden spring, excitement, or other causes, The mother of the child not being well enough to give evidence the inquest was then adjourned to Thursday,

GREYMOUTH. August 3. A fatal accident occurred in Cobden quarry this morning to a workman named D, M'Kcndry, aged 28. He was prizing a.stone about six feet from the bottom, when tho stone gave way more easily than he expected, and carried him along for a few feet. He slipped, and his foot got caught . between a couple of rocks, severing half of the foot. In

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{ailing he sustained internal itijuricsr Ho was taken to the. Hospital, but died a few mimitcs*r,fter admission. The gold export last month .was 14,8620zs ludwt, valued at £59.594 8s lid. , AUCKLAND. August 3. The mail steamer Sonoma- arrived from Frisco this afternoon,' after a voyage of 17 days 8 minutes, the actual steaming time being 16 days 58 minutes, tho steaiier being one day ahead of time. The southern mails left Onehunga by the Kotoiti at 7.45 p.m. The Sonoma's passenger list was the largest ever brought by the steamer from 'Frisco..