TELEGRAMS.

North Otago Times, 1 November 1906, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

' ■ ■■• WELLINGTON, " _ October 81, Tlio inquiry into the Lnmbton Qtmy firo was Continued to-day. Patrick Scanlon, one of the propKoldfii of tlio auctioneering establishment. ill l which tlio fire 01 ij inatod, Tvaa clomly "pxamiriosas. lo tho coudition of his business und the inctwn of inpHiftiico from i'JOO to if 800, .'I lipjnsuriiaco •rati out on tho 26th, snd' tlip fireocmurcd , on the 22nd instant*! Witnoaa could not produce any .rasords jo show the quintity of stock on hand, aud hail* no clear idea as to tho financial co.aditioi} otj,'tho'business the records bajng'desfroyiid in tho fire. He had Been an! old-age;ioner three years ago, bnt h]s position; had improved since th'on, and lie hatp&OO into thi business,! - 1 ■! ' ■ Stanbnry,' ox-scuilifig champion of the wotld,'arrived lly fchfif Winimora to-day to raco Webb, tliO'(!Ne l !y'. Zealand champion,, on tho Wang&mii(iist otriDfeinboi' 26th, for JC2OO aside. isHOz-afetos :that ho is out of foimafc-prosont, ajitl hitynds proceeding immediately to Waiwanui. to • got into

propei; training, Aftdr tho match ho will probably visit Ghriatcljurcli, where he will giyo. exhibitions. of rotving.jf sufficient inducement (fes, ' Amongst the estate*' deceased porsons finally fqr flfatnp duty this month 'were tlio following 1' .Wellington -Florenco M, Hawtroy, JG763o"jAloj.ftidrn, Bill, .£7207 } Marian Lein'on, iJ337; John Daltori, JE37SG; John' Hoivirth, J83538; Elizabeth H. George, i 2918 f William Qoldfield, ilß'3; Emily Roits; JC1179. Canterbury; Olosligh Darapjer Croasjoy, $5,521; James S. Thomson; ijo^ v '(ktleinent) ;Xyram Brophy,'i'lß/o; Gedf|o,Ridgen, i 4857; Stephon Barter, .i 3185.; Annie Turton, iI2GG ; 'Williain;oramptpn," Bish Boulton, i 1514,. Auckland: c Jjaniol Scannell, Ml; Cathsriiio'JoQes, J&8L; John Griiflmer, £I7OB. OMgS^John'i'inlayson, ifiß4s; ■ Jamiia'Dickfoi il3lßj Agnes McßitohiO, i 1043; Andrew Rankin, ilol6, Sirah Eili'ott/' Mill j<"iaabpllv Stanley, i 3718; .Celia J Russell,,!i2lt7, Hawkfis Bay-To Hoi Hiraanl; :i ,St3,(i2o; -NewPly. mouth-Oharios M'llary, JBtGO7; Samuel Carleton, £2890, Southland Andrew

Scott,£29sl; Carolindievy,'il772; MartinO'Bcion, <£3439, Qisborne>*Hiuui To Hatu, >£lo3o,

A seaman named Karl Aukur, who had been suffering from the effects of drink,, suicided ,at a city, boarding house to-day by cutting his throat with a pair of sheep shears. Mr liamsay M'acDonald, M.P., was entertained at a social evening to-night by the Wellington trades unionists. DUNEDIN. October 31. Oudaillewas ronianded till Friday, bail being refused. The polna intimated that others were concerned: A large quantity of tobacco is still uaiccjunted for

CHRISTCHUROII Oefcoboi- 31 • Kirriemuir will riot start, at 'the Cup moetiagj but will go to the stud'. At the last sitting of the Court of Appeal the conviction of Ann Foster for 1110 manslaughter, by neglect, of hor daughter's illegitimate child, was appealed agains', buttlio onviction was sustained To-,'ay Mrs F6ater cam) up for and Justice Chapman imposed three, year's ia.prisinmpnt, with hard labor.. Sk John Hall, Mayor of Ghriatehurcb, has given =2225 to cnab'e tho school children to attend the Exhibition. •

AUCKLAND,

Tho detectives' attested hero Henry Ado'ph Bumf on a charge of hartag stoLn a gold tho property of Miss Studholme, of Wellington, Accused stated that he had a jeweller's shop, iti' Wo liugton For—niorly( ban was "now employed it Auckland. He had Miss btudhp'm i'H watch in his charge at-Wellington for lepair. W'h-n lie retired from buiinsss lie advortiiod tho name of a well-known AVellingtoa jaweller who had taken over all hi.* repair?, Detective Marsaek said 110 wasinstr icted that an; cuiiodhud pawaed the watch on tlw very day ho received it, an 1 Hat four or live other watches accmcd received for repairs wjre pawned at Wollingtin. A.-ea ed was romandeil to Wellington. Frederick l-\ rwood, ciargod with complicity in tho Adelaide Customs frauds, to) remanded tilt next Monday, when he wi.l bo taken iu custody by an Adelaide dolocti/o, LYTTELTON. October 31. The Malieno f.cm Sydney di.oct arrived iu tho stream at (I n.in. and w.t bo.'theil at 0.20. Tho.-eare no iii.lira' i. ut j d'trouble among thu en w.. The men .•»;,• t: ey have hoard nothing about going out on ■ ti'iko, PALMBBSTON KOimr. O,:!ober3l. Boisterous weather with shuiv rs ofr in prevailed for the opening of tho twontyfirst spring show of tin M.n >watn A. and I*. Association. Tho judging set down for the first day is woll forward, The special fea-ure to-<Ly was the con petitions for the techuioil school students, Wul.ington ontries being numerous, ashbukton.

October 30, Tho woathor, which for soveral weeks 1 as ten hot with scorching north-west winds, changed this morning, whon a hcavr, steady rain began to /all, and still continued, Tho rain Mines as a great boon to sheep owners who wore lieayily stocked with sheep and, besides,' Had an extra heavy lambing. Tho '.feed, owing to tho lengthened dry weather, wss giving cut and ntNetinij tho pricacf fhecp prejudicially. T.ho timely rains will renew tho pastures and ffod and reinstate tho prico of sheep and mean thousands of pounds in tho pickets of tho farinerfj

INVERCARGILL; October 31, The Magistrate (Mr M'Carthy) tn-day fined William Noel and Thonyw Rronnnn, boekn akers, j>s each for trespassing on l ho River on racecourse in April last, The ce showed that defendants we e warned off the course on two occasions and refused to kve, The Premier has definito'y decided to leave for bo back for tho opening of noxt session, While in En; and he will represent the colony at the Maritime Conference, The Cabim t begins its land campaign throughout t! o colony noxk month in tho North Island. The penny postage between New Zealand and the United State* eouio.; into operatii n t: •morrow, Tho reduced p; stal and telegraphic rates also commence that dny, viz, inland, one penny for four ounces or less; and to the United Kingdom, British possessions, and other countries which agreed to a reduction to the'poiistal union ra'es, one penny eaih half oiiuce; arid to British New Guinea, twopence per half-onnco,

NAFIERj October 31. A little girl, aged two years, daughter of a coachdrlver named Jo-eph Button, ivna accidentally drowned at Petano to-day. The mother ivas engaged iu washing near a small creek, and the llttlo girl was playing eloso by. Suddouly Mrs Burton missed her child, and on searching/fo|ind 'her jntha' e eek tome little distance atcay, but though every effort was made to restoro auiniation lifo was found to be ox'inct, WESTPORT, October 31, The We3tport Harbor Board' has beea the.iubject ofa good deal of criticism over varicU3 matters lately, chief.among tliom Wing its saddling of t L e larger vcs-' sels, and ..the .charges wade, for coal .'for ppnkor purposes. ,Tbo. agita'icn has taken tie foriii of an tp-tha Government to ilt'flf.the constitution of tho Board, so as to m ,ke it partially ejecthe, the present being a purely nominoo Board, It is poin'ed out that the, coal companies havPj or wili hivq shittly, a 'touch larger stake in tie district financially, than the Governmant, a d that the shipping and the town int'r-

csts aroentitlo j to elect a representative on tie Board. Much ndverso commontisexprojsod at a statement by Mr R, M'lfenzio, M, 11,11,, at the I'ocrd's mooting that the Premier had .consigned to tho waste papar basket tlio tmnnrial on tho question forward d lo him from a public meeting. Mr F, Mnnro, iu 11 letter to the prog], hiiMhat 1p will seekolection to Parliament on tho firit opportunity if necessity occasions it, to voa'tilato the question on tlio floor of tho House, DUNEDIN MARKETS, By Telegraph, Dunedin, Octobar 22. Pat Cuttle.—lol head yarded, mostly good to prime, Competition was keen, and prici'S wore in favor of vondors. Extra primo bullocks ill 12^to J3l3,oulinary JC9 10s to ill, medium i7loa to i 8 lOfl. primo. heavy hoiforsj X 9 to JJIO 1i 6d, lghter weights ili to i 7 103, small and inferior M to . I'iit Sheep,—l22o were penned, A large number of fat sheop wore forward, and Icr these thoro was on the whole a firming tendency, which, however, is not qi olablo UnatwAt lll' l Ma In 9Su ovl™ m Otta ft,l

Doscwotnsrn w to 255, extra to 27s Gd, good wethors 20s to 21b Gd, best oms 19s to fcis, extra to 255. Pat Lambs -177 ware penned, The yarding \h\H too largo for the limited domaud, and prices eased considerably, and at tho finish all sorts were hard to disposo of. ' Best lambi from 17s )o 19s 9d, TigPi—llo too yarded. Owing to thu absence of somo of tho buyers prices eased considerably, Suckora and slips dropped from Is Gd to 2s Gd per head, suckers 13s to 16s, slips 18s to 225, stores 2ls to 28s, porkers 31s to 60s, light baconors 45s to 495, heavy baconers 53s to 58s, i The wheat market is dull, but there is little change in values, Some business is being done in prime milling and fowl feed. Prime milling Tuscan and velvet wheat 3s 4d to 3s Gd, medium 3s 3d, best fowl wheat 3s id to 3s 2d (sacks extra). Oats.—As stocks are low and consignments few pricbs keop fairly firm for trade lots, but fow shipping orders are being executed. Prime milling 2s 3d, best feed 2s Id lo 2s 211, info ior Is JOd to 2a (sacksoxtra),