TELEGRAMS.

North Otago Times, 22 May 1909, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

..Per Press Association. AUCKLANU. ■'■'.;■••■ ' '■■'■.■'■ May 21, , . Constable Cullen has received word. from Constable Mathews, of Tekuiti, Hut a number of liquor, prosecutions were decided yesterday by Mr F 0 IS. Lonjjhlan. For having kept liquor w sale within a prohibitum area Charles Charlotte was lined £SO Bml costs, amounting to £5 I2 S; Francis tonnes, 120 and'ls costs. J M Bud £2O and costs £3 12 3; m ,d 1-rederick Henwood, recently a publi- ' can at Klhikihi,. was- fined 10b and «mts amounting to £6 'Ss, for kvi J' sold liquor after hours. " B WELLINGTON.' Tho following; j 3 the Rev. D 0 dates' weather forecast: Unsettled »"' ooMdy weather probable for So v- «)*, (he present gloomy „ lld I'umid conditions 'heralding ut disturb- «»« from tho north, wi t h heavy ™« «•■ Pni-t* ami the Antarctic ''" d-tatat* now crossing Tasmania will shortly follow ito wak former principally affecting the North island, and the latter the South. The immediate prospect i s : o r strong northerly winds, with a mild temperature and radii north of New. Ply. month and Napier, and for easterly winds elsewhere, probably witihrni« and fog.

After tho inquest to-day tho police aid an information against Mrs Cnlingham, charging her, under the Infant Protection Act, with neglecting the deceased infant in such a manner as was likely to endanger its health. The case will be heard next Wetkiesdny. DUNEDIN. May 21. Stock Exchange sales: Waihi ExInndod 6s ljd, Waihi Grand Junction £2 2s 9d (two parcels). Sales reported: Rise.and Shine 'fills !)d, CHRISTCHURCH, riu-oo cottages in Hosoware street, off Selwyn street, Spreydon, wore destroyed by nr 0 early this morning. The firo 'began in Mr P. Vogt's house, and attacked the houses on either side, occupied by Mr Osier and Mr Odgers. Tho Government has handed over to thq City/'Council'tho sumof£lQOO being the first instmlmont of the loan of £SOOO which has been raised under tho Chrjstcmiroh City Sanitation Act for assisting persons to mako sewer connections. v INVERCARGILL. , , May 21.. Entries- for thq Southland Coursing Club's maiden stnke have finally dosed at 74. Tho largest number re: reived for any other stake this season was 38.

HASTINGS. May 21. The annual meeting of the Hawkcs Bay provincial conference of tho Farmers' Union was held at Hastings today. Those present included delegates from the four branches. In the address of Mr H. 11. Sanders, who was president in the early part of last year, complaint was <madq of the high prieo of shearing 'lambs, and it was stated that as a consequence- thero had been not so. many lambs shorn as usual. Tha conference discussed various matters, |and it was resolved, among .other things, that the timo had come when a system of univqrsal military training should be adopted.