TELEGRAMS.

North Otago Times, 3 December 1910, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association. D.UNEDIN. December 2. Amy Bock, it will be remembered, was sentenced) to two years' and declared an habitual criminal. Her conduct here has been exemplary, and her sentence, taking, in remission, has now expired. She will shortly k sent 'to Newi Plymouth prison. In the Police Court this morning Charles Henry Bannister pleaded guilty, and was committed for sentence on charges of stealing articles valued at about £ls, from a bcardinpl'.ouse The following sales were reported on the Stock Exchange to j day: Watchman 3s 3d,.Koputai 18s, Westport Coal £0 ISs, New Zealand Paper Mills £1 3s 6d, Standard Insurance £1 Gs 3d. The thirty-fifth annual report of

the Union Steamship Company states that aftor making piovision for depreciation on the plant, the net pront l;r the year, including interest on investments and transfer fMB, amounted to £74,086. Adding tho balance from last'year (£11,72!)) ib.3 totil is jE8!),815, Af.er deducting interest on debentures, the interim dividend aari auditors' fees, there is left £51,307. The directors recommend the payment of a dividend, at the rate of 9Jd per share'on SOO.OOO shares for,the si* months ended September 30tli, making a total of Is 7d per share for the year. This will absorb £31,ii66, leaving £19,640 to

be carried forward. The directors also recommend that a bonus of 2i<l per share be paid out of the insurance fund. This will absorb £8333, leaving £441,103 to the credit of tho.fund.

OHRISTCHUROH. December 2. At a largely attended meeting of citizens it was decided to ask.Mr J. D, Hall to contest the mayoralty, and a requisition to him was signed by all present, and is being largely signed 'by others, " ■ Wm. Buridge, the young man arrested in connection with the recent , jewellery -burglaries, pleaded guilty to several charge* of theft, at the Police Court to-day. He made a lengthy statement in whicbi he alleged that his ill-health, which prevented hit,-, working at his trade (that of a cook) and the ill-health of his wife led him to commit the crime. Oh one charge he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, on the second to one month,' and fourteen days on the third, the sentences to be concurrent. With W. G, Tlwmpfcon ho was charged -with the tkfi.-o[ jewellery, and the case was remanded till Thursday. At an inquest on Thomas Mitdull, who died suddenly on the Opawa train last night, the police report stated that deceased was believed to be a ibroker, of Elliot street, Auckland, but- very little was known of him in Ohristchurcb. He had only been in the city two or three days. Claude' Ferrier stated that he had Known deceased for over 2(j years, Yesterday 'he appeared to be in excellent spirits and health. Witness had never heard him complain of being ill. Medical evidence was given by Dr Symes, who bad made the postmortem examination. He found the heart greatly enlarged and fatty. All the valves were more or less diseased. Deceased presented the usual signs of death from heart ■ disease. The Coroner returned a verdict of death from heart disease.

ELDFP. December 2. Sailed-Amokura, for Welllugtoi via Dicky and Milford :ioun.ls.

WAIHL December 2, George Smart, a hairdresser aiad tobacconist, was found dead in a chair in bis saloon. His premises had been closed up for two days, when thei police forced an entrance last night. The circumstances of his i death are not rightly known, and the police arc investigating. Ths deceased leaves a wife and young I family.

WANGANUL

December 2. As evidencing the enthusiasm -be' hind the Y.M.C.A, movement in Wanganui- and the approval with with which it has been received -by the community, it is stated that the amount required to cover expenses (secretarial amd other) for the first three years, a total 0f.£750 was subscribed this afternoon as a result of less than three days' canvassing by members of the executive. It is understood that this is a record for the Dominion,

WELLINGTON, December 2. Mr D. C. Bates' summary and forecast are; Easterly winds, strong to gale, accompanied by, rain and misty weather, have prevailed north of East Cape and Kawhi*. Cloudy and hazy weather has predominated else* where, with strong southerly winds. The barometer has fallen considerably in. the far north. The present indications are for rain and stormy weather in most parts of the Dominion. Easterly winds will probably prevail and the barometer fall everywhere. Rain is likely to be heavy or. the Bast Coast, especially of the North Island,