GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10479, 26 June 1897, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[IT ™EGHU?H,T»-rß»sa association,] Napiir, Friday. John MgCosnouhik Brown, letter-carrier, already committed for trial an a charge of stealing letter*, was this morning committed on two other similar charges. WHiUNGTOg, Friday. In the Magistrate , Court to-day, William Morris, one of the witnesses in the Entwiitle shooting case, heard at the last) sitting of the Supreme, Court, wm charged with perjury in connection with evidence given respecting nil misconduct with a daughter of Entwistle. ■ Accused was remanded. A'peculiar case was heard in the same court. A, man named B'pillaiii, an applicant) for admission to the Torpedo corps, flit charged with forging a doctor's certificate, and was committed for trial. The Private Benefit Societies' Commission left for Auckland this evening. Or. Waiters, principal of St. Patrick , ! College, leaves for Auckland to join the Taviuni for a cruise among the Islands. • Mr. John Duthie also goes in the Taviuni. Ddnidin, Friday. The death is announced of Mr. William Mason, first Mayor of Dunedin. The National Dairying Conference clewed this forenoon,- Resolutions were carried Warmly expressing appreciation of Mr. Ma,cEwan's services, and regretting that these were no longer at the disposal of the Government; also that the Government be requested to reduce' the carriage of dairy produce on the railway equal to the grain rates. ;

In connection with (he fireworks display given on the Caledonian Ground, this evening, by the Chinese residents, £209 was taken al) the gates for the. children's ward fund, to commemorate the, Diamond Jubilee,

The Acting-Premier informed a deputation of the Central Otagp Fruitgrowers' Association, who waited on him with re.- '• pet to the experimental station, that the, water right had been' secured for irrigation purposes. Hi? found the amount voted inadequate for placing the establishment on a proper we permanent basis, he intended to ask for ap appropriation of a sufficient sum to enable the Government to carry <"» the work thoroughly. At the winter enow to-day, the shields and medals won were publicly presented, Mr. J. B. MacEwan gave an address on "Our Rivals in Dairy Produce." The takings, amounted to £151135. r ■'' ''■ '■'' 'f" ".' :;:■ •' Timahd, Friday. .. At the annual poultry show: today there was.Y record Pi eptriei, oVeriix hundred. in all. .• ' '.-'■;.. ■-■ ■ ■ ■;>."• • ';