GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11794, 25 October 1901, Page 6

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

[l)T TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION-] Wellington, Thursday. A i-RoroSAL marie at the instance of "the Producers' Union for a conference of representatives of the producing interests has not met with a satisfactorv response, and has therefore been abandoned. Napier, Thursday. As a result of the very severe frosts great damage has been done to the early spring crops in Hawke's iy. Potatoes in particular have suffered, in addition to the damage to vineyards, whilst stone fruit suffers considerably. It is estimated that the loss to growers is fully £5000. The season promised so well that great hopes had been built up of a very profitable output. At a meeting of temperance people held this evening a resolution was carried in the form of a petition to the House of Representatives, praying that certain alterations be not made in the licensing law, and the chairman was instructed to sign the petition and forward it , o Parliament. Christchvkch , Thursday. Annie Sankin, 24 years of age, who had been staying with her brother-in-law at Charteris Bay, was found drowned there yesterday afternoon. Dcneihn, Thursday. At the Police Court Mary i'earce was committed for trial on a charge of attempting to murder Mrs. Jane Renwick, Bail was allowed. The prevalence of sickness has had a serious effect on the scnool average attendance, which in the whole district for the last quarter was 16,832 out of 20,048. The average attendance has not Men so low since 1884.