TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 956, 27 June 1890, Page 26

TELEGRAPHIC.

(per press association.) Christchurch, June 19. The late Mr Francis James Garrick’s will was proved to-day, the estate being sworn Under £IIO,OOO. A large meeting of retail traders to-night unanimously carried a resolution that closing on Saturday evenings would inconvenience a large section of the community, divert trade, and depreciate the value of city property ; that the great majority of shop assistants do not work more than 4S hours per week; that their work is lighter than any other trade, their wages 20 per cent, above those of mechanics and 40 to 50 per cent, above those of labourers.

At the Board of Education meeting to-day, the Inspector reported that the Eendalton School Committee were infringing the Education Act by allowing religious instruction to be given to the senior classes from 9 to 9.30 a.m. The committee contended that, as four hours’ secular instruction was given during the day, the Act was not infringed. The Board however, considered that an infringement was taking place. Mr A. Saunders moved that the resolution granting six months’ leave of absence on half-pay to Mr Ross, the second master at Lyttelton school, be rescinded, as it was found a dangerous precedent. The Board declined to rescind it, whereupon Messrs Saunders, T. S. Weston, and Anson resigned from their appointments on the Committee. Mr Yeel, Secretary to the Board, reported that the Normal School is in a very satisfactory condition. Christchurch, June 20. A Bacon Curing Company, in which the shareholders are principally farmers, has been definitely established at Belfast, near Christchurch. Operations begin at once. Christchurch, June 21. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Press Company is called for Wednesday next to consider the beßt :naeans of raising £20,000 fresh capital. ' Christchurch, June 23. The whole of the crew of the barque Broomhall refused duty yesterday. They were brought up at the Magistrate’s Court to-day and remanded till Yfednesday.

* Christchurch, June 24. The balance-shset of the Union Insurance Company shows an available balance of £17,269 Ss 2d. The Directors recommend that £IO,OOO l>e devoted to the payment of the usual dividend of 10 per cent., and £7269 Ss 2d be carried forward to the next year. A meeting of 150 married women to-night passed a resolution against the enforcement of the C. D. Act, on the ground that it is of an immoral character and degrading. Mr W. B. Perceval, who took his passage for Wellington by the Rotorua, has been detained by the critical state of his mother’s health. Bulls, June 19. A man named Samuil Kiatt was killed yi-it-ul-y at Carnarvon through a detached Vuar.ch fulling upon him while hu-h-falling. He was a married man, and leaves a wife and several children. Auckland, June 19. A mm named Crawford has been arrested at Frankton on a charge of setting fire to a cottage which was burnt there. The Fedeiatod Butchers’ Union now numbers 100 members, and many more have premised to join. A document which i 3 being circulated in favour of early olosieg has at present received 4009 signatures. i he I’aupo Licensing Bsnch has granted a license to tho hotel known as the Taupe Spa, recently erected there at a coat of £2OOO. Dr Iving, medical superintendent of the Avondale Asylum, is suffering from la grippe, and Lr MoKcllar is temporarily in charge of the institution. When the names of those jurors Summoned in the case of Stokes v. '-IcOaul were called .'t the Supremo Court, Mr W. L. Mitchell did not appear, and it was stated that he had left by the stoamer for San Francisco. He had not asked in any way to be excused from attendance, and appears to have left without informing anyone of his intention. Mr Mitchell was a weli known land and commission agent irs Auckland. Auckland, June 20.

A well-known 'Native interpreter, Edward S. Wiilcoek3, son of a former Registrar of the Supreme Court, is dead. An Auckland cutter of 8 tons—the Eves.

ling Star—-appears to have come to grief in the Bay of Plenty, and was seen drifting ■ past Whakatane Heads with her topmast and | r ’gffl n g gone. The crew are safe. A proposal is on foot amongst the seamen engaged on the coastal service to form themselves into a union and join the Knights of Labour. The Auckland Branch of the Early Closing Association have joined the Trades and Labour Council. Auckland, June 23. The Auckland cutter Seagull has been purchased for £275 by Captain Malcomson, of Lyttelton. He will take the vessel to Lyttelton for the coastal trade. Messrs Cuasen and Innes, brewers, Hamilton and Cambridge, were fined £SO each and costs for breaches of the Beer Duty Aoi, and their plant forfeited to the Crown. Westtort. June 19. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court today, the Assignee in the bankrupt estate of T. Lawrie eued to recover £IOO from the bankrupt’s sister-in-law for goods sold. The plaintiff was nonsuited, as a clerical error of exactly £IOO too little in adding the credit balances crept into the statement of the claim. The District Court sits to-morrow to conclude hearing the charge against T. LiWiio, a bankrupt, under a summary jurisdiction, for keeping improper books. Wanganui, June 19. At a meeting of settlers at Stratford on Tuesday it was resolved that the Government be requested to survey a road across the Mangaone and Mangaotaki blocks to connect with the road now surveyed through the Pokokura Block, and cutup the Government land adjoining the road for small settlements. Delegates were appointed to proceed to Wellington to interview the Government and explain the position. Napier, June 20. Up to date over 3000 tons of potatoes have been exported from Napier since February, and large quantities await shipment. The Caledonian Society’s ball was a splendid success, about 400 being present. Napier, Jane 21. A spieler named Sorry, alias Jones, who last year at Christchurch received three months’ imprisonment for cheating, was today sentenced to three months on a cha-ge of vagrancy. In his possession were false dice. The police report that there are 17 spielers in the town. Napter, June 23. A purse of sovereigns and an illuminated address were to-night presented by the members of the Philosophical Society to Mr A. Hamilton, on his leaving Napier to take the position of registrar at the Otago University. GREYMOurn, June 20. La grippe has not left here yet. Cases are still occurring frequently. Grippe lately attacked the Brunner people, and there are now 40 coal miners sick. The coal trade is feeling the effect of the shortness of miners. Dunedin, June 20. The Rev W. Ronaldion, who leaves for Christchurch iu the morniDg, was presented at a conversazione in his honour this evening, with a purse of sovereigns and an illuminated address. Bishop Nevill made the presentation. Mr Twopeny aonounces that he will be a candidate for Dunedin City at the next election. At a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council this evening, a letter was received from tho Iron Moulders andßrsss Finishers’ Union requesting the Council to take steps to form unions at Wellington, Christchurch, and Auckland. Dunedin, June 21. The Trades and Labour Council have sent £lO to the Pitone ex-operatives. Dunedin, June 23. At a maeting of the Otago Bible Society the balance-sheet showed a credit of £163. Those present deemed the financial position very unsatisfactory, most of ths money received going in expenses, and a new constitution was adopted, and it was decided to withdraw from the trading departmeat as soon as arrangements could be made. Dunedin, June 24. Mr Arthur Burns contests the Taierl seat. Invercargill, June 20. A movement for establishing a farmers’ agency on principles similar to that of the South Canterbnry Co-cperative has taken definite shape, a prospectus having been issued. The capital proposed is £50,000 in £5 shares,, 20a payable on allotment, 5000 shares in the first issue, and business will be commenced when 1000 are taken up. The provisional directors are all farmers. A fire destroyed a portion of the house of Mrs Per-in, swid-rjn Leet street, to-night. T- a d;>m-igo wonl-i hove been small but for the breaking of the Brigade’s hose.reel on t.he way. The insurances are about £2OO, tut the offic's are not yet ascertained. June 24. The Rev A Maekay has resigned his charge of the Coro Presbyterian congregation, having accepted a call to Australia. Blenheim, June 21. At the Borough Council last evening a proposal was brought forward for municipal insurance. The ratepaj'ers are generally favourable, as in spite of the largely increased extinction apparatus, insurers are still charged the enormous rate of £4 per centum. Timaru, June 23. David Hastings Brown, of the firm owning the Belford flour mills, was arrested to-night on a telegraphed chnrge from Christchurch of embizzling £124 ss, the moneys of the Bank of New Zealand in January, 18S9.