TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1107, 19 May 1893, Page 34

TELEGRAPHIC.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wanganui, May 15. The polling day for the Wanganui election htß been fixed for the 9th of June, and the nominations take plaoe on the 2nd. Mr Morton Jones is returning officer. The barque Freetrader was successfully floated off by the s.s. Mana on Saturday night, after which Bhe was berthed at the Heads wharf. She was brought np to the town wharf yesterday morning. It is found that the barque has sustained no serious damage, and is making but little water. The magisterial enquiry into the oiroumatanceß surrounding her stranding is to be held at the end of the week. Palmerston North, May 12.

At a special general meeting of shareholders and others interested in the Long" burn Freezing Company, held in the Theatre .Royal this afternoon, there was a very large attendance from the surrounding districts. The feeling of the meeting was unanimous in favour of resuming operations. A resolution was oarried urging the directors to float 2000 additional shareß and resume operations. A meeting of the provisional directors ot the Farmers' Dairy Association yesterday, at. tended by representatives from Taranaki, Wairarapa and Manawatu, deoided to erect a central factory at Palmerston and twelve creameries throughout the district. The milk of over six thousand cows was promised to the association.

Palmerston Nokth, May 15. On Sunday afternoon, a young man named Golding was assaalted by three men, and robbed of £5. S. Hill, J. McCarthy and F. Reardon were arrested this afternoon, and will appear to answer the charge at the Police Court to-morrow. The polioe are Beaching for another man in connection with the affair.

Palmerston North, May 16. Samuel Hill, Thomas Rea»don and William McCarthy were oharged with robbery with violence at the Police Court this morn, ing, and remanded for a week. Dunedin, May 11. At the annual meeting of the Trustees', Executors' and Agsnoy Company, the report stated that the profit for thei year was £llOO, to whioh bad to be added ±B9l brought forward. The directors reoom-* mended a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent, leaving £l2Ol, less managers* oom- , mission on the not profit, to be oarried forward. The report was adopted. Messrs C. P. C. Neil and E. J. Spenoe were reelected direotorß. M. Leon Perrett, engineer of mines to tbo Russian Government, who reoently visited the Colony, was so struck with the development of river dredging for gold that he saw in Otsgothat he reaueoted Messrs 1 Cutten Brothers, engineers, to design and forward to him at St Petersburg the plans and specifications of a dredge suitable for working on the Siberian rivers. The Rev Dr Stuart, who has been again ill, is now recovering ; but strict rest has been enjoined him. At a meeting of the creditors of a man named Pickworth, the unusual step was taken of sanding a man to search his house, at Palmerston, while he was at Dunedin. The sum of £3 was found secreted. On th€ bankrupt's own showing he had in his possession immediately before filing £43, while his debts amounted to only £3B. Dunedin, May 12. At the annual meeting of the Acclimatisation Society, the balanoo-sheet showed a . credit balance of £299 4s lid. It was deoided that Mr A. C. Begg, who is going Home, should enquire as to what British or American birds oould be introduced to this Colony. , . . The Rev R. Stuart is improving In health. n/r is Dunedin, May 13. Mr Aahoroft leaves for Wellington on the 24th Instant, Mr Paul acting for six weeks, till Mr Graham relieves him. May 14. George Oxley, the porter at the Auckland District Hospital, was found dead In his bed on Saturday morning. " _. ... During an interview which Pastor Blaikie, of the Baptist Tabernacle, had with the con- , vict Scott, the latter protested his innocence i of the Waikomiti murder. Soott is to make , a statement to the Rev W. Calder on MonDunedin, May 15. A miner earned Daniel O'Brien had a marvellous escape from a fatal aooidentat Waipori. He was working in a olaim with Ik face 20ft high, when a fall of earth took place, burying him. Fortunately his barrow overturned on bis head, and this gaved him. He was released in about an / hour's time by his brother, who was workin* in an adjoining olaim, having escaped with a broken collarbone and some bruises. George James Eden was committed for (trial tor victimising money-lenders by selling ithem a piano and furniture obtained on the ftime-payawot system. * Dunedin, May 16. X criminal information for libel has been Ml by Dr King, af Seaoliff Asylum, against the Glsbe newspaper. The hearing IB set .down for Thursday. AucKL&m May 11. Seven stowaways were found off board the Reamer Star of Victoria on her voy*ge from Sydney to Auckland. The ship's authorl«ie« compelled thee* to work, and then t allowed them to leave when the vessel arrived here. Before the Staff of Victoria left Sydney seven other stowaway* were discovered and cent ashore. This morning Mr Thos. Thompson, M.H.8., one of the Commissioners in the , Ell Enquiry, left by the Mahinapua on his j way to Christohuroh, where the Commission meets on the 17th. At the Dargavl'.le Resident Magistrate s . Court yeaterlay the manager of the Kopura > Sawmill, Smith, was fined £4 and costs for having employe 1 a number of boys under 18 In the mill on Good Friday. Notice of appeal was given. . '' A conference of representatives of municipal bodies is proposed to consider the

question of appointing an expert to inspect meat used for buman food. Bishop Cowio has been re-elected, unopposed, a member of the Auckland University College Couucil, to represent the General Asßsmblv Nicholson, charged with the manslaughter of Richard Forgie in a prize fight, and other defendants, oharged with aiding and abetting, have been committed for trial. Auckland, May 12.

The Trarles and Labour Council has re solved—'That this council views with apprehension the Influx of foreigners, particularly to the gumfield district?, and urges the Government to at once investigate the matter.' The Native meeting which has been ducted at Maungakawa, near Cambridge, by Tawhiao has come to end. No business of any consequence was transacted. Tawhiao informed the Natives that the Governor was too busy to attend. A general store at Whangaroa, belonging to Mr Mcintosh, waß burned down early this morning with its contents. The stook was insured for £3OO in the South British O ffice - « , c • Auckland, May 15. At the Resident Magistrate's Court evidence was taken in regard to a claim by John Grey, aerated water manufacturer, against Philip K. Watty, of Wellington. The plaintiff deposed that the olaim was for £3O lis, the amount of a dishonoured cheque, signed by defendant, in witness's favour. Walter Grey, son of the plaintiff, sent a cheque to the plaintiff from Wellington when he dissolved partnership with defendant. The cheque was in payment for goods supplied to Walter Grey and Co., of which firm the defendant was a member. Watty was to pay the debtß of the firm, which was dissolved prior to the date of the cheque. An old man ' named Hans Adams was drowned at Paranui Point, Mercury Bay, yesterday, by the capsizing of a boat. Auckland, May 16.

The strained relations between the Auckland University College Council and the professorial board, in relation to an alteration of the calendar whereby only eight hours per week are devoted to mathematics, has led the council to pass a resolution giving Professor Aldis, Professor of Mathe. matics, six months' notioe of the termination of his engagement. Profesßor Aldis has been paid £7OO a year and fees—about £BOO altogether. The council resolved to engage another Professor of Mathematics at £4OO or £SOO a year, and to ask the AgentGeneral to assist in the matter.

The Auckland Liberal Association have deoided to ask Government to take over the oontrol of the gumfields in the Auckland distriot on account of the influx of alien labour. It has also baen resolved to ask the Government to introduce a Bill in Parliament rendering shipping companies liable for any persons brought by them to the Colony and apprehended for vagrancy within a certain time of their arrival in New Zealand. This course is suggested by the association to prevent the influx of destitute people from Australia. Invercargill, May 15.

A deputation from the Invercargill Borough Council waited on the Colonial Treasurer this morning, requesting him to use his influence with tbo Government to get an amendment of the Harbour Act, to enable them to lease the New River Harbmr to a syndicate. Mr Ward repliedthat the Minister of Marine was of opinion that the Government should not directly interfere in matters of this nature. If Inveroargiil alone was conoe'rned the proposal might be favourably considered, but if the Government onoe interfered it would have similar requests from all parts of the Colony. No matter what Government waß in offioe, If they look the right course, they would resist the transfer from local bodies ot their responsibilities in connection with the harbours under their control. Looking at it from a common sense point of view, it seemed extremely unlikely that any syndicate would take upon themselves the direot loss of several thousands of pounds a year. The oounoil had taken the harbour liabilities over from the board, and now wanted to shift them on to a syndicate whioh was not in existence, and if it was be wanted to know if there' was any money at its back. The Government would certainly not give support to a proposal of the kind. New Plymouth, May 15.

The premises of the local branch of the New Zealand Clothing Factory were burglariously entered on Saturday night or Sunday morning, and about 10s worth ot silver was taken from the till. The entry had been made by a window, whioh had been reached by a ladder. A pane of glass was out out, as the robber could not otherwise open the eash. There are marks on the safe, showing that an attempt bad been made to opt n it. New Plymouth, May 16.

A test case was heard in the Eeoident Magistrate's Court to<day against MrTocker, of Stratford, for non-payment of the harbour rate. The defence raised by Mr Barley man was that the board had no power to raise a loan, as tbo provisions of the Aot had not bean complied with, by the submission to the Governor in Council, for his approval, of an estimate of the cost of the construction of the harbour. That omission, it was contended, made the Order in Council bad, and the board had no legal power to raise the loan ; and, therefore, oould not legally levy a rate. Mr Samuel, for plaintiff, relied on section 27 of the Rating Aot, 1882. Judgment was reserved. Hawera, May 13. T#e liabilities of N. Fairs and Co , bankrupts, are #et down at £I9OO, including a £IOOO debt to his wife. The assets are valued at £6OO. arc creditors all over the Colony. Four more informations charging McLean, young and others with horse-ateal/ng have beenjoworo. Christchurch, May 11. At a meeting of the Canterbury Land Board to-day a motion expressing regret at the death of Mr Ballanee, and a sense of the great loss thereby sustained by the people of the Colony, was proposed by Mr Marchant, Commissioner of Crown Lands, and carried unanimously. Ail the members of the board made reference to tbe late

Premier's services in the cause of land

settlement,

The Christohuroh Horticultural Society's annual exhibition of chrysanthemums opened this afternoon. The exhibition, ai a whole, was not so large as former ones, nor was the general excellence of the flowers so well maintained, but some of the blooms Bhown weyre exceedingly fine. Chiustchorch, May 12.

The Chamber of Commerce has deoided to request its representative on the Lyttelton Harbour Board to support the proposal made at last meeting for reduction of charges.

Six candidates have been nominated for each of the four new licensing districts in Sydenham. The Prohibitionists have not nominated candidates, preferring to wait till the Direot Veto is obtained. Applications will be made for licenses for several houses closed by the late committee. Christchurch, May 15.

The North Canterbury Bacon Curing Company has derided to go into liquidation, its operations having been conducted at a loss. The reasons assigned are severe competition in buying stock and selling produce, and insufficient capital. A deputation from the Sydenham School Committee waited on the Minister of Education to.day urging that committees representing largely-attended schools should have greater voting power in the election of members of education boards than commltttes of schools the atteadanoe at which was small. The Minister admitted tb.it while a disparity of Influence was to a oortain extent neoessary, it was at present excessive. He doubted, however, whether there was any immediate prospect of reform. To-day Mr R. M. Taylor, M.H.R., waited upon the Minister for Education and Labour for the purpose of bringing under his notioe the very serious results which may arise to workers and the Colony at large, if the action of the proprietors of the kauri gumfields in the north, in engaging and importing into the Colony cheap foreign labour, is allowed to go on. Mr Taylor said that he believed, from information he had received from Auckland, that arrangements for further consignments of cheap foreign labour were being entered into by some of the proprietors of the gumfields, which, if not prevented, must be very injurious to the people of the Colony. He hoped the "Government would give the matter its serious consideration, and, if the law was defeotive in the way of prevention, he trusted that the Govern ment would bring in a Bill dealing with the subject next session. In reply, Mr Reevtß stated that he had been watching for some months paßt thp influx of Austrians to the Auckland gumfields. Though not, so far, very large, it was certainly not a good sign or a thing to be encouraged, especially if it were true, as alleged, that men were engaged chiefly under contract beyond the sea, About a week ago he (Mr Reeves) had instructed the Labour Department in the North to make Bpeoial enquiry into the matter and report to him fully. When the report came to hand be would lay it before the Cabinet, accompanied by his recommendation as Minister for Labour. Christchurch, May 16. The Evening Telegraph ceased publication on Saturday last, and has been suooseded by a Liberal evening journal named Truth, the first number of whioh appeared last evenin?. Mr Justice Denniston to-day refused the application for an order consolidating the estates of the partners in the bankrupt firm of Harper and Co. He admitted the inconvenience of administering three separate estates, but held that tha reoent bankruptcy regulation did not give him power to do what was asked. The Minister for Lands to-day reoeived a deputation on the subjeot of reclaiming Lake Ellesmere. The Minister replied that he had offered the Selwyn County Council a sufficient sum to do the necessary work and the endowment reserves, proceeds from which would enable the council to maintain the work when completed, and allow of settlement being effected. The Minister for Eduoation received a number of depuations to-day. On Friday he will leave for Dunedin, where he will give ah address on Tuesday next. limaku, May 12.

The Resident Magistrate's Court wad oooupied all day with a charge of maliciously administering poison. A boy of 17 named Bowman, employed by" Mrs Wooloombe, widow of the late Captain Wooloombe, admitted putting • Rough on Rats ' into a basin of gruel prepared for her overnight, but said he had done so accidentally, and at first was afraid to mention it for fear of a row, and then forgot it. His explanation was that he had beep laying poison for rats, and some sfcuok to hip fingers. He did not wash his hands, but went to the larder for some fowls' fried, and the powder dropped off his fingers into the gruel, The principal evidence to oontndiot that explanation was with reference to the quantity. Dr Murdoch saw It in spots, and estimated the whole at about ten grains, something less than would be heaped on a threepenny piece. Professor Blaok, the analyst, stated he found fraotions of u grain in samples of vomit and i\ grains In scum off the gruel (two to three grains made a fatal dose). There is no evidence so far to show a nntive. The case is unfinished and is adjourned till nest Wednesday for the evidence of Mrs Wooloombe. Woodville, May 12.

The Borough Council has reßolved to place on record its sense of the great loss the Colony has sustained by the death of the late Premier. Napier, May 16. The Educition Board to-day took another LSOO from the general fund to meet pressing requirements for buildings. The board considered the circular from the Minister of Education, and deoided to oppose inspectors being appointed by the department and periodMly shifted, bat cordially endorsed the suggestion that a conference of inspectors should be held to seoure greater uniformity of standard examinations. The breakwater is now finished to the point first designed by Mr Goodall. The road to town is also completed, and the

Harbour Board Co-day reßolved to Inform the Union Company that its large steamers oould come up to the-wharf. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT ) .Master Ton, May 11. At the inquest on Harry Richard Low this afternoon a verdiot of accidental death was returned. Napier, May 16. The Premier was joined by Mr W. C. Smith, M.H.8., at Waipukurau, and on hiß arrival at Napier was met by representa tives of the Liberal Association and Knights of Labour and, driven to the Criterion Hotel. He was shortly afterwards interviewed by the Mayor and representatives of the Harbour Boar-1, and has arranged to meet deputations between 9 a.m. and 5.30 p.m It is hiß intention to visit to-morrow the harbour works, schools and hospital. The meeting to mortow night promises to be successful. The Railway Commissioners have arranged for a special train to bring visitors from Hastings to Napier, returning the same evening. ElftuS About 12 30 on Sunday morning a fire hroke out in Mr Smart's stables nn the racecourse at Lower Hutt, and the well-known racehorses Traitress, Heath and .Donald Dinnie perished in the flames. A quantity of saddlery also was destroyed. The. origin of the fire is obscure. There was only a boy sleeping on the premises at the time, the other hands arriving home just in time to see the building enveloped in flames. The stable was rented by Mr I. James, and the horses and property destroyed were uninsured. ' j (press association.) . Inyercargill, May 11. The tillow works at the Southland Frozen Meat Company's Works, at Wallaoe. towu Crossing, were destroyed at 1 o'olook this morning. The damage amounts to about £ISOO. The inßuranoe is £I2OO io the New Zealand Office, of which £BSO is re-insured. By the strenuous efforts of the employees the main works were saved. Hawera, May 15.

Yesterday morning between 5 and 6 o'olook the Royal Hotel was burnt to the ground. Little or nothing wai saved. The fire had a big hold rthen it was discovered. It is supposed to hove originated in a sittingroom. The building was insured for £SOO in the South British Office, and the stock and furniture for £4OO in the Commercial Unioo. Reuben Mqrrish was the owner, and Emily Clark the licensee. Palmerston North, May 16. A large residence; owned by Miss Kelly, and oooupied by the, Rev Mr Young, recently appointed, curate of All Saints' Church, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. There was; no insurance on the furniture and valuable library, very little of whioh was saved. A NEW GOLD FIELD. > Dunedin, M»y 11. The Star's correspondent reports the discovery of a new goldfield in the extreme northern end of the Vinoent County, locally known as Timaru Creek. The ground is alluvial, and gold has been traced for 26 miles up the creek:,, THE UNEXPECTED RE A.PPEAR- ' ANCE. (b? telegraph. correspondent.) ■ Dunedin, May 11. Kitohen, alias Vane, against whom a warrant has been issued for wife desertion, deoamped early yesterday morning, taking with him all the funds entrusted to him by Madame Armanda r the clairvoyant, with whom be came' to? Dunedin. The woman states that she was married to him in Launoeston, and in proof of this Bhows a copy of a Tasmanlan newspaper containing the marriage notioe. '* On being informed of the circumstances,, Madame Armanda, who is only eighteen years old, and deoidodly good looking, aays she Is an innocent victim, and appears mnoh afflicted, especially as he has left her penniless. Madame Armanda, whose proper name is Hannam, states that she baa left her marriage certificate with her mother, and that the editor of one of the Launoeston dailies was present at the ceremony. I understand Kitohen was acting as sub.editor on a Launoeston paper, and was advised to tour Western persisted in visiting New Zealand instead. The polioe have been diligently watobing all trains and steamers leaving Dunedin and Port Chalmers, It is generally thought that he is etill In hiding in Dunedin. {PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dunbdiv, May 11. The polioe have not yet succeeded in capturing W. F. Kitohen, although he had only a very few hours' Btart of them. It Is understood that a more serious oharge than that of wife desertion is likely to be laid. With referenoe toi this case we have been informed that Mr Joseoh Kitohen, of this city, the mother of Mrs W- Freeman Kitohen, living at ABhurat, and Mr J- Kitchen's brother residing in Melbourne, some time ago received letters from a Mrs Watson, pf Launoeston, Tasmania; about Mr William Freeman Kitohen. Mrs Watson informed them of the death of that gentleman in her house, and naked.refund of funeral expenses paid by her, as'she was a poor widow who oould notjaftord to be at a loss. Mrs Crichton (Mrs W. F. Kitchen's mother) at once communicated with her sons in "Wellington requesting them to pay the money on her behalf. They naturally wanted some particulars, and prudently required confirmation. They joined wjth Mr Joseph Freeman, of Wellington, and sent over to a friend in Hobart to make enquiries, and Mr Kitohen visited hiß daughter-in-law at Ashuret to discuss the sad news and make neoessary arrangements. A memorial service was held at Ashuret, and rauoh sympathy expressed for the widow by the friends of the family. Since then a reply was cabled by Mr Kitchen's friend at Hobart that he had ascertained that Mr W. Freeman Kitchen was not dead, but In New Zealand, and had sent details by letter in the Wairarapa steamer. Mr J. Kitchen and the Messrs Crichton have, during the last few days, received several anonymous cables from Australia informing t&esi that W, F,

Kitchen was not dead, and an old friend in Dunedin wired Mr -T. Kitohen on Tuesday asking if he bad a nephew named Francis Temple Vane, as there was a man In Dunedin paßfing himself <<ff as suob Under that name. The reat of the story is told by our Dunedin correspondent. (press association.) Invercargill, May 12. Freeman Kitchen has been arrested at the Bluff, on board the Manapouri, bound for Melbourne. His eyebrows were dyed red, and he denied his identity, stating that he came from Henley, in the Taleri district. Later, William Freeman Kitohen, who was oap. tured to day, was carefully got up as a sunburnt oountryman, io shabby attire, and bas used oosinetio freely to alter the cut of the eyebrows. Detective Maddern was not sure of his man, but determined to risk his arrest. Kitchen owned up on the way to town on the train. He had a bottle of chloroform and a pot of face paint in his pos. session. He says he walked to Mcsgiel, where he took the train to Invercargill, and that he had been two days at the Bluff. The police doubt this tale, being of opinion that he left the train near Invercargill, avoided the town, and walked to the port. Dunebin, May 11. ||W. Freeman Kitchen will be sent on to Wellington to-morrow to answer the charge of wife desertion. SYDENHAM LICENSING QUESTION. ChelstchurcH, May 12. At a meeting of the Sydenham Prohibition League to-nigbt the question of the approaohing eleotion in the Sydenham lioensing wards was considered, and the following motion was passed :—' That in view of the recent decision of the Appeal Court, whioh practioally disqualified temperance men from Bitting upon a licensing benoh, and is tantamount to a declaration that the present licensing legist lation falls to give the people any effeotive control over the traffio in intoxicants, the hague has declined to take any aotion in connection with the approaohing licensing eleotion, and centres its efforts npon scouring the immediate alteration of the lioensing law in the direction of giving the adult papulation of each licensing district the right to exercise the unconditional power of direct veto over all formß of licenses.' A MORPHIA ■ SUBJECT. Auckland, May 15. At the itquest on the body of Oxley, it transpired that deceased for 20 years had taken large quantities of morphia to allay rheumatic pains. The post mortem examination showed the oause of death to be fatty degeneration of the heart. Deoeased was a pensioner of the hospital, receiving 2s per week. The medical officer said deceased took 30 grains in a morphia dose, but did not get it at. th* . hospital. The dispenser deposed that; he gave 13£ grains of morphia to tbo deceased in two days, at the medical offioer's order. The jurymen expressed surprise that a man with 2i a wsek oould obtain so easily morphia in snob large quantities; The dootor thought he had got it from friends. Another witness said de. ceased did not buy it In the city, Two witnesses were called, but were but of town. The juroro thought this strange, and stated that there were many things they oould not understand, but they meant to before they would give a verdiot. They said that deceased's habit of taking 30grs of morphia showed that poison could be easily obtained, and the matter must be seen into. The inquest was adjourned. Later. At the inquest on the body of Oxley, the Coroner,' in summing up, said he saw no grounds for believing that deoaased had died from taking morphia. The verdict of the jury was that death had resulted from fatty degeneration of the heart. THE WAIKOMITI MURDERER, Auckland, May 11. The execution of Soott ia to take place on Monday week, Ever sinoe his trial and sentence he has maintained an impassive, emotionless demeanour, and it is not considered probable that he wilt make any confosaion of the onme of whioh he has been convicted. He is visited In prison by the Rev W. Colder, the inoambent of All Saints' Anglican parish. Auckland, May 13. The Rev W. Calder, who visited Soott this morning, says the condemned man now appears fidgety, and has stated that he wishes to make a written statement. It will probably be taken on Monday. May 15. The oonviot Soott having expressed a wish to make a statement to the Rev W. Calder, the latcer suggested that it should be made in writing, and the document a sheet of foolscap written on two sides was accordingly produced by the prisoner, but Mr Calder has declined to receive it. It is understood that the statement, while professing Scott's innooene'e, contains allegations seriously implicating other persons. If the statement is handed to the gaol authorities it will be sent to Wellington.