TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1182, 26 October 1894, Page 31

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Napier, October 18. The Napier Post and Telegraph officials regard- the statement that Mr Renner has been selected for the Appeal Board as premature. A meeting will be held on Saturday night, when the matter will be fully discussed. Auckland, October 18. The Colonial Sugar Company have reduced the prices of sugars 10s per ton. ”■ ■" : October 19. r Letters received from the Melanesia mission yacht Southern Cross state that the vessel' reached Norfolk Island from this port on September 3, after a stormy passage of nine days. She was detained at Norfolk Island until September 10 through bad weather preventing communication hath the island for several days.' After the passengers had landed she left Norfolk island for Melanesia on September 10, taking Bishop Wilson and other clergymen of the mission staff. Biphop Wilson does not expect to be able to come to Auckland before he goes to Wellington for the consecration of the new Bishop there: He will probably not visitAuckland until he is on his way back to Norfolk Island from the South in April. Auckland, October 20. A lengthy and interesting discussion took place at the Diocesan Synod on a motion brought forward by Mr Andrews asking the Church Trust Board to furnish certain information with the annual accounts, showing amongst other things the value and nature of the securities. The motion was strongly opposed by Messrs Upton and Churton on the ground that the information asked for could not be furnished, as it Would be a breach of trust, and would render the board liable to an action for damages. The motion was lost on a division. The Council of the National Association (Auckland section) met to-day, when it was resolved to send copies of the following resolution to the Premier and to the Leader of the Opposition :—" That this Council views with disapprobation the proposal to add to the legislative charges of th 6 Colony by the appointment of political Under-Secretaries ; and it also protests against the continuous increase of administrative expenses in face of the diminished earning power of the mass of the people as being unjust and opposed to the best interests of the country/' Auckland, October 23. Chief-Detective Grace arrested a young man named William Ireland to-day on a charge of alleged robbery ; from Adolph Ivenswen, at Budd’s restaurant, Gisborne, of a pocket-book , containing four <£lo notes and ten <£l notes.

A lad named Cuthbertson, on a charge of being concerned in the Alten road Reserve disturbance, was fined <£l, with costs <£2 ss, and ordered to find a surety of £2O to be of good behaviour for twelve months, at the Magistrate’s Court. CiiRiSTCHUu.cn, October 19. The Canterbury Liberal Association at a meeting to-night passed a vote of thanks to the Government and the members who supported the Midland Railway Bill, and urging them to do everything in their power to secure some measure of justice to Canterbury. /It. was also resolved to request the Minister for Lands to withdraw protection from stoats and weasels except in proclaimed districts. The committee which organised the. Labour Day Demonstration in 1893 has arranged, for a similar demonstration this year. The date has not yet been fixed. ’ . . October 22. The charitable aid statistics for September show that iii the North Canterbury district .1805 persons were relieved, at a cost of .£1648 13s lOd. The institution relief for 160 persons entailed an expenditure of <£3o6 9s 4d. /The amount expended on relief works for the unemployed was .£627955d. '' ' ‘ Dunedin, October 19. The, local branch; of the Knights of Labour has. carried a resolution strongly approving of the action of members in opposing the‘Midland’Railway. / f , The Dunedin, staff s of the Post and TelegraphDeparthieht' nominating Mr McNickle for the Appeal’ Board, and" 1 lie

will command a large measure of support here. Dunedin, October 21. At a meeting of the Dunedin Postal, Telegraph and Telephone staffs, the following were proposed for the position of member of the Board of Appeal, a final selection to be made at a future date Mr J. A. Hutton, postmaster, Oamaru; Mr W. A. White, postal clerk, Dunedin, one of the delegates to the first conference; Mr W. McNickle, secretary Katipo newspaper; Mr A. A. D. MacLaughlin, general secretary New Zealand Post and Telegraph Society, and vice-president of the first conference in Wellington in 1891. An elderly man named Thomas Pepperill has been arrested on a charge of forging a cheque for <£6. Westport, October 20. The coal export for the week ended today was 3280 tons. llawera, October 20. Di Richards, for 17 years in practice here, died this morning from apoplexy! Greymouth, October 21. The coal export for the week was 2187 tons. The timber exported during the week was 25,592 ft. The Reefton gold returns for the week were : —Alpine, 1950 z amalgam from 215 tons ; Hercules, 7700 z amalgam from 75 tons. : Invercargill, October 22. Good news continues to come from the Golden Site claim, Wilson’s River. The steamer Invercargill brought a cake of 2420 z retorted gold, from 282 tons stone, as the result of the month’s crushing. The

previous two months each ran over 200 oz, and the company proposes to pay a dividend of 6d per share. Other reefs in the locality will shortly be opened up. New Plymouth, October 23. Martin Waterhouse, a half-caste, chaiged with deserting his wife and children at Masterton, was arrested at Stratford this morning, and brought into town by train. Accused left his home with a young white girl, and has been working in this district for some time. He has been remanded to Masterton. By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent. Wanganui, October 23. Mr Maughan Barnett gave a very successful concert here this evening, the hall being well filled and the audience appreciative. The programme, which was a classical one, included some of the best compositions of Mendelssohn, Schubert, Liszt, Moszkowski and other well-known composers.)