TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1265, 28 May 1896, Page 37

TELEGRAPHIC.

Christchurch, May 20. At a meeting of the Christchurch Tailoresses’ and Prossers’ Union, it was resolved to invito tho various labour bodies and liberal societies to send a delegate to a conference to consider the sweating evil. Auckland, May 20. Tho warships Orlando, Kingarooma, Katoomba and Wallaroo arrived to-day from Sydney. Tho Hon E. Mitchelson will bo a passenger by tho Mariposa for Sydney. He expects to bo in Wellington in the first week of the session of Parliament. Auckland, May 21. Tho Northern Railway League intend to hold a meeting before the members of Parliament leave for Wellington, in order to urge upon the Auckland representatives tho great desirability of pressing on the question of overland connection between Auckland and Taranaki. Nelson, May 20. At the annual meeting of the Nelson Permanent Building Society, it was resolved, by the casting vote, to reduce the rate of interest from 71 to 6$ per cent. Tho resolution will have to bo confirmed. Dunedin, May 20. At a meeting of tho City Council tonight, a proposal to reconsider the determination not to proceed with the conversion of Corporation loans was lost. On the recommendation of the Water Committee, it was decided to make demand on tho late Mayor for £45, the cost prico of water-pipes loaned by him without authority of the Council to a local firm which has since gone into liquidation, and to call on the City Engineer to pay £3 Ids lOd, cost of the pipes loaned by him on his own responsibility to the same firm. Another Chinaman was arrested to-day charged with assaulting girls under tho ago of consent. A man named James Lyndhurst has been apprehended on a chargo of stealing money and jewellery from a dwelling at

Ryal Bush, and ho is also charged with stealing a horse and saddle at Winton. Dunedin, May 21.

In the course of sluicing operations at Mcßae’s the other day, an extensive discovery was made of moa bones. Hawera, May 22. T At a meeting of Taranaki temperance delegates to-day, the Taranaki Prohibition Council was formed, with Mr B. C. Robbins as chairman. The Conncil resolved that, although in favour of a substantial majority, it should not exceed 25 per cent. Resolutions were carried in favour of thorough organisation for the local option elections.