TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

New Zealand Mail, 27 August 1902, Page 39

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

AUCKLAND, August 22. A domestic servant, aged thirty, known as Eliza Burton, but with the name “E. Hickey” tattooed on her body, dropped dead in the street last night. In the Supreme Court to-day, Owen Fierce, manager of the branch butchery of Messrs Hellaby and Co., was sentenced to two years imprisonment for the misappropriation of. £5 10s, and William for theft and forgery, to three years’. Cyril Finn and James Eager, for the robbery of slimes from the Waihi Company, were each sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. Accused in a written statement denied stealing the slimes, and gave the names of others by whom they alleged they were employed. WHANGAREI, August, 22. , Mr D. Wilson, the County Engineer, is dead.

AUCKLAND, August 24. The chairman of the Harbour Board has received the following cable from Air Brigham, the secretary to the Board, who has been negotiating with the Admiralty in connection with the completion cf the naval equipment of the Calliope dock: —“ Virtually succeeded. Waiting official confirmation. Settling agreement.” Responding to a request by the Pacific Cable Board, arrangements have been made by Mr Spreckeis, with the consent of the Government, for the San Francisco steamers in future to call at Fanning Island each trip, or alternate trips.

At a meeting of the Protestant clergy, at which all denominations were represented, it was decided to hold a conference at an early date. Archdeacon Galder will give a specimen lesson to a class of children from the book to be used in Victorian schools on Scriptural teaching. This will be followed by a public meeting to further the movement of Bible-reading in State schools. W OODVILLK, August 22. Several farms close to Woodville have changed hands this week. Air Veale, manager of the Crown Dairy, purchased on his own account Air Hartstone’s farm of 350 acres. Air Veale intends converting Mr Hartstone’s cheese factory into a creamery, and placing 150 milking cows on the property within five weeks. Air Donald AlcDonald has disposed of his farm, of 150 acres, on the Pinfold road to a neighbour. Air Cunningham, for £ls per acre. Air Richard Morgan has bought Air George Smith’s farm on the Woodlands road for £2O 10s per acre AIASTERTON, August 22. Eight hundred sheep, and thirty-five cattle left Alasterton to-day for Sydney. Further shipments will follow. Over a dozen of the trees planted at Coronation time in Cornwall street, Alasterton, were maliciously pulled up on Thursday night. HOKITIKA, August 22. The Borough Council decided this evening to ask the ratepayers to sanction a loan of £IO,OOO for drainage and neces - - sary sanitation works. A North Island syndicate has acquired extensive flax cutting rights in this district, and intends erecting a large mill. FEILDING, August 21.

A handsome monument of Sydney freestone is now in course of erection in the Square. It bears the inscription—“To the memory of those brave men from this district who, obeying the call of duty, sacrificed their lives in the cause of their Empire in the Boer war-” Inscriptions on the other sides are—“ Duty to God and Empire,” also the initials “E.R.” and “V.R.” CHRISTCHURCH, August 23. The trooper of the Sixth Contingent who was arrested last night on a charge of stealing jewellery proved that he bought it from a man now in gaol, and was discharged. ASHBURTON, August 24. At a meeting of the Ashburton branch of the Farmers’ Union on Saturday, Mr G. W. Ueadley, president of the North Canterbury branoh, and vice-president of the Colonial Conference, stated that the union had been twitted with being a party organisation got up to oust the present Government. He gave the statement a il.it denial. There was not a word of truth in it. There was nothing in the policy of the union which aimed at that. It did not matter what party a candidate supported if he supported the union’s platform. TIAIARU, August 21.

A cable from Durban advises the death there® (cause not stated) of Air W. Alendelson, solicitor, of Temuka, formerly well-known as a New Zealand athlete at Cambridge University. lie went to South Africa a few months ago. Five and twenty started in the Handicap Cycle Race from Timaru to Temuka, a distance of twelve miles. The winner was a telegraph hoy named Wiggs, his time being 33min 27sec. The time taken by the scratch man, Connell, was 31min 32sec. TIAIARU, August 22. The Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association has had a good year. The balance - sheet to be presented at the annual meeting shows the net profits for the year to be £12.305, besides £ll4B brought forward. The dilrectors will propose a dividend of 8 per cent, on capital, bonuses of 6 per cent, on purchases, and 6 per cent, on salaries. £ISOO to be added to the reserve, and the balance brought forward.

The Harbour Board, at its meeting to-

day, expressed a strong opinion that the Union Company neglects Timaru by failing to allow its intercolonial boats to call nere, the result being that farmers and millers' lose the Australian markets, as transhipment does not pay. It was resolved to ask the company to send these boats regularly, and it was suggested tnat in the event of non-compliance the services of opposition boats be sought. A considerable amount of correspondence was read regarding the railing of frozen meat from Timaru to Lyttelton. The chairman of the Board protested against the practice as being unnecessary and detrimental to the port. He pointed out that vessels drawing up to 22ft of water can be accommodated at the port in all weathers, and they are always given quick despatch.

TIAIARU, August 23. At a meeting of the Farmers’ Union to-day it was resolved to make a levy of Is per member to assist in defraying the cost of defending a case brought by the Waimate Labour Union against threshing-mill owners. The annual subscription was fixed at 3s. It was resolved to make an energetic canvass of the district to secure as many members as possible. The meeting was a small one, and regret was expressed at the apathy shown by farmers. DUNEDIN, August 21. At a meeting of the City and Suburban School Committees’ Conference, a motion was passed that this conference urges the Government as soon as possible to make education free from tlie primary school to the university. It was also resolved to urge the city and suburban members to support legislation dealing with a superannuation scheme for school teachers. By six votes to three the Charitable Aid Board decided not to register the female refuge under tile Factory Act, thus throwing the onus of closing the refuge on the Government, as the ladies who have conducted it are not likely to continue if forced to comply with the provisions of the Act as to rate of wages, etc.

The voting papers in connection with the plebiscite of Dunedin and district on the question of Bible reading in schools are now being distributed, one being left at every house. At the inquest this morning on Francis Robert Shearer, who died from injuries received on the head in a stable of the New Zealand Express Company, the jury returned a verdict that death was accidentally caused by a kick from a horse

The premises of Air Wilkinson, chemist, in George street, were entered yesterday afternoon between 3.20 and 6.15 o’clock. The manager, on returning, found the whole place ransacked. Jewellery to the value of ten guineas was taken, in addition to money (amount unknown) and fancy goods.

DUNEDIN, August 22. Air James V. Alaitland, for many years Commissioner of Crown Lands in Otago, died this evening, after a prolonged illness.

A case came before the Compensation Court, in which Mrs McGinnis, a widow, ister of Mines for the pollution of the Fraser river, and £4OO for prospective damage by declaring the river a sludge channel. The Court awarded £9O, and as King, Pilkington and AlacShane.