NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 2746, 18 February 1896, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Press Association, THE DEMAND FOE LAND. Auckland, February 17. Only a few of the agricultural sections at Opuriao remain open for application. For some of these applications were received on Saturday, and allotment made to-day. THE DAIRY INDUSTRY IN NEW ZEALAND. Invercargill, February 17. The Capo Agricultural Commissioners, who have finished their tour through tho Colony, leave by steamer for Melbourne tomorrow. In an interview, they said that they were most favourably impressed with the dairying industry as carried on in New Zealand, as a good line to take up at the Cape. Dairy eattlo are, however, not there in sufficient numbers, and it would ho necessary to augment tho stock considerably before going into tho industry on a large scale. THE CHRISTCHURCH POISONING CASE. Christchurch, February 17. The Grand Jury have returned no bill in the case of Alexander Monand, charged with administering poison. A MAN KILLED. Christchurch, February 17. A young man named Sydney Herbert PhUpott while erecting a windmill at North Loburn on Saturday evening, fell a distance of 15 feet and fractured his skull. He died the same evening. THE HALF-HOLIDAY LAW. Christchurch. February 17.

At the Magistrate’s Court, a fruiterer aud confectioner, who also sold pot plants and Maori kits, was charged with keeping his shop open on Thursday afternoon. Tha defence was that the articles to which exception was taken wore not exposed for sale on the halt-holiday. Mr Beotham ruled that as the articles in question were evidently part of tho defendant’s business, as ho sold them throughout tho week, aud as ha could not thus claim to be carrying on exclusively a fruiterer’s or confectioner's business, ho had no right to bo open on the half-holi-day.

Auckland, February 17. . At a meeting of the council of tho National Association (Auckland section), letters were road from tha Wellington and Napier section with reference to a conference of New Zealand delegates in regard to an affiliation scheme for the. Australasian colonies. The subject was again remitted to the Political Committee. A satisfactory report for the past year was submitted regarding Liberty, tho organ of tho Association. It was decided to send -a congratulatory telegram to the Canterbury section with reference to tho result of tho Christchurch election.

A boy named Pipor, who wont to tho Oddfellows’ Premier picnic at Motutapu on Saturday, is missing., There wore 8000 people at the picnic. At a meeting of tho Liberal Association, a resolution was passed unanimously urging upon the Government the desirability of taking up the fire insurance business. The funeral of tho jockey Hammond, killed at the Hawora races, took place yesterday, and was largely attended. About 40 wreaths were placed on tho grave. Tho Mount Albert ball has been destroyed by firei Insurance —.£200,, Standard office. Dunedin, February 17. At the inquest on C. 11. Maoalistor, an inmate of the Ashburn, Hall Asylum who committed suicide, the jury returned a verdict that deceased killed himself by cutting his throat while of unsound mind. Tho foreman stated that tho jury considered all reasonable precautions were taken to prevent such an event. The jury also mado a suggestion, but not as a rider, that attendants in charge of dangerous cases be not allowed to have knives iu their possession, and that tho institution be placed in telephonic communication with the medical officer. CnaisTcuuncH, February 17. At the complimentary benefit race mooting tendered by tho Christchurch Cycling Club in connection with the international meeting.the Five-milo Scratch Test Eace was won by W. Martin (America), A. W. Harris being second, and H. J. Pithor third. Martin also won the One-mile Scratch Teat Eace and the One-mile Open Handicap. At the Supreme Court to-day, Benjamin Hale, on remand from last session, was charged under the Bankruptcy Act with having failed to keep proper books of account, and was found guilty. His Honor said there was no presumption of fraud, and as the question would Como up when Halo sought his discharge from bankruptcy, the case would be met by binding accused in his own recognizances of £3O to oomo up for sentence when called upon. Emile Buskisson, alias "German Charlie,” was sentenced to-day to a term of three years for breaking and entering. Dr DeEenzie pleaded not guilty to-day to the charge of assaulting E. D. Thomas, chairman of the Hospital Board. Tho case had not concluded when tho Court adjourned.