TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4208, 17 November 1900, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC.

PEESS ASSOCIATION. CimrSTOHUPCH, November 16. The Canterbury Chamber of Commerce has approved the action of the Wellington Chamber in urgingthe Government to provide a fortnightly mail service to ney, connecting with the Brindisi mail : and also decided to communicate with the Government on the subject. Invitations to the coining congress of Chambers of Commerce were extended to include all members of the different chambers. It was decided to ask the Harbour Boards at Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington, Napier and the Bluff to state who is responsible at their ports for the opening of packages ordered by the Customs officials to be opened. At the Magistrate’s Court, Lillie Long was again charged with having wilfully ill-treated Chas. Long, aged twelve years. Inspector Ellison said the re-hcaring had been applied for because the boys had shown suchmioria terror of being sentback to their step-mother. The Bench said that further evidence had thrown an entirely new light on the case. There was no doubt that accused had been guilty of gross cruelty to Charles Long, and she would be sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment. The Christchurch branch of the Aroal-

gamated Society of Railway Servants unanimously passed the ; following motion at the quarterly meeting: "That in the opinion of this meeting weekly or fortnightly payment of wages would be more in the interest of employees than the present system of paying four-weekly/’ _ At a meeting of the Band Contest Commit--1 tee Mr F. M. Wallace was elected judge ■ for the contest to be held at the Exhibition during Christmas week. At a meeting of the committee of the 1 New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association to make arrangements for the champion- , ship meeting next month, it was decided ■ to communicate with Stanley Rowley, the 1 Australian champion, inviting him to com- • pete at the meeting. The secretary was I instructed to whether M. M. Roseingrave, the famous Irish athlete, s can visit Christchurch in time to com-

pete. At the Supreme Court John Harland was convicted of indecent assault and sentenced to twelve mouths' imprisoment with hard labour. Tims. Grogan, and Roderick Mclsaacs were acquitted on a charge of assault and robberv at Springfield. INVERCARGILL, November 16. Frederick George Morgan, Registrar of Deeds here for 21 years, died to-day, after a few hours' illness, aged 74. He was an ardent advocate of home industries, holding that women should return to the dpmestio work—spinning, weaving, etc. — of pre-machinery times. He held peculiar views also on the cross-breeding of animals. On the first-mentioned subject he had-written several pamphlets. CM MARTI,' November 16. At the show to-day the attendance was a record one. The cup tor light horses was won bv Mr J. O’Brien, and that for draughts by Mr TV. Gardiner; Messrs Mitchell Bros, and J. S. Holmes being bis opponents. The champion nor&d was Mr TVm. Gardiner's Sandy Erekine. ' and the champion mare Messrs Mitchell Bros.’ Queen.