INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8292, 22 September 1903, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

♦ By Telegraph. I'kb I'hbhb Association. WELLINGTON. September 21. With a view to providing an additional' attraction at the spring or summer nieelhifr, of the Wellington Racing Chili, the pivsident of the Club cabled on Saturday to Mr G. G-. Stead at Sydney : "Owners agreeable to start Achilles in £SOO sweepstake, with £SOO added by Wellington Racing Club, ami 100 guinea cup, at Wellington on October 23rd. or January 22, one mile and a quarter, weight for age, provideu Ibex and Cruciform are starters. If you can arrange Mr G. G. Stead, also invite. Wakeful, Abundance, Treadmill, and Wairiki." Xo reply was received from Mr Steau, who left ,Nydnay on Saturday night. September 22. The Wellington Licensing Committee am unable to see their way to reconsider their decision that all hotels shall, close at 10 o'clock. The following cablegram lias been sent (n Sir H. Campbell-lianncrnian. Ny Mr Kowldi; and other members :-—"Scudon's Chamberlain resolution rushed through without nut ire at a Monday sitting. Many members absent. Some opposed. Others present spoke against. Declined to vote.'' Lopez fi. fWilkcs, employed in the, iKilticntion Department, and formerly .secretary to the hospital trustees, who'liaet been ill some days, cut his throat with a. razor this nioriiing, and is dead. DUNEDIN. •Scpleuilxr 22. The Duncdin registry for domestic servants' offices are sending a strong protect to Mr Millar, M.H.R., for presentation lo Parliament against the Government proposal to transfer the Wellington ollkv to Dunedin under the patronage of the Labor Department. The petitioner* claim that it, is unjust on the part of the Government to tax. them and then run an opposition business. The Master Builders' Association opened their conference this morning. The most important subject to be dealt with is tho conditions of contract. The president, Jlr Holland (Auckland), gave an opening address, and referred to the necessity of combination. He indicated tliat they would have to discuss the labor legislation, which, in his opinion, had gone far enough, and lie affirmed that there was no necessity for more inspectors as far as the building trade was concerned, and as to preference of Labor no good tradesman needed it". Ho affirmed that the best tradesmen did not belong to the unions and would not join them. The, labor laws caused an increase in the cost of material and wages. The test of the Arbitration Act would come when a reaction set in. NELSON. September 22. An exhibition billiard match laM. nijrM between Stevenson, ox-champion of Midland, and a local player, a thousand tm, seven hundred points being given to the local player, was won by Ste\vm:'ii. Though not in his best form, and with a new top to his cue, Stevenson gave a brilliant display, making breaks of 87, 25, 10. 130, and 53. The local player's hi|, r li.rt break was 22. He played steadily, and took advantage of occasional lap'-'.s ly Stevenson. Heavy rain to-day has caused n flrxvl <>" the low-lying portions of the town. New of the storm water pipes in lhe> cnlvertoburst, and the water entered the ba>:n:'.i,ts of the shops and lintels of Hardy stivrt and the vicinity. At- the railway slalimi " :I t v siderablei damage was done. The >■!;' ' li were closed for the day. as the ■.•jlXi'-" were unable to travel through th ■ w.'-t. being almost waist dee]). The rail. ':>■ >'■■*" abating. INVERCARGILL. Sople-,iNv? ; -- George Dempster, juiu\. was to-d.'.v '■■'<'' £SO and costs for selling liquor v.r.'iln :'•' Mn:anra no-license area. The def.n, ■• v--" f ' that the liquor was purchased for "/•','"''' to Dempster, who was leaving the ciM'-' l ' and that he made no profit. Th.' Mr."';tr.Vc, Mr M'Carthv, said lie had in; ■''"';' ration in saying that the dff-.-ixiny. ■ ' - ; ; dencc was an insult to tlu> intvlligei.''! '' a magistrate, and would not impo,.-- <-u ;'|'' credulity of a six standard t-< Archibald Fotheringh.im, whose '■•"■ l)M , r the Woodlands Hotel was refused ,-i' *r' annual meeting of tho Awanta hl\\>->"•[ Committee, p'eaded guilty to selling i;, l'' f and was fined £25 and costs. NAPIER. ' Septemb-r a. The Cricket Association have apno;!'-'' 1 Arthur Fen ton, a Sydney ground leiwhr. coach for the ensuing season. HAWGRA. ,„ September & The Egmont Racing Club have aeni'i'J a tender at- £3460 for the erection of a n" grand stand and offices, j lie sta!;e> i' l ' been increased by £BS. BLUFF. „, Seni»mhfr 22Arrived—Victoria, ifrom Melbourne ,v 8.15 a.m. TIMARU. „ W. At "the Court this morning John V'%s lin, bookmaker, of Dunrdin, wn« ""'.f v .*' f U cm a charge of having uwd ir '„"'- c< , language-on thfc Timaru racecourse, - > of appral wan given.