TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 8562, 17 August 1904, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON. August 16. The result of Saturday's football match was transmitted to London, via the Pacific cable, iru three minutes. The quantities and values of tile various lines of produce exported from the colony last month were :—Butter, 1483cwt, valued at £6694; cheese, 1070cwt, £2056 ; beef, 20.505cwt, £26,751; mutton, 164,166 carcases, £113,412; 836cwt legs pieces, £1519; lamb, 132,087 carcases, £75,958; wheat, 114,122 bushels, £16,197; oats, 282,387 bushels, £22,703; potatoes, 889 tons, £1976. DUNEDIN. August 16. The hearing of tho. shearers' dispute before the Arbitration Court was concluded to-day. The President indicated that the Court would give its award as early as possible; he could not say definitely wlx-n, but it would be in time for the forthcoming season. A settlement of the differences between tho Waipori Falls Electric Power Company and the Taicri County Council has been practically arrived at. The Company has passed a resolution! confirming the agreement- with the county, and the County CVnmc'.l is to meet to confirm the- agreement arrived at by the chairman, engineer and solicitors. When these formalities are completed the objections of the Taieri County Council to the Bill before Parliament will be removed. The only sale on the Exchange to-day was of Golden Bun shares at 255. CHRISTOHURCH. August 16. J. Quintan, who was thrown by Mr.ccissin in the Grand National Steeplechase to-day, received severe internal injuries. He was operated on this evening at the hospital, where he lies in a precarieus condition R Amott, who fell with Plain Tom in the Enfield Steeplechase, had his collarbone broken'. The New Zealand Boxing A.->yjeiai' n has received 25 entries for the New Zealand championships to the held on Friday and Saturday. AUCKLAND. August 16. At- the afternoon's meeting of the H;rbor Board the Finance, and Legal Committee recommended that the solicitors be instructed to prepare a loan bill for the present session -of Parliament, empowering them to borrow £400,000 for harbor works in connection with the scheme of kst meeting. £340,000 for completing tho Calliope dock and equipment, and £60,000 for contingencies in connection with these undertakings. Im regard to the Hospital dispute Dr Neill has not resigned from the honorary staff, he having, as he states, not been asked by letter to do so. He states that ' he intends to ask the Board to re-open tho matter in order to allow him to call rebutting evidence, which, he says, he had no opportunity of doing on Monday evening- .