TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 8583, 10 September 1904, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(Pkk Pkkss Association.) WELLINGTON. September 9. Tho number of men. now employed on Government roads and railways is 3'l-12, comprising 2151 under tho Public Works ■Department and 1291 under the Department of Roads. A lire broke out in the kerosene stores on the outskirts of the city about 10.30 hist night, and the stores of the Colonial Oil Company, Johnston and Co., and Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. wore completely destroyed. Apparently the outbreak occurred in Kempthorno's, which was between the other two stores, and all three were a mass of ilamos when tho brigades arrived, large quantities of kerosene stored feeding the flames and preventing all chances of extinguishing them. All the brigade could do was to save the adjoining stores of Briscoe and Co. Tho loss will run into several thousands. September 10. Tho match between Otago and Wellington to-day will decide the possession of tho Ranfurly Shield, as Taranaki, who had sent in a challenge, find themselves unable to get a, team together. Later particulars of tho firo show that the Colonial Oil Company's and Kempthorne, Prosser's buildings were completely destroyed, and will suffer total loss, but Johnston's was only partly destroyed. Tho Colonial Oil Company hod in a stock of some 8000 cases of kerosene, benzine, etc., and suffers total loss, neither stock or building being insured. Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co. are local agents. Messrs Kempthorne, Prosser and Co. wcro insured for £32,000, made up as follows : Stock—in bulk store— in the Alliance office for £1750, Royal Exchange £9OO, Standard £250; Building—Royal Exchange office £ICO. Dangerous goods store —Stock £125, building £75, both in tho Liverpool and Globe. Johnston and Co.'s premises and stock, the Litter consisting mainly of hard goods, was only partly destroyed. They wcro insurnd for £4700 in the London and Lancashire office, £2OO of tho amount being on the building. Tho loss will not bo known until the stock sheets have been examined. AUCKLAND. September 9. Before Mr J3loomfiold, S.M., this morning, Thomas Bergen do Wolfe, master of the Northern Steamship Company's steamer Pacroa, was charged with failing to enter into an agreement with a seaman shipped on the night of August 4. :Mr S. Mays, who prosecuted, said Captain do Wolfe neglected to place tho name of a sailor on tho articles when he shipped him at the last moment. The man took two trips without being placed on tho articles. Captain do Wolfe admitted the omission, but said he trusted to his first officer to enter tlic mime, as he was ill at tho time. It was tho captain's first breach of the law, and ho was fined 10s and costs. Mr 1). A. Budge, who is now on a tour of the colonies in the interests of tho Y.M.C.A. movement, arrived in Auckland to-day from the south. Mr Budge will remain in town until tho middle of next week. He will then probably pay a visit to Rotorua, and will leave for San Francisco by the next mail boat. This afternoon Mr Budge held a conference, with a number of business men at the Chamber of Commerce rooms for the purpose of explaining" tho commercial aspect of tho Y.M.C.A. movement. He gave an address in the Y.M.C.A. rooms in the evening. As a result of the nautical inquiry into the wreck of tho barque Saragossa at Manaia tho Court suspended the captain's certificate for three months and ordered him to pay tho costs of the inquiry. PALMERSTON NORTH. September 9. James Dodds, late of Pahncrston North, now of Ormondville, was committed to stand his trial at the Supremo Court at iPalmerston North, on a charge of bigamy. It is alleged that ho went through the form of marriage with 'Emma Sebright, formerly of Woodville, while his wife, Solina Dodds, was still living. WAIROA. September 10. Tho Waikaremoana coach team took fright near Ohuka. The driver (Harry ■Sibley) held on until jolted off, being badly bruised and sustaining a broken arm and leg. There were no passengers. Tho horses and coach wont over tho bridge into the creek, the coach being smashed to pieces. The horses freed themselves, but have not yet been found. FEILDING. September 10. At the Police Osurt yesterday, three men named J. C. Robinson, William Lowe, and L. Hartley were charged with attempting to sot fir© to Zander's Hotel stables on the morning of tho Ist Soplcmbcr. Tho taking of evidence occupied the greater part of the day. Accused was committed for trial This firo was discovered an hour before the outbreak which destroyed Hook's Hotel.