TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXI, Issue 8830, 10 July 1905, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(Pes Press Association.) DUNEDIN. July 9. William Donaldson, 24 years of age, was accidentally shot on Saturday near Seacliff by his brother Thomas. They were rabbit-shooting, and Thomas was loading his gun, when it accidentally went off, William receiving the charge in tip. back. Assistance was procured, but the unfortunate man only lived about an hour and a half. He was a casual laborer on the railway. The chemical warehouse of Taine and Co. was broken into on Saturday night, and the safe blown open by dynamite, and some money taken. The amount secured is not known, but it is not more than £9. The place was a good deal knocked about by the explosion.

CHRISTCHURCH. July 8. A married W&man named Mrs Quinton, a resident of Linwood, attempted to commit suicide this morning by cutting her throat. She was taken to the hospital, and is in a serious condition. July 9. The annual Orange church parade was held this afternoon in the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. The parade was rather poorly attended, scarcely 100 Orangemen taking part. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. C. Martin. A serious disturbance occurred in the centre of the city last night, the result of which is that 10 men holding respectable positions were arrested on charges of obstructing or assaulting the police or inciting others to do so. The row commenced when a constable was arresting a man on a charge of drunkenness and obscene language. The crowd interfered, and knocked the constable down, and a riot followed. About 20 police officers Were quickly on the scene, and several arrests were made. Some of the prisoners were taken into a, butcher's shop, but a crowd numbering 2000 to 3000 stormed the shop and assaulted the constables and detectives with legs of mutton and lupips of beef. The disturbance , wa£ quelled by about half-pagt nine, but a large crowd remained in the vicinity till midnight. A similar affair on a smaller scale occurred about a fortnight ago.

TIMARU. July 8. A well-attended and thoroughly representative meeting of South Canterbury teachers was held here to-day, when Mr W. Davidson, of Dunedin, a member of the executive of the New Zealand Educational Institute, gave an explanation of the superannuation scheme as recommended by the recent conference at Wellington. Mr Davidson most lucidly set out the main features of the scheme, and answered a great number of questions put by those present. A resolution was passed unanimously—"That the teachers of South Canterbury, here assembled, record their appreciation of the educational progress made in the colony during the past few years, especially as regards the adoption of a colonial scale of salaries, that- they approve of recommendations of the recent conference on superannuation, and respectfully urge upon the Government the desirability of placing upon the Statute Book this session a Bill embodying these recommendations." A copy of this resolution is to be forwarded to the Minister of Education and to the South Canterbury M.H.R.'s.

BLENHEIM. July 9. In connection with the New Zealand egg-laying competition, during the week just- ended, 1510 eggs were laid, the average being increased to 15 l-sth eggs _ per pen. Only three pens have not yet joined in. For first place H. Lexer's white Leghorns (from Levin) and F. Brooks' ditto (from Australia) are a tie with a grand aggregate of 241, the former having laid 29 during the week and the.latter 10. The buff Orpingtons of .G. Mooridae (Blenheim), with" 29 for the week, and an aggregate of 182, have passed Jonathan Hogson's white Leghorns into third place. The teachers' winter school at Blenheim was closed after a very successful week. It was attended by practically all the teachers in Marlborough. Among the lecturers were Mr HoEcben (Inspector-Gene-ral), Mr Isaacs (technical instructor), and Mr Strong, M.A. (of Wanganui).

GISBORNE. July 9. 'The lighter Tawera (oil eneine) was returing from the Talune at 5.30 p. 111., having taken in tow. the lighter Titi. The T.awefa was forced on to a shallow bank of sand near the groyne at the river entrance. The towline became taut, and the Tawera was swung round, and soon both boats were in difficulties. The Tawera, after bumping against- the_ groyne, ran well upon the beach. The Titi was secured and anchored in sheltered water. The damage fif any) to the Tawera is not ascertainable. All hands are safe. The last launch did not go out of the river with passengers. The Talune has been detained until morning.