TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXI, Issue 8832, 12 July 1905, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(l'r.K l'nuss .WorlATtON.i WELLINGTON. July 12. The pakapoo oasei, whieh were to have nunc before the Appeal Court have I withdrawn. 1 )U N Kl >IN. jniy nr.

The Police Commission sal this morning, and intimated that ilt. r hearing Inspector O'Brien's evidence lliev would visit hoium of the places entered. Itolieii A. Weston presented himself to give evidence an In the laxity of the police in the perrormiuiee of their duties. Anni- M'Donnott also said she had complaints to make. Botli were told to attend on Friday. limpoetor O'Brien, who was oNaiuincd at, length, said the first he heard ot the recent police tlicttfi was from Detective Herbert. Pressed by the Commission for an opinion iih to wliother the supervision ot the street duty wie* sullieiont, witness said lie thought (bat in eaeli of the lour centres I here should ho two sergeants on duty at night, instead of one. or perhaps a suli inspector and one sergeant to see that the constables wore doing their dulv honestly. He did not, believe that t he* keys left at the polieo station were improperly used. The railway station at W'ailali was broken into and Hie sale dynamited during' the night. A sum of U2I Its in cash wan taken, JC3O 15s ill postal notes, and lon ill stamps. A light trap ami horse were used, similar to those used ill the Mosgiol luirg lary. The scow Folio, which arrived last night from Kaipara, reports thai. Andrew (trey, one of the crew, fell overboard in it heavy sea when 50 miles from Kaipara. Captain Olson hove to, and put out a boat., but all efforts to find Grey were unsuccessful, The boat was almost smashed lielore returning. Deceased, who was Ho years of age, was unmarried and a native id Aiiekland.

eimiKTciirncii. July 1«. __ Yesterday Arllnir Chapman, in;cil 'A~i, accidentally shot hiiusclt dead while hareshooling at Olinkii swamp. Tlio molor * 1111 h which has been running between (*n 111' 'i 1 r.i I Square and tin' rail wnv station for 11) niniithn covered 1.5.000 miles in flint time. ami carried 80,000 pas seiieers. II is n«»\v riuiuiun I u-( wci-n ('hristchurell nud 11 ji t:irtiii 1, nliil riving proof of Hie great usefullicss (if motor liases for suburban tintlic.*

The schooner Valeon on her Inst trip from Lvl tell oil to llaveloek ivetvil, when out at sea. Hi,'it the entire supply of Cornell beef had been r.tolcn from her harness cask, and row bud to go on short, rations. Similar thefts have been common lately. Arbor T)»y was not celebrated by much planting in this district. Tlii' Rnuniora Tlorniiuh Council proposes to establish municipal gasworks. The Christohurch Domain Hoard will have a valuable asset in the gravel deposits ill North Pari;. Tt is estimated that thev arc worth £IOOO.

At tho inquest, held lit Kaiapni to day on Chapman, the jnrV returned a verdict, flint bin death wits cmused by a gunshot (incident.illy sushi inert.

AI T CKLANT). Inly 12. Tho Board of Kdncation in <1 inctinHina proposal lo make the election of B<vird« on a Parliamentary franchise. 11 was resolved to ask the Premier lo delay Ilx> lvliic.ilion Amoiulmnti(, Act till 1-lni opinion of .'ill the Boards iu tho colony ban been obtained.

ll.\\vi:KA. July IX. The Awnluna Post Ollice was burnt down on Monday evening. Most of tho letters and I iovernnicul properly were saved. The owner of the .store attached to the post olliee (Mr Kisher) is a heavy loser.