TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 9730, 6 January 1908, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Psa I'kkss Association.) WELLINGTON. •* JnilunTy o. Frederick* Hodncy, who was employed on the steamer Hiinitangi, wis discovered u ii boarding house early this morning,, \ui ' a severe wound in his throat and n iloodstained razor in his hand. It is not cmsidered ttiVit the wound will bo fatal. During the past 50 years New ,/e.ila n I has exported 18.218.678 minces of go Id valued at £71.528,978 Jbe returns lor the last rear 6 how ft decrease of 00.0.vj ounces, valued at £240,414, « <'"'»'""•' with the figures for 1906, he totals tor the two years being! onuics value<l at £2.027.490; 1906--56.>.84j oumS.. valued at £2,270,904. The la*, mouth's export was 45,839 ounces, viiiiieil at £181.749, as compared Willi .h.imj ounces, valued at £208,980 in Decern'cr. 1906.

DUNKIHN. Jnunary i). The I'nion Company's new; steamer now building on the Clyde will bo named Ibe Makourli, which practically means all r. .1. The new vessel is intended for tlie \ a.ieouver trade, ami will be 45011 long. A special meeting of the Woollen Menu facturers' Association will be held al Christchurch to-morrow night re the pay incut of women and boys under the intones Act. Last year the mill-owncre ...,- jected to paying Hie hands tor a lull w«c> whether working or not. Mr boott, »■"•■ tarv of the Association, will leave lm Cliristchurcb to-morrow to attend tue meeting. , ... . , .. , , The Dnnedin Labor I moil has <l< eel* .1 to write all similar local bodies as to the desirability of holding a iiinntoly conference with a view to increasing the membeivshop of the various unions, and e I ) combining the members of unions mai" strongly for the purpose of fctreiigllic.i.n: the Political Lalwr League.

CIIIUSTCIII'HCir. January i,. Another effort is being made to inllucupublic opinion in favor of the Munii; palitv purchasing the present site o; the Hank' of New Zealand, in older to we!, n the intersection of four streets r.i tn • centre of the city. A meeting of cilcvn; has been tailed for tonight, although i !<•- paveis have already reluscd oiiiv to sail tio'n the purchase, and the bank have m.i " that time considerably raised the | ' formerly .isked for the property. The ' Christmas holidays have pa,.;,c.l without any tramway accnlents, with U." exception of the killing of a horse. Fiftvoiie births have been regisleien in Christchurch during the last two days o: 1907, constituting a rocoid for the olln-. the average being eight per day. There was a welcome change in tl ■■ wvatlieis yesterday, and slight Mmwe • fell, but a heavy soaking is needed.

AICKI-AND. .1111111.-IIV ('. The llnvcriiiu-.Mit steamer ll.iuenu'.i iturned last evening from her visit In ihReminders, where she landed a pail> '< slienlU-tS i'l-l'lll N'eW Zealand, wllo Hie I , remain nn the island I'm- twelve month . The nicmhers of lli<- scientilu- party we • landed .-it the various depots, winch w-i • found inlaet. hut were overliauled am, where necessary, the contents lenewcn. Tlieie were great quantities of fruil. |'i;i: eipaliv oranges-, growing, m,t '" I' l " 1 '" 1 where it would Ik' almost iinpossillc t , ship them. No wiockage was seen at an.. of the islands culled at.

Anion..: (he passengers liy the M.ikol.i from Sydney wiw T. Midgjcy Taylm. in well-known drainage engineer, who Ir jmif from London to 1 oport upon 11 - prchensivc drainage scheme for the Ci.y of Auckland and suhnrhs. Mr Taylor is accompanied by his wife. After ful.illing his agreement with the Auckland City Council lie proposes to visit the v.-p-ioii> places of interest ill New Zealand. Sneaking with regard to the trend of sanitary matters at. 'Home, Mr Taylor .stated that a groat advance ha.s hern made, csjm--iaiiy during the past few years. Ciintitnu-.l -\- pcriuiontti were heing made thai wmil ! e; 1 - ahle the authorities at llnuie to iivi'iei'i,their diHiculties with certainty. -.-, il very lag schemes \.ere at present » ill■ -i in hand or in conleinpl.it ion, includii: ; 1 :ie for tin- complete drainage of l,eed., ,:i ,1 eo-t of £1.500,000. The method t . . r adopteil was chemical treatment, Inline 1 .1 hy liaeteria treatment, which was the 111 ,i| up-to-date known to science. London \ 1. putting in a sewer one foot in diainelir to hring its system up to reipiireineuls, a.nl the 'authorities theie were eontciniil .1 ig liaeteria treatiuenl- at least they \ve;e , pcrinientiiie with il.

TAIHAI'K. January (i. A innn n.iined Arthur Tlmiiujik, employ d mi a farm al (Hiiilii, I'liinniilli'il r>t■ i■ t« !■ ■ . y i.ulling his throat with a mzor.

KKILDINC. January d. During last year buildings, valued ,:l £26.00U, were creeled or raiiini™, .-.I :n tin: Borough of Fciiding, included in these being ;i fine two-storey building in brick for the Hank of New' Zealand, i n ! a two-stou'ved brick building I'm (.;.• Fciiding Technical School. A man named Robert Henderson v ;.s dr;:wiicd vestd-day while bathing it I '•" mouth of the H.angitikcL River, the body whs recovered to-day.

Kl/i'JIAM, Janiniw (.. Mr 0. V. Wake hn.s annniniei'd him- ■'•' as a (ioveriuiK'Ht candidate for the Kgin n, electorate. He stood for I'alca, in win '" the Kginnnt diMrict war, iucor|x>ratcd, a* an Independent, ,-it I lie la.sl election. Il is expected that there will be a plural I . of candidates for the new heat.

xiasox, January 6. High southerly winds, coupled wiih «'r.weather, are doing damage lo Hie crop" and fruit, and rain is wanti-d. The hop crop is likely to U' light, .and :it least • inhundred acres loss in .in. cultivation. A bush lire has dune considerable danr•• e to standing Imtdi al lSelgrove. Wakclicld. Several, shops, including ironmon.gi -re. and ]\'iinters began, the New Year by closing oi Saturday altcrnoons, in.sloa<l <if Wnlic,. davs.

WKSTl'Oin'. •liiniiiirv n Mr.- All' Siniili. drowned in Ihe '|<„|i ; . Ilivcr al liuinKahua .luiiilion on S;.li' day, was the wife of a well-known can!. dealer. She was bathing willi two nnu ; i lailics and walked out. inlo (he Vh.-ili w water. Inn slipped over a ledg<. "of m. k into eight feet of water, and \--.s drowned.

lILCI.T-'. Jauiiiiiv r, Arrived—Moeraki, from llinieiliii ;' \\ n rimoo, from Melbourne.