TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8209, 14 June 1888, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

{ . ~r—• ■ . [ {Pjsb United Frkss Association) ' Auckland, June 13. j A man named William Kobla was convictei ; before-Mr H, C. Baddeloy, at the Police Cour to-day, of playing the three-card trick atth< , Ellerelie races on Saturday last, and fined £5( E and costs, or three months' imprisonment mil E hard labour. ' > Tlie Auckland Rugby Union have decidec that the Auckland team of footballers shal leave on the Southern tour on the 19th or 20tl ' July. Matches are to be played at Napier Wellington, New Plymouth, Cbristchurch, and Dunedin, the trip occupying 23 days. > The Thames Drainage Board have agreed tc i a resolution that the Government be'requested to 6ecuio for the maintenance of tho big pump tho allocation of the gold duty within the drainage of the pump. •• • , 1 The Industrial Association have agreed to a I resoluti6n affirming that the tariff proposals of I tho Government are beneficial to the publio at largo, as they will assuredly develop new industries, assist those already existing, and give much needed employment to a largo number of men, women, aurl children. The association are also ■,' of opiuimi thai; unless local industries are protected, the great depression that now exists will

ntinue, and they have accorded a vote of tho anks to those members who have supported whi c Protective tariff now before the House. diti Hehi Rapehana was sentenced at the Supremo pro ourfc to 12 months' hard labour and 25 strokes me the cat, for indecent assault. anj Reference was made at the Police Court to- wa: ly to the promotion of Sergeant Pratt to the dej jik of sergeant-major, and he was congratu- bo ted by bench and bar. th( The steeplechasers Shillelagh, Artist, and rec [agnesia, are to be shipped to Napier to- am iorrow for the purpose of fulfilling their en- W< sgements at the Hawkes' Bay Jockey Club pen leeting. be Gisbobne, June 13. on Rakupa Keating, a very. old and imbecile i'r laori was burnt to death last uight in her stc rhare, near Qisbornc. I pr A cottage occupied by Mrs Washington,"-at he )rmond was burned down last night, and the pr raman was severely, burned about the head in co scaping. ta I of Hawbea, June 13. be In the District Court this morning the Rev. I u( J. Wilks, head schoolmaster at Maaaia, was I ot ined £10 and costs (£ll 14s) for assault and I ct >attery of E. Galliworth, commission agent, of I m Uanaia. The case was heard before District Ia! Judge Rawson, without a jury. I t< 18' Gbetmodth, June 13. : I tl A meeting of the unemployed was held at 1 Richardson to-day. A telegram was sent to Mr I £ Guinness, member for the district, asking him 11 to find out when the railway works were likely I v to be proceeded with. ■ It There has been a heavy"fresh in the river for U the last two days. The weather is still un- I r settled. 1 : Christchvrch, June 13. I f Thos. Henley was committed for trial this I \ afternoon on a charge of shooting at Peter I c Sinclair, on May 28, at Shand's track. . Patrick 1 Henley, his son, was committed on a charge of I i violent assault on the same occasion. Bail was I i refused for the older prisoner, but his son was p admitted to bail in two sureties of £75. 11 The funeral of Mrs Harper took place at the I ■ old Church of England Cemetery this afternoon, I ] and was attended by a large gathering of clergy I and laity. The Dean and Archdeacon Lingard I conducted the service. I The petition against the .totalisator was for- I warded to Mr Perceval, at Wellington, for pre- I sentation to the House. It bears 4000 signatures. I Timabo, June 13. I The mayor (Sir Moss Jonas) to-day presented I 15 guineas to the Timaru State School mci- I dental fund, and 10 guineas to the Roman I Catholic Schools. lie also gave the Jubilee I Committee a cheque for £26, the amount of I liability on the jubilee fountain. The latter is I to be unveiled on the 21st inst. by the mayor. I Bluff, June 13. I A much wanted Norwegian named Andrew I Frederickson, alias Peterson, was arrested here I this afternoon on board an oyster cutter by I Sergeant Nickle for forging and ntteringvarious I small cheques at Dunedin, Oatnaru, Lawrence, I ;and other places during last April. He will be senttolnvercargillto-morrow morning. .. ;