TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8756, 19 March 1890, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Feb United Fbkss Association.) Auckland, March 18. A priv.-i.te letter received from Johannesburg states that business there at present is very dull. Tho water supply is wretched, and in wet weather the water is the colour of blood owhp to red clay washing into tbu rivers. There are 150 cast's of typhoid at the present lame and inflammation ot the luugs is very prevalent caused by the fr<quent dust storms rfhoii"h the writer is earning from £0 to £10 as~a com-' positor ho intends to leave the country in a f uw inontha. In his statement before the official assignee P- 1 Si < V* n! >a"CtiOne?ri bank™Pt. stated that '" 18iV 4 k'3 b";' ntss molded him an ineomn of h c °™?, 2o, to t £3P >F wek.but about (ha nvddle of lStii the busitifisa suddenly began to collapse through a panic in land, and it has gone from bad to worse ever si.cc. H o had turned his attention to furniture celling, which pro-od a failurs from (.he. first. The debtor's liability amounted to XA!S7 in excess of the security, and his total assets were £135.

Tho Auckland R.M., Dr Gil. s, is about to proceed to tho West Coast to hold ar. inquiry on beaalt of the Government. His place will bo filled by Mr H. S, Wardell, U.M., of Wellington.

Wellington, March IS. Three dulcgc.rra from tho union formed by the operatives s'.ill in the Woollen Company's mill waited to-night upon the mayor of I'etoi'ie, who is mediating in tho (ii(liculty,'and intimated in the course of t,he interview that they would be quite willing to amalgamate with the outside union (that uml-.t tho federated trades), so that all hands have an equal voice iv framing the new constitution. They stipulate, however, that no demands for concessions be mado until the other big factories—Koslyn, Mosgicl, Ksiapoi, and Aslibiu-ton—Rro identified with the union movement. Only tho approval of the directors of the company now seems necessary in order to eusura » settlement of th'j difficulty.

: Uokitika, March 18 At the Suprs-me Omirt to-day ihc. .-wild ii'ry brought i:, ,i true b; )l iv tins cr^of Ja:,i(;s Allru in the Kouffyii yoli! stealing cam. 'Hhr-. r/mrb sat up to 10 o'clock to-night. The case will probably last two or three days.

A „„.«, r v C" Dlstchuucii, March 18. ceivcTrchil y committee appointed to reto daST Ir ? U JfiuSl was held Pl"co yon An il con<*°™ti°» will take cerv^-,s were Ift i' f^ h°, ■•w»»B»n>enbi for tbe X \ f re, I?. ft ln t!)e hflnda of the Cathedral uthcminnH fT d-eCMetl t0 »>o!d a public wbich tW, h 1° f° f "owine Tuesday, April 29, to hh.ited Th °f ',,Other den°minationß ,wi! be he cvJ-niri ??fc "'''to^ mcJtiog in ™wln ni ,' Gh ad(lressos will ba presented and the new bishop will reply. ,

Th« tj 1 a l;, Oamaih;-, March 18. wore ac^ / ' Uer{ and Ga"iso» Ballds SretZf Rfireaf "ception tonight on vucir return from tho exhibition content Larsc bandl with Wr° WrSfc'M"urpre 3 entedthe vfctorv Tl £' lvM, cu P honour of their marcn^l f "v 3 cbeeMd the band as they Sehall 6 EtrCetS on t^ir progress to