TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8793, 1 May 1890, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Pee United Fbkss Association.)

Auckland, April 30.

In a letter acknowledging the receipt of subscriptions from Auckland to the Irish evicted tenants' fund, Mr Kennedy, M.P, states that New Zealand has shown that she knows how to reconcile the most completa loyalty and patriotism with a hearty spirit of helpfulness towards the persecuted and suffering, and an intense sympathy with those struggling to obtain that measure of freedom which she herself so soberly and worthily enjoys. There is promise of keen competition on the Auckland-Thames trade, and in addition to the two steamers now running it is said a new vessel will be built.

The Governor left by the 9.30 train this morning for Licbfield, where he will have a day's shooting and then proceed to Tamuri, Taupo, Tarawera, Mohaka, Napier, nnd Wellington overland. The Countess leaves shortly for Wellington in the Hinemoa.

Sir Waltsr pud Lady Bullir, who were passengers from Sydney by tho Mararoa last night, proceed on to Wellington to-MiOTlOVl','o^'

Wellington, April 30. Tho Early Closing Association have requested their delegates to the Trade and Labour Council to broach the subject of payment of wages on other days than Saturdays, and suggest that Mondays would bo preferable.

The new volunteer regulations, drawn up as suggested in the report of General Edwards, are in a forward state, and will be presented to Parliament for approval. The regulations provide for increased capitation on simiiar lines to those adopted in Australia, and if Parliament approves of them the Government only propose to bring the change on gradually. The navals and two senior rifle companies in each centre will be first enrolled under the new regulations. The Hon. T. Fergus left by the Penguin for the South this afternoon. He goes as far as Duuediu, but will be away only a few days, as a meeting of the full Cabinet takes place early next week.

At a meeting of hotel proprietors and others this evening the proposed increase in the price of beef and mutton by butchers from to-morrow was discussed, and a committee appointed to report on the question of establishing a cooperative butchery for the public protection.

The Sweating Commissioners from each centre assembled this evening to discuss the report to be presented to the Government. The draft report drawn up by Mr Fulton was discussed for a time, and further consideration postponed until to-morrow evening, when it is expected to be finally adopted.

GiiEYJiouTn, April 30.

The Coalpit Heath mine at Bruunerton has been accidentally flooded, and it will be several days before work is resumed.

CnnisTcnunon, April 30.

At Lyttelfcon to-day, before Mr Richmond Beetham, 8.M., Edwin Orpin, Frederick Charles Page, and George Menzies, seamen, were committed for trial on a charge of rolling down the hill a stone which caused the explosion at Lyttelton gasworks. The damage done cost £144. Accused said the stone was dislodged by Page sitting down against it with a jerk. Several witnesses stated that considerable force must have been used to dislodge the stone, which weighed over Ocwt, from tho place whence it had been removed. On examining the hill it was found that other stones had been dislodged and rolled down in various places.

The carriers have joined the cabmen in boycotting (ha railway station till Constable Kelly is removed. The Tramway Company ran several trams daily to the station yesterday and to-day, but has agreed not to run more than three as required by agreement with the City Council. The traffic manager offers to limit Kelly's duties to the station premises, so that he shall have nothing to do with the adjacent cabstand on the Town Belt, but the cabmen still decline the offer.

The butchers to-night decided to raise the price of meat, in consequence of the high prices of fat stock.

• The directors of tho Kaiapoi Clothing Factory have written to the Tailors' Union stating that if the company adhere to the union rules as to the number of apprentices in proportion to workers, the union has no right to direct in what manner or by what means their trade is taught them; that experienced pressers cauuot be obtained in this district who can earn the wages fixed by the log (5s per week) as a miniuiutu for this class of work. Tha company are willing to pay all improvers on piece work at log rates, so that they may be paid by results, if the union will suspend the rule " that all such men must serve three years before being entitled to piece work." They are quite prepared to pay full log rates to competent presaers if the union am furnish such to replace the 15 improvers now working iv tho factory, who must be discharged to comply with the union's conditions. So soon as button hands are sufficiently settled tho log rates will be paid. This will take effect from May 1.

Invkecargill, April 30. This eveuing a cottage iv town, owned by A. Weir and occupied by Samuel B. Denuistou, carpenter, formerly of Auckland, was burnt down. The insurance on the houso is not ascertainable. There was none on the furniture, the greater part of which was destroyed, Tho firo originated ih a bedroom to which the kitchen fire had jnst been transferred.

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—A. man named Marriano Rodriguez was found recently on an island off Patagonia, where he had lived alone, having been shipwrecked in;188O. Stories of women's ages m-ouM be less frequent a thfy were cau-fiil to ivtsin Uie uarly colour mid nUiaeMVuiMs i.l' their trtssea by tisiiif; Mra S. A, AllMa W..rl.l's Ui.ii- Westurer. " L'J

—In IS:.;) (here were about iIO.OOO acres of fruit, trees growing in Great, Britain; now there are 211,000 acres.

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