TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10263, 22 January 1895, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

(P«n United Fnuss Association.)

Auckland, January 21,

David Gl.iwk, who left for the Wairarapa on Saturday with a diver in the Nautilus, returned early this morning. Tho diver went down, but found the wreck entirely broken up. He came back to town, as nothing could be recovered.

A man named James Grainger haa been arrested on a charge of alleged perjury in connection with the Bowden assault case.

_ W/-.LLINOTON, January 21. To-morrow, being Anniversary Day, will be observed as a close holiday. In addition to the first day's rasing of tho Wellington Rieing Club's Summer meeting and the championship yachting regatta, the Irieadi? societies hold a gab, di;y on tho Banin Uiwerve and thn Wairwupa Kin's Association holds its annual meeting at Grcytotvn. There are also a number of minor fixtures. There is at present avery appearance of a fine day, but if the light southerly wind continues it will not be satisfactory for the large yachts.

Nelson, January 21. At a meeting of the Friendly Societies' Vigilance Committee, which represents the Foresters, Oddfellows, RijciißbHes, and Druid*, the circular of the Federated Seamen's Union and tho reply oi the Union Company's Benefit Society were considered, when the following resolution was adopted unanimously :—" That the fiieudly societies io. Nelson do not see their way to support the Federated Scanifcu'd Union in patilioninj; the Legislative Council of New Zealand to abolish thu Union Steam Ship Company's Mutual and othor private benefit societies, and that they are of opinion that the Union Steam Ship Mutual Benefit Society and other private societies should be registered in Kccordanoe with the Friendly Societies Act."

Curistciidhch, January 21. Tho Temple of Truth, the meeting place of the Students of Truth, was submitted to auction to-day and sold for £3050 to Mr A. B. Worthington, who holds a lease for 21 yeara from August 1592.

At a meeting of tha Brass Bands Association a long discussion took place regarding the dispute arising out of the recent Invercargill contest. No definite information ni received from the Oniest Committee, and it was recolved to recommead the bands interested to take steps to tsat the matfcfer.

The North Canterbury Charitable Aid Board statistics of expenditure for the month of December show that the institution relief cost £235 10s, and the outdoor relief to 4-54 cases (comprising 1430 persout.) cost £536 13s 3d. The maintenance of destitute children and aged and infirm persons boarded out, and relief to the unemployed, &c. bring the total up to £330 Is Id.