TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10289, 21 February 1895, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

(Pbh United Peess Association.)

Auckland, February 20,

Mr Hesketh has received a. communication from his Wellington agents stating that the Attorney-general has definitely refused to issue his fiat to test tha validity in the Supreme Court of the Gazette notice declaring Saturday to be the half-holiday. Mr Hesketh Btates that this action is without precedent.

The prices received at the wool sales held at the Wool Exchange this morning showed a depreciation of from to £d Dn the prices at the last sale in January. There was a large attendance, but the bidding was lees spirited than U3ual.

J. C. Kankin. brought up on remand on a charge oE having forged the signature of Tariwai in November lost at Kaikoho to an advance note on the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, was remanded to Kawakawa.

The Devonport Ferry Company have declared a dividend cf 10 per cent.

Nothing is yet known in Auckland as to the removal of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's headquarters to Wellington. The removal has been under consideration for some time but nothing is yet determined.

Wellington, February 20. A Chinega missionary. Thomas Chang Luke by name, is now in Wellington on a proselytising mission. He became a Christian 12 years ago, and has laboured in Victoria for the last five years on behalf of the Presbyterian Church. The Agricultural and Pastoral Association has had a, successful year. It began with an overdraft of £211, and now has a credit balance of £87, besides which £60 was Bpent on improvements. The guarantee notes given by members of committee to cover bank advance will be returned. It is stated that in consequence of tfee removal of the headquarters of the N.Z.L. and M.A. Company to Wellington several leading firms in Auckland have resolved to open branches in Wellington for the convenience o£ their clients. Invehcargiix, February 20. An inquest was opened to-day on the body of a female infant found on the beach of tha eshuary on Sunday. The medical evidence was. to the effect that the child had lived 21 hours, was fully developed, and was dead when put into the water. There was a mark round the> neck as if some soft material had been tightly wound round it, and death was caused by suffocation. The inquest was adjourned for a week.