TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10359, 14 May 1895, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

(Feb United Pbess Aosociaation.) Auckland, May 13. John Jones, concerned in the Newton riot on Saturday night week, was fined £2 or a month for resisting Constable' Lowther ; for obscene language he was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and on a third.charge of assaulting a woman he received the option of a fine of 50s or one month, the sentences of imprisonment to run concurrently with each other and with the term accused was at present serving of two , months for being drunk and disorderly.

Napier, May-13. At the Police Court this morning Arthur Newman, a remittance:man,, chargsd with attempted suicide at the Provincial Hotel,: was ordered to pay costs and be bound over to keep the peace. The case excited considerable attention owing to Bamford, another remittance man, having died from excessive drinking in the samo hotel a few days ago.

Nelson, May 13. At a special meeting of the Management Committee of the NeLson District M.U'1.0.0.P., it was resolved, in reply to questions submitted by the Otago district—"That this meeting favours a uniform scale pf contributions and benefits, with a table of surrender values fort-he colony for all members joining subsequently. This would leave present members under the scales now in force, and the meeting is of opinion that by grouping districts as suggested by the actuary (Mr Leslie)"the difficulty re clearance of present members would be overcome. Tho meeting suggests Wellington for assembling a conference, and will send delegates."

CHBisTcmnicH, May 13. _ A scheme is being drawn up for the establishment of a volunteer rifle association.