TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10361, 16 May 1895, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

'(Fee United Pbess Association.) Auckland, Maiy 15.: At a meeting of the Women's Liberal League, Seld last night, a resolution approving of old age .pensions was carried, and also one approving of the scheme of th 9 Canterbury Progres- j sive Liberal Association. Mrs Hendre read a j paper on the projected colonial scale of payment of teachers, pointing out the inequalities ! and injustice to female teachers which would result if this aoale weis adopted. A motion in favour of equalising salaries was unanimously carried. At a meeting of the Women's Political League a resolution was passed requesting the Government to pass legislation of such;a character as would place both sexes on an equality as regards breaches of the marriage bond and divorce, and also to increase tlae power of the police in dealing with the social evil and honses of illfame Both commissioners (Messrs R. P. Ponnefather and J. E. Fowler) sat here yesterday to 1 take evidence re the cyanide proceas., The evidence of two witnesses was taken-—namely, that of Mr Gorrie.(of the firm of Upton and Co.), who gave evidence on plaintifi's side with regard to the sale in 1887, before the date of the patent, of a book entitled " Simple Tests for Minerals," by Joseph Campbell; and Mr Green (manager of the Cassel Gold Extracting Com- I pany), who was examined on behalf of the def en- , dant company, and who stated the amount of bullion that had been recovered by the cyauide process during the last 15 months. Unless any Hpecial evidence on either side presents itielf the proceedings will be'closed and the commissioners will leave en route for Queensland, where several witnesses on. that side will be examined. '. John Moore, a gumdigger, was found dead in a whare behind Mangawhare. He had been pretty sober for the last two year 3. A verdict i of "Death from an overdose of chlorodyne". j was returned. The Hon. Sir P. Buckley left for the south to-day. Christchurch, May 15. James Alexander, residing at St. Albans, died | suddenly from heart dieease this morning. An information for embezzlement has been laid by Mr Greville, Government auditor, against J. Heard, the city rate collector. An alleged shortage of £194- has been discovered in the accounts. y> The examination of the books is Dot yet completed.