TELEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10397, 27 June 1895, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

(Peb United Puess Association.) ■■ \ Auckland, June 26. •• ■Walter Buchanan, b^ker, for a breach of the Factory Act. in employing boys over hours, plesded guilty, and wa3 fined on three charges a total in fins* and coste of £8 2s. At a me&tirig of volunteers a resolution was passed regretting th« proposed withdrawal of the Guvernnitnt grsut and concession's for mci tings ol the New Zealand Rifl« AssociattOD, and urging representations to' the Assembly to prevent their withdraw?.], and recommending a' special gr»nt for the mde^itig at Osrua.ru in 1896 at which Au6traHaii representatives will be present. ' " ' '--.■' ■■'•' ■ . | George Cfuickshank, of Te Awamufcu, a < brother of (he late D. B. Cruicksbanks, died | 6uddenly of heart disease." ' | ' Wellington, June^^'26. ■ A deputation, representing sawniillew, waitedon the Minister for KaUways and urged » reduction in the rates for tbe carriage of whits piue by rail. They pointed out that there was a good demand for taat class of timber in Australia, but tha present^ prices and freight only le!t3a per 100 ft; at the mill, which was insufficient for working expenses. . They-suggested a veduefcion of 7d per iOOi't. Tho Minister promised to give the matter full consideration,, but couidnot promise, that the rate »3fced for would, bs giveu effeci; to. 1 .'.',;.... . " : A southerly gale prevails. ■ No damage is reported, bub the movements of; the shipping are interfered with. ~:■'.■

' • GHfeisTCHURCH, June 26. j At the sitting of the .Hospital Commission this morning the commissioner said .--he'had; receivsd a letter irom ; Dr ; H(»con. The letter j drew attention.to th« fact thab it had bseni sworn before the commissioner; in open court, j th'it a delirious: patient had bean assaulted. Dr j Hacon asked the coinmissicmer to at once do j bis duty and order an information to be laid | and have the matter cleared up in the-Magis- j trate's Court, jln his cross-examiuafcion, ; Dr .j Murray Aynsley, house:gucgeon of tha hospital; stated that he considered that th.c requireiuents of the ccee had been mefr by a caur.ion to,the atteuddpt to be. more careful itv future. The attendant had, ife appeared, bten, nearly killed by the delirious patieat; shortly before. • ;' S nith- west, rwv still continues. ' Most of the rivers ara iv; fl ; )O(J, l bn6 no damagtii has been reported. ' There has. bsen a heavy snowfall ia the back country. ■■•:'■ .-:■.:.-.• ■■: