TELEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10580, 29 January 1896, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

(Per United Pbess Association.) Auckland, January 28. At the Police Court William Learn with, of Queen, etreet, ple&ded guilty to breaches iof the Shops, and Shop Assistants Act. jMr Ferguson, inspector, said he found j that the girls employed by, accused worked |on alternate days 10 and M- boars* and on Saturdays 16 hoars. Mr Ndrteoffc, S.M., lined defendant 5s on each charge and co»ts (£Ala). ■ ■.:■, ■ ■ "• j The Hon. A. J. Cidman, Minister for Mines and Railways, arrived at Huntly yesterday ; from To Aroua. Mr Rouayne, general manager of railways, accompanied him from Te Arotm, and cama oq to Auckland. Mr Cadman , addresses bis constituent*! at Hnntly to-night. IHe will remain several days in the Waikato i district, as be intends to look into the sugar bset question. . . ! A Maori named Rero ha? been committed for j trial on a charge, of forging an endorsement on a cheque at Moqgoriui." It is alleged the cheque in question .was stolen, from a mail bag which accused was carrying. Other charges of stealing letters from the,mail bags will be preferred. . Wei/lington, January 28. An auction sale of city and suburban properties, under instructions from the Realisation Board of the B»uk of New ZeaUnd Ertates -> Company, was held tn.diy. None of the city properties reached. the reserve figure, and consequently they were all passed in, but in some instances private offers we likely to be accepted. Thy suburban lota mot-with a ready sale. Mr Arthur B.1 <h Rhodes has joined the Colonial Board, of Directors of the New Zealand Shipping Company.'

AVaimate, January 28. With the view of organising the whole.of the station hands of this colony, the general secretary of the New Zealand Workers' Union has been instructed to compile a directory containing the varioui jheep stations from Auckland to the Blnff. . • .

1 Invkrcahgili., January 28. A fire broke out shortly after midnight in the Temple Chambers, J3sk street. Mr W. Smith's (printer) plant was damaged to the extent of about £600. It was insured in the South Britiih for £425, and in the Standard for £420. W. Hall's ironmongery stock was. seriously damaged by fire and water. Mr Hall's stock was insured for £1000 in the Commercial Union, and for £500 in the New Zealand. His losb amounts to over £1000. The building was insured for £2500, but the damage to it does not amount to more than £300.