INTERCOLONIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11048, 28 February 1898, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. THE ATMOSPHERIC GAS COMPANY. ■ '' ,' . Sydney. February 26. j (Received February 2fi. at 9 a.m.) . J At a meeting of shareholders of the Atmos- | pberic Gas Company, the Hon." Mr Garrard (presiding) gave a 'history of the company up to the time of the diaappftaranca of Lee and Elliot, rill when the promoters had every cqnSdence.in the iona fides of the invention ' ancl inventors. He Hliased'that the absconded took away about LIBOO of the shareholder*' money. They, had s moral right to refurid about LSO to New Zealand. The meeting passed a irtotiou of confidence in the directors, and- authorised them to use the funds in''hand for brirjging back the absconders. It ■ was incidentally mentioned that there were at least two others against whom proceedings would probably be taken. It was decided that a syndicate ■of shareholders should take up one LI contributing share.'for each original share. v THKi FEDERAL CONVENTION. . Melboubne. February 26.. *. < (Received February 26, at 9 a.m.) ; The Federal Convention solved the railway i by appointing an inter-State Oom- ! misatoß to manage matters affecting railway andnver traffic."The question of the Federal Parliament taking over public debts' was occupying the attention of, the Convention when' it adjourned till Monday. ; " ; VTHE ARARAT MURDER February 27. (Received February 27, at 5 p.m.) At the inque.at in raspsct to the Ararat mastery a vet diet was returaad that MDonald had been murdered by some person or persons unknown. The maa whom the detectives supposed to be the author of the crime committed suicide by taking poison a few days »g°v.. ' -• ■ .-■';. "..''■ ■''.: '; .