TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11395, 12 April 1899, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

(Per United Pkess Association.)

AUCKLAND," April 11.

On Sunday night an attempt to. burn down the Wade Agricultural Hall was frustrated. The fire ; was discovered in the back part of the hall. The. burning material proved to be. straw saturated with kerosene. The floor of the, platform and part of the _ walls inside were similarly treated. The fire was extinguished. The Governor of the Society Islands, M. Gallet, left for Sydney by the Waihpra. Frederick West was fined £2 15s, or one week's imprisonment, for evading payment of passage money on the Mararoa,, from Sydney. . .

An inquest on John Wrannall, wlfo committed suicide at Point Chevalier, a verdict of temporary insanity was returned-

Jeremiah Driscoll has been committed for trial on a charge of stealing a totalisator ticket for £3 6s.

Twelve additional men are to be sent to work on the North Island Trunk railway. .. .. ...

WELLINGTON, April 11.. • The Victoria College' makes a start on Monday. The council 'have,decided to appoint a. lecturer on political economy, in addition to the subjects for. which professors have been obtained, and passed resolutions once more urging their claim to a suitable' site for a building—Mount Cook by preference.

The directors of the Feitding' Gas Company pay a dividend.of 4..per cent., and carry forward £34.

The Hutt County Council have resolved that if the Government decide to administer the Dairy Act it should bear the expense in connection with it. . . .

The conference of dairy graders met tins mcrning. It was attended by five graders and Mr Ruddick, the Government expert. The only question for discussion is a uniform system of grading for .the colony.

Carmichacl and Son's tender for the Bank of New Zealand premises has' been accepted. The amount is £22,310.

A lad named Victor Hughes, who .went out shooting at Karori on Sunday, and was missing for some time, has turned up safely.