TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12420, 1 August 1902, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

(Per United Press AssooiATrox.) ' AUCKLAND, July 31. During last month (July) the Colonial Ammunition Company, manufactured and delivered to the, Now Zealand Government 550,000 rounds .303 ammunition for the use of tHo Defence- Forces, being at the rate of 6,500,000 rounds per annum. The commission appointed at the recent ' mootnip of the Anglican Diocesan Synod to ' make inquiry i n England and elsewhere as to thoso available for the office of Bishop and to report to the next synod the names ■ ami qualifications of thoso commended to them, have docided to cable to Bishop ■ Moorhouße, of Manchester, with a view to ] his sending out by early mail the names of , a few suitable clergymen who may be avail- ■■ able for tho position., A cable to this effect I was despatched, to-day.

- • ■ WAIHI, July 31. The ease, of A. J. Ross v. W. J. (Jeddis, claiming that defendant be finod £50 and deprived of oJRee as municipal councillor for voting in a matter in .which he was personally interested, was heard yesterday lho charge was that, being a member of the Waijn Borough Council, ho took part in a discussion ns to iilserting an advor. tisomont warning men' against coming to WaiJii for work, said advertisement being mserted in several- papers/ including the Observer, of which Mr Geddis is one of the proprietors. Tho second charge was of unlawfully voting. Both cases collapsed, ■In the first the witnesses for the prosecution contradicted ouch other, and the defendant was not called on for his defenco: tho second caw was dismissed after th" Mayor and Mr Geddis had been heard. U)stsi were given against the plaintiff, and' tno S.M. granted a certificate of dismissal on the merits of. the case. •

m, ■ , „ : • NAPIER, July 31. lie following-are tho insurances on the stock of Mr Williams (chemist), which was partially destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon .'-.Northern Company, £300; Eoyil> £500;. Imperii, £400;. South British, £200; Norwich Union, £200, ". „ pW-SrODTfi, July 31. ills Jixcellency the Governor this evening unveiled a bust of tho late Sir Harry Atkinson m the Council Chambers in tho presence iv ar SS Bathering of veterans and tho pubic. The Governor left to-night for Auckland. . WANGA.NUI, July 31. I'or the past two years tho Wanganui. Jiorongh Council has had under consideration various sohemos for augmenting the present water supply to tho •town, A few months ago Mr B. L. Mesteyer, of Wellington, was engaged to report on tho Okehe ! stream, over 15" miles from the town, as a source of supply, The report camo to hand on Tuesday, and to,night tho council, at a special meeting, decided to approve of tho scheme formulated by Mr Mesteyer. i nnnnnn °! tt " gravitation scheme to supply 1,000,000 gal per day is estimated at £50,000 exclusive- of the purchase of 1700 acres of land, from.which'the water is drained; A poll of'the ratepayers will be taken as to tho advisability of raising a loan of between £60,000' and £80,000, the exact sum to be determined, later on, »

PALMERSTON NORTH, July 31. At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce the retiring president (Mr M. Cohen) advocated a readjustment of the Customs duties so as to encourago tho importation of 'woollen- goods as against cotton goods, and so crefllo a bettor market for tho Now Zealand wool-grower. The chamber discussed the. question of State fire insurance, but did not come to any decision on the'matter. Mr MS. N. Barraud was elected president. At the meeting'Of'tho Colonial Executive of tho Farmers' .TJniqh, held at Palmerston North to-day, it was resolved that tho head offico be in Palnierston North, and Mr W. Hunter was appointed general secretary to the union and Mr A., E. .Russell general treasurer.

• MASTKRTON, July 31. At the annual'meeting of the Ma'sterton A. and P. Association iU balance sheet showed, a profit of '£354 on the year's opera-" tions after expending ovoy £600 on the grounds, Mr IY, Perry was re-elected president. ■ " ' '.• '" ■"■■'■

: • ■ •. Christchurch, jujy 31. AUiree-yeav-olil'jirl named f. J. Craddock, )md her shift fractured liy a roll of oilcloth Jailing, on ker.'.itie was killed instantaneously.., . . . '/

Tho' Southland Implement and Engineering Company of Invorcargi)} clumges hands to-day as Jar as flio implement 'department is concerned, the pnrchttjere boing Messrs Coopßr and Duncan (Limited), who intend shifting the factory to Christchureu. as being a better centre for distribution.