TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13250, 5 April 1905, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

(Per United Press Association.! AUCKLAND, April 4. While Constable Finlayson was arresting a man this evening the ucoiiicd offered resistance, and the constable had to call on tho-o who had gathered round for assistant. One of the number named Neil il'Lcan responded, and while lie was assisting another man rushed ill and kicked him <111 tlio face, inflicting a nasty wound just al>ovo one of his eyes. Of tlio first issuo of £100,000 of tlio loan of £400,000 authorised for Auekhind Harbour improvements. 319 debentures, representing £32,900, have liccn taken up at par. The board lias not been hurrying the matter at all, there being no immediate, need fur tlio remainder of the money. It is anticipated that there will bo 110 difficulty in getting tile. whole of the debentures taken up.

PALMEUSTON NORTH, April 5. Tho butter and cheese entries for the winter show in June, which c'osed to-night, are: Butter 77, cheese 54. This is a considerable advancc on fjrevious years, and the competition is more widely distributed -each factory being allowed only a single entry.

WELLINGTON, April 4. An application for leave to disoenso with personal service of a respondent in a divorce ease was made to Mr Justice Cooler sitting in chambers. His Honor remarked that there had lately jrown up in New Zealand and New South Wales a laxity in these. mat-til's that, would not be Merat-ed in England. One or two eo-es had come within hi? knowledge wherein orders dispensing with nersonnl service bed boon made, and subsequent events had shown thai the sHghtc'jt reasonable inquiries would have diKeio-'od the whereabouts of the peonle concerned. His Honor would insistupon adeouafe' proof being broueht before orders dispensing with personal service would bo tranled—proof upon which the court enuld fairly assume that reasonable inoiiirios and fa-rcb bad Iwn made.

Tim Public Works Tlr:pnrl.ment received the follou-intr tenders for kelsnmiping. etc.. work at Iho Huncdin Law Courts: — Accosted. R. £2H. TMin»dT). Seoit £2H. 8. F. Abitm SSSft. A. Lews (executors of) £295. A. Gillies £330.

omiisTCFumi. Ahi 4, Th? Customs authorities hem h.-ild that flic Shinping .md Seamen's Art of la=tfej.sion is do I vn.fc 111 fo-r? r.s it li'i'; I'P'vi wGebiimed !>v flip Governor. T' is anticipated |J<it )•»< first eWltiral and sleam lju'f at t.lio Trnmwav lVarn' r . powerhouse "'ill he eon up and ready fov working in a Forf'^Mit. Tito estimate of £$000 n." 1 !»r» dninaQe done io one rond in t-lio. eily l-v heavy traction r-nnino tr.'iflie is exp'uinpd lo rover flip tlamsr"! in nil 91rc"! r : from the same cause and by all users of fraction engines.