TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Volume 13694, Issue 13694, 10 September 1906, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

(Pin United Press Association.)

SIHATFOUD, September 8. A meeting was held here Just night tinder tne auspices of the Farmers' Union to consider the establishment of the jinx-growing industry in tho district. It was decided to urge the farmers to -plant was to Jnnds with Hax, and to approach the Department of Agriculturo with a view to obtaining assistance of a fibre expert later on to deliver lecturer.

PALXIERSTON X., September 8. At (lie Supreme Court this morning Jolm Wlielan cut no up for sentence (i!i a ehitrgc of assaulting Patrick Aslio at Awahuri on August 5. The Chief Justice said that ho <liJ not know what to do with tho prisoner. He would not grant probation, .and could lioHmpcffl a heavy .sentence without depriving prisoner of tho chgncu of obtaining a pension. After pointing out tho seriousness of the oft'enee, his Honor said that he would deal rather leniently with Whelan, '.nd sentenced him to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

lVfiLLIXG'l'tiX. September 8. The Cabinet has d«ci<l«l that tho costof holding a cadet, camp at Christchurch is moro than it feels justified in incurring. The proposal .has therefore been abun<kme<l.

September 9. The Ellison Picture (,'cuit v. which had its baggage left behind r route from Polmevsioj: to Wellington is .suing flu? 'tVcllington-Manawntu Railway Company for £120 damages, owing to tho company being unable to bold a matinee as lulvoitised. Til? case atitnla as part heard. Captain Andrew Clark died this morning at his residence, Newtown, aged 7? years. For many years ho was in the employ of the Albion Shipping Company, of Glasgow,

and ho brought out several vessels lo New /-eultocl. We was mnto of the l'latUUv, wliich Wa3 the first immigrant vessel (o wLir '' Al "' kl! ""l in 1872, lie M illod in en<lr^'T',! 1 " w°i r i' Z0 yoilrs ,m * ils tlm employ of iK, Wellington (ia;i Company. A profissinriul inaii lianwd Micliael Him- ""•> liod in Hospital Deeded wns 70 y «« Ilg?> a .; d i, ; , w „, e limo !)nJ been in a feeble (.hilo of health. J-IO was ii (|iiali/i«i mc<li«il practitioner, \U'°. a '' 0110 l ini-e practised principally in tlm "airarapa, district, round about Oreytowii I-™,- for a groat many dvini-'incT " U Vi<,, ' Ul ° f licrd Plimkot yesterday opened flip Mutual exhibition of (.lie New Zealand Academy of ITiuc Arts. l)r W. Fell (prrddent), referring tt> the prospects of si permanent art Rolls-ry, paid the Academy Council had about £500 wonh of piehires .slowed "«■?}'• Il Imd al-o ft-nl £300 to England, winch w,k being expended in tlie purchase of piclures. It was expected a permanent, giillory would lo opened soon after Christmas. Tbo Governor said tho results achieved by tbo academy were wonderful, since art was not supported as it should l>e. Ho appealed to cultured people' for moro help.. ,®'f Joseph Ward opened Iho new municipal buildings at Pctone 011 .Saturday afternoon.

OIIRISTCUURUIL September 8. -tne Canterbury Grocers' Industrial Union' of Employers, at a meeting last I'upht, resolved—'"That this union enters ils strongest protest against iho sweeping and unjustiliable remarks by tlio member for Avon in "o House of Representatives, that the reiail trade is guilty of the practice of giving short weight. It considers such a. stntejl'™' absolutely untrue, and that tbo Uirjstcburch relud trade is conducted in an honest, straightforward manner." A cony of this resolution is to bo forwarded to the Hon. ,1. M'Cio\va:i and all Canlcrlnirv members. A privato house was burglariously entered lliis morning while tbo occupants were away, and jewellery lo the value of £6 was stolen. A man alleged to bo the author of tin: burglary wa3 arrested this afternoon.