TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13811, 26 January 1907, Page 9

TELEGRAMS.

(Pes United Pbesb Assooiatiok.)

AUCKLAND, January 25. Stanley Robert Hill was charged at the Police Court this morning with stealing a. bioycle, tho property of Frank Alfroy, Dunedin, and tcm remanded to anpoar at 'Dunedin.

Henry Edgecumbo, also charged with the theft of a bicycle, was romanded to Christchurch.

Iho Auckland butter export shipments for the past fortnight, together with tho quantity hold for freezing, owing to delay in transmitting to tho West of England porta total 12,388 boxes, or 309 tons, representing in valuo about £30,000. This shoira an increase on tho corresponding shipment of last year ol 63 tons, equal to between £6000 and £7000 in value.

Captain WJUis, of Christcilmroli, who, ea representative of tho London Salvage Association, has boon watching tho Ehnganiite treasure-seeking operations, arrived here today. He says the euceessful syndicate still has pormission to operate on tho wreck, ami no doubfc further efforts at salvage will bo made, with every prospect of success.

WELLINGTON, January 25. David Barrio, boardinghouso-keepcr, was fined £3 and oosteon a charge of sly RroKeolling, and £2 and costs (£3 Ito) for having, drawn beer from a cask without firet defacing tho stamp.

A poll of flio ratepayers of Wellington was taken today on the proposaj of the City Council to expend £160,000 in purchasing tho plant and business of the Eloctrio Lighting Syndicate, tho council's intention beine to conduct tho 'busmcts of suppliers of private lighting as a. munioipaJ enterprise. Only 651 ratepayers out of 8743 on the roll recorded their votes. The voting was as follows:—For tho proposal 413, against 258, majority for 175.

OHRISTCHUROH, January 25. Tito annual police returns fc/rOhrietehurch show thai tho nranber of crimes reported to the police during 1906 was 1379, as against 1618 during 1905.

ASHBURTON, January 25. A man who is employed at the wool sorting works is at present under treatment for anthrax.

INVEROARGILL, January 25. A third beor depot Ivas been opened just outside tlio Invercargill' 'boundary. It ie owned hy a Dunedin firm. Heavy rain fell during the night.