TELEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14211, 12 May 1908, Page 5

TELEGRAMS

(Pisr Unites Piiess Association) AUCKLAND, May 9. Two men, who were interrupted loading scrap-iron belonging to a Faku'ranga resident, abandoned the ho.ac, cart, and contents, and fled in tho direction of Auckland. The horse and cart, which were presumably stolen, are now in tho possession of Die police. n c May 11. On Saturday afternoon two men named Scarborough and Johnston were arrested by Detectives Cox and Skinner in Auckland on a charge of being concerned in tho matter. The Aeon, which arrived yesterday from Sydney, has on board £100,000 worth of specie for San Francisco.

STRATFORD, May 9. A meeting, hold at Stratford, convened by the National Dairy Association, decided to recommend all butter factories to ship by the next Homo stoanicr at least 20 per cent, of tho butter then in store, and to continue shipments as may seem desirable.

A , NAPIER, Mav 11. At the Magistrate's Court to-day Mr M'Carthy, ] S.M., ordered a man who was charged with being an habitual drunkard to be detained in Pahotoa Inebriates' Homo (Auckland) for two years.

WELLINGTON, May 9. An old man named Michael H.ig<rins, was sentenced by Mr Riddell, S.M." to throo months' hard labour on a charge of being an idle and disorderly person and begging alms. It was said that £6 or £7 was missed from a house shortly after Higgins had been there begging, m, •„, . Ma 5' 11. three Chinese were to-dav fined £25 ench for selling pakapoo tickets.

TIMARU, May 9. The Tomuka branch of tho Farm Labourers' Union passed a resolution last night direct-in* the attention of the Minister of Labour to the fact that tho larme-rs| U J! ,km were endeavouring to get tho Arbitration Act so amended as to exelude farm labourers from its bene,*:). Tho i arm Labourers' Union protests against tins, and claimed that farm labourers have M good a right as others to tho award of the Arbitration Court.

.. ~ .. QHMBTCHUBOH, Mav 11. At tho Magistrate's Court to-day Charles J3ryenton was charged with stealing £14 irom Michael O'Brien, at Halsvrell. Ohief Detective Chrystall stated that the accused had been employed at the Telegraph Departments camp, and while there took th» amount stated. The accused stated that, if £iven an opportimity ho would rofutfl the money, and the Magistrate remanded mm till to-morrow morning for the probation officer's report. A man named James Ward was found lying on the river bank on Saturday night suffering from an overdose qf chlorodvne. Ho was taken to the police station by a constable on the assumption that he was drunk, but later iie was removed to the Uospilal, where t.lw attendant had to keep him moving all night lest he should tall asleep. Yesterday he was better. This morning lie was charged at tho Magistrate's Court with bavins: attempted to commit suicide, and on the application of tho police lie was remanded to May 16. A woman was caught red-handed to-day desecrating a grave by stealing ribbons attached to wreaths and flowers recently placed on the grave. She was promptly arrested, and will appear at the court tomorrow.