Yesterday’s Telegrams.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 8132, 16 January 1895, Page 1

Yesterday’s Telegrams.

(By Telegraph.) AUCKLAND, January 15. Katherine Rogers, a dressmaker, was fined 30s and costs £2l3s for breaches of the Factories Act, Several other informations were ivithdrawri. Hone Heke, M.H.R., addressed the Arawas at the offices of the National .'Association before they left for Rotorua> bn the work of the past session of the Assembly, and the native land legislation. A vote of thanks was passed. In the case of the young man Joseph Buchanan, . charged with abduction, counsel applied that defendant might be dealt with under the First Offenders Probation Act. Mr Northproft, S.M., said that he would have no right to sit on the bench as a magistrate. He would reserve his decision till to-morrow.

WELLINGTON, January 15. Major Sommerville has recommended: to the Council of the New Zealand Rifle Association that prizes for possibles be added to the association’s programme, for next year’s,meeting. He, suggests: that the amounts should* be 200 yards £2, 300 yards £3, 500 yards £2, 600 yards £3, 700 yards £4. He also proposes with a view of Securing greater competition in the teams match, to reduce 1 the entry money from £6 to £4. At the final reading of stations,the Rev. J. Sharp was appointed to Timaru; Rev. J. Olphert to Ashburton; Rev; WHarris to Geraldine; and Rev. J. Glover to Waimate and Oamaru, 1 The annual report of the Wellington Gas Company recommends the. payment of a dividend of sper cent., making 10 per cent for. the. year, : £2,000 written off the plant, and £1791 carried forward. The net price of gas for light-, ing is now reduced to 6s 3d per 1000 cubic feet. _ ", , T ~ The Wellington Trust and Loan Com-: pany have declared a dividend of 4 per cent, making 8 per cenL for the year. The profit for the year, including The balance brought forward, was £10,164, of which £IOOO was placed to reserve, and, £1064 was carried forward, , , A man named Richard Apps was to-: day fined 20s and costs for applying the brake to a passenger carriage while the •train was coming, down Rimutaka summit. The Magistrate, after admonish-, ing defendant, said that it fortunate for him that the authorities did not desire to press for a'severe penalty, A number of deaths -have occurred, among the Maoris at Akura pah, neai Masterton, and it is reported that an epidemic of typhoid fever has broken but. , , The Rev. Mr Van Stayeren has been re-elected chairman of the Benevolent Institution.

The .Hon, J. G. Ward, Colpnial Treasurer, proceeds to England shortly with the unanimous approval of his colleagues, who have deputed him to attend to matters of an important character affecting the welfare of the colony. He has also been appointed to represent the colony at the Intercolonial Postal Conference which sits' at Hobart on Ist February, and he has further been empowered by the Cabinet to meet the Premiers of the Australian colonies, who will be assembled at Hobart, to formulate and , discuss. proposals for reciprocity. Mr : "Ward Will : return to the colony aboufithe fniddle of May, and during his absence his various departments will be admihisteied’ by his colleagues. Departmental Treasury matters will be dealt, with ;by the Premier; while the Hoh. Mr McKenzie will conduct the Government, insurance, public trust, advances to settlers and industries and; commerce departments ; the Hon. Mr Reeves will direct the Customs and Marine Department; and the Hon. Mr Cadman the Post and Telegraph Department. Sir Patrick Buckley will relieve the Hon. Mr Cadman of the control of the Government printing office. Mr Ward will go Home byway of Suez. DUNEDIN, January 15. At the Police Court Robert Wilson, a young man, charged with, serious lai> rikinism at Morgan’s bath, Frederick Street, was sentenced to : two mdhths’ imprisonment. Accused, when intoxicated, had seized a boy aged 5 years and thrown him into the water at a depth of four feet 3 and left, him there, and-but for the timely assistance of bystanders the: boy would probably have been drowned. J o seph Kennedy and 'Andrew Kennedy, for. obstructing Constable Hogan while arresting; the previous accused, were each sentenced to' one month’s imprisonment. , The conference of delegates from the c ity and suburban .councils convened in terms o f the Shops'and Shop Assistants Act, for the settlement, of a day upon which the weekly "half-holiday shajl be observed was held to-night. It' was moved that Thursday be the day selected, but an amendment fixing Wednesday was accepted and carried unanimously. Saturday was not even suggested. ..INVERCARGILL, January 15. A water-spout: at Parrawa; near Kingston, bored a great hole in the face of the mountain, carrying trees, rocks and clay in its train. When it reached the flat country it. spread.out and covered a portion of Gibson’s farm with debris, and also covered, the railway line and; filled the creeks leading into the Mataura river. A rabbiter was caught in the tail of. the storm and covered wlth.red clay. The. sun. was sh ining,. brightly t al few .minutes before.