TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 11297, 1 November 1889, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESa ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Oct. 31. A public subscription in aid of evicted Irish tenants was opened to-day, and by noon it had reached L 124. ; Professor Posnett, of Auckland University College, was asked to preside at the public meeting for the reception of the Irian delegates but declined on the grounds that whilst be sympathised with Irish demands bis position in this colony was non-political. i j latimation has been received by the Kauri Timber, Company that the cargo of timber sent to Glagow has been sold at 1 27s 6d. per 100 feet and .this is accompanied by an order for another shipment.' WELLINGTON, Oct. 31. As the cost of legal advice obtained by Land Boards has to be borne by Govern ment the latter have laid down a rule that in future their authority must first be obtained before the expense of consulting solicitors is incurred. The Wellington Board decided to obtain legal advice as to the powor of that body to allow one person to hold separate sections in one lease. An attempt was made this morning to burn down an unoccupied house in Pirie street, owned by Messrs G-. F. Richmond and J. Anderßon, and insured in the National office for Ll5O. When the fire was extinguished a large quantity of rags saturated with kerosene was found near one of the windows. At the annual meeting of delegates from the various Courts of the Order of Foresters in Wellington it was resolved — "Tbat a circular be forwarded to the various friendly societies requesting them to urge the Government not to make any alterations in the Friendly Societies Act regulating the rates of constitutions until a table of the expenses for this colony is first obtained." The officers of the French war vessel Saone paid a visit to the Defence Minister this afternoon. They explain that when first instructed to visit the N.Z. Exhibition they were informed that it would open in the first we^k in November, and having no late New Zealand files knew nothing to the contrary, and so made arrangements nccordin«ly. They state that as a con f«rence of all the Powers interested in the New Hebrides will shortly take place at Noumea they are compelled to return after a brief stay here. The cane for the proeecntion in the Omahu murder trial was elosad thia evening and the Court adjourned until tomorrow. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 31. A meeting of the Tailor^sses Union tonight decided that if the Kaiapoi Factory Company failed to comply with the Union's demand that they should employ noae but Union hands all the Union handß should be called out on strike on 24 hours' notice, expiring at 9 a.m. on Saturday'; weekly hands to give the necessary notice. DUNEDIN, Oct. 31. The first cakes of gold from Nonthorn weighing 453 ounces, were brought down last night by escort. The body of a newly-born female child was found in the Southern cemetery yesterday. The police this morning discovered that the child had been still-born, and tbat its parents bad taken the body to the cemetery for burial, and left it without informing the sexton. The Hon. T. Fergus intends inspecting the Otago, West Coast arid Thames gold' fields duriog the recess. The Exhibition Commissioners to-day decided to give four prizes for a band contest on March 14th and 15th aa follows: —First, LIOO ; second, L 45 ; third, L3O ; fourth, L2O. The building is now to be closed to all but exhibitors, workmen, and season ticket holders. A large consign ment of golden carp have arrived for the Fisheries Court from the Sand wich Islands. A box of green frogs hat also ( been received. At an inquiry into the conduct of Constable Walker, Inspector Weldon decided tbat he acted injudiciously in going into a woman's bouae without a warrant. A second charge of making improper proposals was found not proved, and the constable was reprimanded for bis offence and ordered to raturn to doty. The directors of the National Insurance Company in their annual report recommend a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent., leaving L 4278 to be carried forward. The profit for the year, added to the balance brought forward, gives a total of L 14,082 to deal with. There was an increase, in the premium income but the losses have been heavy. The Rev* Mr Sutherland, in an interview with the flon. T. Fergas to-day, brought under his notice the sudden discharge of eleven married men on the Wingatui section of the Ofcago Central railway. He said that no soouer had the Commissioners taken over the first section of the railway than the men were dismissed and young unmarried men substituted for them, Mr Fergus promis9i that full inquiry would be made into the circumstances of the case. Dr Yates, who arrived here in 1861, died to-day, Ho uras for 17 years house surgeon in the hospital, but the last few years of his life have been devoted to literature.