TELEGRAMS

Southland Times, Issue 13419, 2 April 1896, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

(Prat Press association).

UCKLAND, April 1

A deadlock arose to-day over the election of a chairman of the Education Board There not being a clear majority the out going chairman retains office. Four mem bers recorded a protest and walked out The question has been referred to bir Kobt, Stoat for his opinion on the casting vote ol the chairman

WELLINGTON, April 1

T. G. Thompson, commission agent, at tempted suicide this afternoon. He returned home the worse of drink, quarreled with his vife, and swallowed a large dose of opium in her presence. Remedies were applied, and he was removed to the hospital. The Advances to Settlers Board yesterday approved of loans to the amount of L15.480. Sir J. Hector has been elected a Fellow of Trinity College, London. A body, evidently that of a labouring man about 45 years of age, was found floating in the harbour this morning. The features were anrecognisable. At the Benevolent Trustees meeting a discussion took place on the Rev. Mr Evans' report. The chairman disclaimed the accusation, of want of inquiry into cases ; assistance was never granted without the strictest investigation. As to the charges of help being given to people who did not deserve it, there was not a Detter officer in New Zealand than their secretary. The other members all took the same view and said Mr Evans' report really amounted to nothing. It was merely a general essay on charitable aid.

PALMERSTON NORTH, April 1

At a banquet to Mr Pirani, M.H.R., Mr Hall- Jones, Minister of Public Works, Bpoke at length in defence of the policy and administration oC the Government, pointing oat that no government excepting Sir R. Stout's had attempted a measure of temperance reform till the Government accomplished ic. Instead of the administration of the Advances to Sattlers costing 145,000 a year,, as Captain Russell said, the actual amount was LSOOO, while a large balance of the loan was invested. The falling off in the rsilway revenue was very slight and the concessions to users very large. As to the increase of the debt large amounts were for local bodies loans, purchase of land for settlement, improved farm settlement, roading lands for settlement, and the purchase of native lands, over a million and a half acres of the latter having been purchased by the present Government at a cost of L350,000. He claimed that no addition to the public debt had placed any burden on the shoulders of the taxpayers. He denied that he had altered hia views on the prohibition queation since joining the Ministry.

NAPIER, April 1

Thomas Clunie and William Orr, sheep farmers at Opoihi, near Wairoa, were drowned to-day at the junction of the Wairoa and Mongapoiki rivers while crossing cattle. The former -was an old resident, married, and leaves a family. The latter was a new arrival in the district. The bodies have not been recovered.

NEW PLYMOUTH, April 1

The body of a man found at the Sugar Loaves near the breakwater yesterday was dressed in an evening suit, and in the pockets were a lady's gold watch and a gentleman's hunting watch, also L9 10s in gold. A revolver was found near the body which has been identified as that of an Austrian hawker named L»zu, who arrived by train on-March 1.8 and left his portmanteau in the booking-office. An inquest failed to throw further light on the matter. prospect* were {obtained at the petroleum works at a'" depth of over 1300 feet. -

CHRISTCHURCH, April 1

Mr David Craig, who has been appointed general iwMg^j^the^e^alaml Inturpresentation from^he representatives of fife taßnrance dffioes in CinterbuVy. " DrJftEDIN, April 1.

The City Council has decided to abandon loan conversion and seek authority from Parliament to borrow L50,000 for 12 yearß MrJustice Williams to-day gave jtidginent fa Wo case* ortihterest.td broken and dealers in shares, in -which be adopted the ruling of the EnU Court in Victoria in the ease of Wilcox v. Clarke. By this it ia decided that a person carrying on business aa a broker and, in a particular transaction, is acting as a broker, will nevertheless be liable on a contract as a principal unless it appears on the face, of the coutr»ct that in the particular trapsaction he was acting solely as agent for some named or unnamed'.