TELEGRAMS.

Colonist, Volume XXXIV, Issue 7035, 11 June 1891, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

By Telegraph — Per United Press Association .WELLINGTON, ;.'■■'■ ;w- : - ; -::. : ; " -".- : June 11. The Gear Meal Company have deolared a half-yearly dividend at the rate "of ten per oent. per annum. ' Mr Hamerton has only been granted one month's leave of absence. Mr J. E Warbarton, accountant in thePoßt and Telegraph Department, will temporarily act a_ Deputy Public ' Trustee', the appointment having been made by the Government nnder Aot of 1872. A rather peculiar case w_.3 tried before Judge Bichmond this morning. Mr Wm. Meek of Wellington, sued Miss Alice Attwood, spinster, of Christchurch, for the return of jewellery, rings, bracelets, lockets, Ac, valued at £70, and £30 damages for. their detention. From the evidence, of the; plaintiff, who is a widower, it appeared bis wife died in August, and in December he proposed and was accepted, by the defendant. : He allowed her to we__r the; jewellery, on condition that she. rharriedliimidJanuaryVbdtthe'-Qgagement. was bibkea off. ~ The defendant refused to return the jewellery, and he -had never been able to get it • Ijactf f rom her. In; the crosseM^u^ationJt appeared- that the plaintiff's _kgVwaßlS63 but'th'e ease 'had only" p_bc'se'ded thia far when >it WM.b'fougl&fb ai sudden termination by the^defendant's counsel, .Mr Hall, - -faint-. .J, i .-■■y- _•-.-:-. ;-,-<_. ,- t ;...-■-■ Later.,-.:- --' The 'ca'ie Of Meek ▼.'Attwood wis resumed in the Supreme Court r 'this ;af ternbon, when the defendant gave evidence that when she received the-jewellery the plaintiff made no conditions about' returning it." When she broke bfllhe- engagement; her -first impnlee waalb return the jewellery, bu't'.ftft_r .recliving an insolting letter from Meek. she deoided sot to do bo. In Eumrhin^-p, Mr Justice Biohmond said that if a man hands over jewellery, to a girl" to whom he is engaged,.

the j resumption is that the articles are preß-Uts, and if the engagement 'is "broken b_f the man has no legal o. aim tb the jewellery. The" jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff; The question of costs was reserved for argument. Farther ohangeß in the Publio Trua. Offioa are contemplated, and it is Btated that the Government will cal up n the Bey De Caetro, tho Chief Clerk, end' Mr WilSon» solicitor to the Department, to retire. Mr T. A Wigley, has communicated to the Government, Betting forth h's claims to be re-appoiuted a member of the Legislative .Counoil. ■ The Pot --aster-General returned from South to day. Parliament will be opened by the Governor at half-past two to-morrow afternoon. Very few members so far have arrived. CHBISTCHU32CH, June 10. The Licensing Committee met to-day, and sat for four hours hearing the eight applications fcr licenses in the district, Petitions and counter petitions were presented in reference to all the applications. Mesßra Harper, Fisher, Stringer, Holean, and Hunt appeared to sappoit the petitions. A large quantity of evidence for and against was heard, and the Committee reserved its decision till ten tomorrow morning. The Rev L. M. Isitt (chairman) stated they would proceed oh the lines laid down in Mr Justice Denniston's judgment, and not refuse licenses only on prohibitionist grounds. , The Committee cf tbe Canterbury Employers Association have considered the Labor Bills to be ictrodu eed into Parliament, and have deoided that certain provisions would prove vexatious and harrassing, ' aud would restrict manufactures and trades bo seriously as to contract the operations of employers and reduce the amount of work available. * They have not made public what the clauses are to which they objeot. AUCKLAND, June 10. F. L Bear t bas been committed for trial at Dargaviile on a charge ot embezzling county funds amounting to £1020. Holmes, a painter, has died suddenly at AratapU, a^ost mortem show that the deoeased had diseased lungs and had broken a blood vessel. Sir George Grey brought a valuable collection of books from Australia for the Auckland Free Library, and a further shipment is to arrive. He was presented to-night with a joint address of welcome by the Auckland Liberal Association, the Trades and Labor Council, the Knights of Labor, and the AntiPoverty Society. It also expressed approval ' of h-s conduct at the Federal Convention, and his prominent advocacy of the reasonable and just claims of labor. Sir George replied, and complimented the leaders of the Labor party I 1 for their prudent speech and action, and expressed regret at the exodus of the flower of their young men from the Colony. The meeting was enthusiastic. j ! HOKITIKA, June 10. The Licensing Committee met today to deal with applications for licenses. The . Chairman informed the meeting that he had applied to ths Borough Counoil, tbe local [ body receiving the revenue arising from , licenses, for copies of the Act. These were , not forthcoming, and a. he was ignorant of . the intricacies of the law relating to the licensing, did not think he was justified in j dealing with applications. Other members { concurred, and the meeting adjourned for a , week, to enable copies to be obtained. It is , understood that the police report is favorable, I and that all the licenses wili be renewed. At Ros 3 all the applications were granted. GISBOBNE, , June 10. j _ The Borough auditor reported to. the Coun- [ cil last night that the amount of defalcations j traceable amounted to £27. 7s lid, and that , a further sum of £83 6s 9d had been marked i off in the rate book, but not the payments latter items could be found in the cash book. ', Mr P. H Bourke, brother of the late Seerei tary, wrote to the Council stating that on , enquiry at the Borough Office he found the , actual deficiency was £277 7s lid, against which security was held by means of a bond , of £250. He enclosed a cheque for £277 7s r lid in payment of the deficiency and in cancellation of the bond. The Council agreed to accept the cheque and cancel the bond. The original bond had been two sureties of £250 each, but one bondsman had since died. STINEDII.j June 10. At the annual meeting of the Middle Island Dairy Association, the Committee submitted a lengthy report of the operations. During the year the Association shipped 626 tons 19 cwt of cheese, and 1014 tons of butter, with \ satisfactory results. The full report of Mr r Cox, who was sent in charge of the shipment by the Doric, has not yet been received, but ■ the Association have in view the appointment of their own brokers in England and Scotland, and are watching the question as to whether London is to continue to be the place to which produce should be shipped. Mr T. Brydone was re-e'ected President, The question of the heavy railage charges on dairy produce was discussed, and it was resolved to i bring the matter before the members of Parliament, as during the past year the efforts of i the Association with the Railway Commisi sionersbad proved unavailing. What was : wanted was that cheese for shipment in four ; ton lots and over should be carried at grain rates. It was resolved that the Secretary be requested to ask the Minister for Lands to plaoe facilities in the hands of the dairy factories to have th. ir milk analysed free of . cost by the Government analyist when required. The members present expressed their satisfaction at the work carried ont already by the Association, and letters were received from several factories wishing to join during the coming season. It was shown that the expenses of shipment of chees. sent through tha Association, including everything from the faotory door until sold in London, amounted to one penny and onefifth per lb, this includes oartage, railage, harbor dues, freight, dock charges, exchange, stamps, discount to buyer, commission &o. The amount drawn as advances against the shipment was 31s 4a per lb, and the exchangeas mentioned covers the whole, and taking off shrinkage on net weight in London it leaves 4 11-16tb pence net at faotory d.or. WESTPORT. | June gO. A shunter on ths railway, named E. W. White, was killed on tbe line at 1 o'olock to-day. He slipped and the train went over him. He leaves a wife and family at Winton, Southland. He came here during the strike. He insured hia life for £200 four months ago in the Government Insurance Office. WANGANUI, June 10. Tho Wanganui Meat Freezing Company's works were formally opened this afternoon by Mr J.Barson, J.P., and tbe Direotors of the Freezing Company, A large number of influential graziers were present at ths cere* mony. The machinery was set going, and the engine was christened ' TheDuigan.' The works are now in fall swing. A meeting was held to-night to discuss the formation of an Amateur Athletic Clnb for Wanganui, which it.wa. decided to Establish. Seventy members have already been enrolled and the Club promises to be a decided sue ces_. An excellent running track near the town has been secured for a meeting. _-. _ . r -in_r - ■ . n ■ i in - ii.

being BSooS__ pla -8B itU-laded, This and the total is a little less than expeoted, but yet can be considered a very fair yield for such a size of reef operated upon.—' Inangahua Times,'. A MhbMjjg of the direotors of the Kanieri Lake Water Race and Mining Company was held on Saturday evening, wben the allotment of the new i-:srie of Bha_-3 waS made. The mihing manager reported tbat he had washed up for the month with 72ozs 2dwts 1 8grs valued at £282. Of, this, 64c__3 iOdwis came from the boxed, and 7 o_s l2dwts Bgrs fiom the tablfes. in oonsequenoe of a large fall of dirb coming into the paddook as they I were going to wash up, covering up, the first two boxes, Le was unable \o clean them down; he estimates about 12ozs were left in those boxes. The face continues to look well, improving all the t?me.— « West Coast Times.' A sad accident occurred in the Fiery Cross mine on Wednesday, Whereby a highly respected miner named Michael Lynch may lose the sight of one eye. He had just started drilling a hole, when a splinter, either from the drill or the hammer, flew into his eye and drove it inward. He suffered intense pain, and came to Reefton as expeditiously as possible. The local medioal man advised him to place himself under the care of a specialist, and he accordingly left for Wellington. Mining matters are looking much better than for some time past (says the ' Inangahua Herald'), and an all roUnd healthy condition with a general confidence in the prospects of the field are becoming more noticeable and evident. Some sharp rises have taken place lately, while in lots of other lines hardly so far developed there has been sound business, with a well distributed enquiry for interests in the many different localities in which the more active Companies are either operating or else about to crush. For some months past an observer of the progress of the field could not avoid noticing the steady and gradual improvement in mining matters generally (says the 'Inangahua Times') Owing to various reasons, not necessary to be referred to just now,- the development has been left almost entirely to local enterprise ; and it is perhaps as well that such has been the case, as thereby the inherent energy undoubtedly existing in the community has been forced to exhibit itself in an independent manner for the true advancement of the allimportant industry of mining, which necessarily forms the mainstay to our approaching prosperity as a community engaged in a somewhat uncertain and sometimes risky j undertaking. That we are not far from meeting with success the steady increase in our j gold returns from month to month can be j pointed to as a convincing proof. The 1 month's yield of gold amounts to £10,664. I