LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 6346, 20 June 1889, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(By Telegraph-Press Assooii'iion.)

THE "VAGABOND." 1 Auckland, last night: Mr Julian Thomas, who is bettor known in this part of the w»ild as ''The Vagabond," arrived from Sydney to-day by the Wairarapa. Ho is on his way to Samoa with tho object of writing a series of articles for tho Melbourne "Age." It is his intention to spend ten days in Ancklund, and during that timo ho will take tho opportunity of visiting To Aroha. ANOTHER RISE IN" SUGAR: | Auckl/nd, last night.

Sugar has again risen in prlco. The Colonial Sugar Refining Company has notified buyers that No 1 and No 2 will be increased £2 per ton, and No 3 £1 10s per ton. This makes the sixth advance since the seventh of April, and the total increase per ton is £1 10s. These repeated increases in the price of this highly-requisite commodity are mainly owing to the fact that the beetroot crop has failed in Europe. For some years past beetroot sugar has been produced iu France and other adjacent counlrios on the Continent. This naturally lessened tho demand for ' cane sugar, Now, however, when the (beet crop'has proved a frilpro, luiropan manufacturers have again returned to the cane sugar, for they must have the raw maieriat to keep the home market supplied. Such being the c.ise, they are also prepared to pay much higher prices for their sugar, and thus of necessity prices in tho colony must advance in proportion It !■* feared lint next year there will be a sugar famine in'Enropo, and already there have bun large buyo;\> of mauucactured sugar iu the Australian market. Such a state of affairs may result in a still fr'ther increase.

ABATING THE AGNEW NUISANCE

WbItLIXSTon, Innt night

The Agnews were charged to-day with vagrancy and sentenced to a month's imprisunmont with hard labor The hearing of tho case afforded much amusement for the Police Court attendants.

A SUCCESSFUL WOOLLEN FACTORY

Tho balanco of (ho Wellington Woo!l«n Factory shows the result of the business for the year to be satisfactory. £2000 is

writton off as depreciation, and the payment of an 8 per cent dividend absorbs £2390. £20GO is carried to reserve fund, and £369G to credit of next year's account. THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE Wellington, last night,

A deal of correspondence re the San Francisco mail sei vice has been passed between Mr Creighton and the Postmaster General; bnt the Government have not yet arrived at auy decision on the matter, Mr Crcighton is sanguine that he can induce the Amerioan Goverrment to grant a subsidy of forty thousand per auuum _ to* wards a quick fortnightly service, provided the Australian Governments wil. give a similar amount.

Tho New Zealand Government are pre* pared to ask the House to renew the service if thee subsidies are forthcoming, as a cheap and inexpensive scrvioe wonld then be provided.

EMBEZZLEMENT. Blenheim, yesterday, Henry Rambling was charged with embezzling £43 at Picton from the Equitable Insuranco Co. of the U.S.A. He had received £74 for llietn, and retained a portion. Mr Rogers, prosecuting attornoy, applied for a remand till Tuesday next, which was granted, FORGERY. Timaiui yesterday; Birroll was coinmittted for trial for forgery of the receipt of Gregg and Co., of Dunedin, for £12 lis 3d. Bail was allowed in two suroties of £150 esch on each charge, bnt probably it will not be obtained. FATAL ACCIDENT, Dunedin, last night. Robert Matthews was killed yesterday at Rotnahapa through an engine falling on him.