INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 4381, 3 November 1888, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

♦ (By Telegraph. AUCKLAND, Nov. 2. There is no prospect of the Society of N.Z Bootmakers Union and Garrett Broa. coming to a mutual understanding on trade matters. The firm has replaced their Union hands who struck by other men, and the operations at their factory aro now in full awiog. That being so they contend there is nothing to settle. A fire at Eden Terrace this morning destroyed two houses and injured a third. It originated in a house owned by Mr Heid and occupied by Mrs Stenby, which was burned down with its contents. It then spread to a house owned and occupied by Mr Spragg, which was also destroyed, but a portion of the furniture was eared. The next house, owned by Mr Murray, and occupied by Constable Dewe, wan damaged. Insurances :— £ prngg's house, £200 in the Royal, and furniture £100 in the same office ; Beid's house £100 in the New Zealand ; Stenby's furniture £150. WANGANUI, Nov. 2. The Caledonian Society at a meeting last night drew up a programme for the annual sports similar to that of last year, excepting increased money for bag-pipe music and wrestling, the latter in tba expectation of Qeo. Robertson and Harry Dunn coming here to wrestle in a match. CHBISTOHUROH, Nov. 2. To-day George Wbitcombe and George Tombs, printers and bookbinders, were fined 2s and 7s costs for keeping eight young women and three youths at work after 2 pm. on Saturday, October 27th. The girls were employed folding sheets as they came from the printing room, and were at work in the bookbinding department on the upper floor. The case was brought as a test, and the defence was that the work was incidental to printing. WELLINGTON, Nov. 2 Mr Bell. New Zealand representative on the Rabbit Commission, has forwarded a memorandum giving il resume of the work of tho Commission at Sydney. Pasteur's experiments demonstrated clearly that fowl cholera can be communicated to rabbits either by feeding or infection, but were not sntisfactory as to the power of the disease to spread rapidly. The Commission then conducted a number of experiments which indicated that the disease is safe asregards domestic animals, and slow to spread among rabbits, even under condition? more favorablo than would bo found in open country. Further experiments ere going on. Pasteur's agent has fuked to h.rvo trials made in open country, but the Commission declined for tho present. The membera do not expect to conclude- their labors for n long time. Sir William Jervois and suite leave for Chrislchurcli on Monday, and will be absent about a fortnight. Two deaths of well-known Wellington residents are recorded to-day. Mrs C. T. Batkin, wife- of the Assistant AuditorGeneral, died rather suddenly this afternoon. She had been ailing for some time, and was found dead in bed. She had evidently passed nwny in sleep. 'Ihe second death was that of William Bromley, aged 72, formerly of H.M. Customs. DUNEDIN, Not. 2. The Exhibition committeo aro issuing circulars to all Mayors and Chairmen of the County Councils nnd Town boards requesting tho formation of local committees in each district. The bank rato of interest was raised yesterday by i per cent, making it 3 per cent for three months, 4 per cent for six months, and 5 per cent for twelve months. A deputation from tho Grand Lodgo of Good Templars waited on tho Presbyterian Synod to-day to ask co-operation with the ailinnco in putting down tho liquor traffic, by setting apart one Sunday in thclyoar on whioli miniators should preach specially on the tempemnco question. A vote of thanks was pnsped to the deputation, nnd fcordial sympathy expressed with their object. The temperance report wns then considered, and a motion carried fixing the laßt Sunday in November as tho day on which to preach temperance sermons. D. A. Ross was charged yesterday with selling beer and spirits at. tho Hussar Sports at Tahuna Park, without ft liconse. It wa« contended for the defence that only lemonade and eiich refreshments had been disposed of, but on evidence being given of whiskey nnd beer having been bought, a plea of guilty was put in, nnd a fine of JK2O and £2 IBs costs in- 1 Hinted. During Wednesday night or early yesterday morning, three largo fishing boats belonging to A. Thomson wore cut adrift lit Port Chalmers, and wantonly destroyed by being chopped with an uxe, rendering them ueulcsa. 'llio only clue in tho 0 ding of one nf the boil's bows in thebu 'n which n saw wus found. At a meeting of (.ho Dock Trust to-day only three members uUcucli'd, It. wan decided to extend the timo for floating tho loan for tho construction of tho now dock for twelve month;). Oii'i momber proposed the resolution, the chairman seconded it, nnd notwithstanding the protest of tho third member tho rofolution was carried.

At a meeting of members of the legal profession it was decided to oppose the proposal of the Government to eliift the situ of the law courts to the old Supremo Court site, nenrtlie railway station, as it was considered inconvouient. A resolution was also carried that it was undesirable to erect new law courts in the present Btate of the finances of the co'.ony. Alexander Henry Kinnimont was committed for triul yesterday on a chnrgo of embezzling lls 5d arid 13s Ud from his employer, Albert Djrnwell. A number of charges have already been heard against Kinnimont, and prior to tho lost criminal sittings of the Supreme Court his solicitor agreed t.) tho case going to trial to end the affair. The trial took place and Kinnimont was acquitted, boing earriod shoulder high at the cloße, while thore was a strong demonstration against Dornwi'll. The present is another of tho series of charges. There was a largo ciowd at tlio railway station last night awaiting the arrival from Invercargill of Thomas Uleesorj, arrested for various burglaries here and in Cbristchurch. He is a joung man about 19 or -0, with a smooth face. According to his Btatement he is a native of Auckland. Din collection ia about one of tho most miscellaneous charactor ever got together. Among hia outfit wore found a fulse boßrd and | elnborate moustache, an eyeglass and cosmetics. He had also an elaborate silk dress and fittings, which leads to tho belief that ho has been masquerading in woman's attire. All tho goods lost in Dunedin were found, and a considerable quantity from Chridtchurch, while others are believed to be the proceeds of burglaries furthor north, lie had fourteen watches, an air gun, a saloon rifle, a sporting gun, a number of revolvers, a jewelled dagger, handsome pocket knives, chains, rings, silver tablo napkin rings, field gla»ee9, boxing gloves, eta., and a nurnbor of candle ends. Only £5 iu cash was found on I him.