INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13728, 19 October 1908, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

I'cr Press Association. CHKItfICHUKCH, October 18. Saudo, a young who wu-s cabin boy on tho tramp Mori lake, aud nho deserted from her in Lyttelton, appeared tli is uiyining ut tlio Lyfcteltou Police Court, charged with having deserted. being au undesirable immigrant, no steps iu connection with tho desertion ueiv taken, but he was remanded for eight, days to allow the Collector of Customs to communicatic with tho Coleman .Secretary for advice to his disposal. The agents of tin; vessel expressed their willingness to pay all exjH-n>CH necessary to send the youth back to the Mortlakc at Newcastle, and it is understood that he will be despatched to his ship. One pound out of every live [xiunds of butu-r used in Christchurch during tho winter comer* from the North Island said the secretary of the Canterbury Central llairv Coilip.iny In day. " , 11. <jt:.■ iti i \ of butter brought here from the North Island is increasing every year and if it wejv not for the North Island butter prices hero would be at a famine level during tho winter, probably 2s or 2s 6<l a pound. At the annii.il meeting of the ('.inter bury Central Dairy Company to-day, Mr John lleunie. called attention to ill-: spread of tuberculosis among cattle and pigs in New Zealand, and expressed the opinion that an important factor wan tho infection of -kim milk ie;tuin"»l (u.in Mi* creameries. One or two cows, he said, r«>ut<l infect the whole supply, and lie had himself ii"ticed the spread of disease unionist pigs fed on the skim milk." M<n ar- cheap and an- dear If- r«lnark iil in reply to a <|iirr«ti<>n about th« position of the ordinary innvumer in tho matter. Mr Kennie moved that tho directors should consider tli-* advisableness of pasteurising the skim milk, and his motion wai carri'-d. The shareholdT" did not. srcin to regard (lie matter as ono of Xrv.it importance, f"r a minder left fho durin:; a brief debate on the motion. IWrnCAKCIM. ii. 10 __Ar. hibald John McNeill. about •v\ who war. nantxl him'. t- \ - i ■ i atii- . "11 charges of faiv [>:*•% m c» >i:.! fctealin;;. « if. arr.t,!e*l :Ins ;ih*: ii.n.; daybreak by I>c;..t;v*- t'.niiMoii. i, hotsw ar iSoir Ih.- mile- fr.-m own. Tift.- man h id l>.«.u m iouthlacd for

about three 'weeks, but so far managed fo elude the police. Accused was armed with a. loaded revolver, but had no chance to use it.