TELEGRAMS

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10894, 10 March 1903, Page 5

TELEGRAMS

(Per United Press Association.) » GOLD DREDGING RETURN?!. GREYMOUTH. March 9. Bull or Junction (134 hours), 84oz. Fcdclcrseu's (one week), 340z. Greenstone Three-mile (one week), 30oz. Aldinga (120 hours), 250z 9dwt. Nelson Creek (one week), 250z. Shellback (126 hours), 19oz 2dwt. Prince of Wales (101 hours), 17osc. , Reeves' Proprietary (93 hours), 11 or. Gdwt. 1 Greenstone Junctiou (one week), 9oz. 1 Commissioners' Flat (30 hours'), soz 12dwt . SWIMMING- CHAMPIONSHIPS. CHRISTCIIURCH, March 9. The Canterbury centre of the New Zealand Swimming -Association is sending representatives to compete in the quarter and half-mile championships of Now Zealand at Auckland next- month. THE RHODES' SCHOLARSHIPS. WELLINGTON, March 9. The Education Department forwarded to 1 the Agent-General, for presentation to the trustees, the suggestions of the Senate of i the New Zealand University regarding the award of the Rhodes' 'scholarships allotted to New Zealand. It is hoped a scholar may be sent to Oxford this year. ' .£40,000 LOAN FOR DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, March 9. At a meeting of the Drainage Board tenders were opened for a loan of £40,000, boaring 4] |jer cent, interest, debentures being .£5O each, having a currency of 21 years. ' Forty-nine tenders were received, amounting to .£126,150, or more than throe times the amount. The premium range from 30s to los. THE COURTS. DUNKDIN, March. 9. ,At the Police Court to-day Thomas Ram-say--and John Cairns were committed for trial on a charge of having nns:uilted and robb?d Thomas Reid of <£283 in daylight. For the defence, evidence war- 1 produced in the direction of proving an alibi. Bail was fixed at two sureties in ,£lOO. A charge of horse stealing against them was remanded. NEW PLYMOUTH, March 9. At thy Supreme Court to-day a decree" nisi was granted in the ease of Wells v Wells and Ogben, husband's petition . Costs were granted against the co-respond-ent, the husband to have custody oi" the children. * THE AUCKLAND FURNITURE TRADE DISPUTE. • AUCKLAND. March 9. Mr Tregcar, Secretary of Labour, had to-day v conference with representatives of some- of the largest firm 1 .? in the furniture trade. He has u\sn hcnril the claims of the men, and holds a further conference wii.h the employers to-morrow morning, with a •view of netting them to appoint three delegates to confer with |hree representatives of iho workers to-morrow night, and, if possible, arrive at a eettlomcnt of the difficulty. FIRE BRIGADES' ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL CONF ERKNCE'.NAPIER- March 9. At the Now Zealand United Fire Brigades' Conference topday the following resolutions wcie carried: "That any brigade being in default, or acting in such a man* ncr as to be derogatory in the welfare or interests of the, Association, tinay be suspended by the executive I'ram/jftli benefits. A brigade suspended shall have the powor, by giving one month's notice before the annual meeting, of appealing to the delegates against the^xecutive's decision." 2: "That an invitation to hold the conference or conference and demonstration shall he handed in at the annual meeting, if more than one invitation be received a vote of the brigades shall b,o taken and decided within two months." 3. "That in, the event of any liremaii being in another district than his own, he be allowed to put in his practices with the brigade o$ that place, provided such brigade is dijrbpxegistered, these attendances to be recorded on the roll of his own brigade." Secretary Robbing (Hawera), President Walton (Greyrnonth). and Lieutenant Baker {Gore) were appointed a deputation to wait upon the Premier during hip. visit 1o Napier this week, 'and to ask whether the Government would give its support to the Brigades Bill, the principles of which are that the maintenance of brigades should be cast upon local bodies,- fire insurance companies, and the Government, The deputation was also instructed to bring under the notice of Mr Scddon the question of obtaining a reduction in the duty on fire brigade appliances. * Invitations for the next conference have been received from Palmerston North and To Aroha. A vote of the brigades throughout the colony will, be taken on the matter during the next two months. ' A torchlight procession was held this evening, which was attended by over 500 firemen, the procession, being the largest that has yet been' 1 , held under the auspices of tlic Association. The procession marched through the principal streets, which were thronged, with people.