Latest Telegrams.

Western Star, Issue 987, 3 October 1885, Page 2

Latest Telegrams.

- (Tress Association.! Auckland, Friday. Captain McGregor, Managing Director of the Northern S. S. Co., has received a letter from the Seamen’s Union, intimating that the latter has decided to adhere to their rules respecting overtime under dispute. For the Gillies and Sinclair scholarships there arc live candidates—two from Dunedin High School, two from Canterbury (one a lady) and only one A uckland. Before the Wairarapa sailed to-day a girl, Ethel Grey or Rubina, was arrested on a charge of larceny as a bailee of furniture value £430. The goods are stated to be in a house of ill fame. The case was dismissed. Philip Teague, while putting out a lire in bis house, burst a blood vessel and expired. Wellington, Friday. The new scale of fares and rates of charges on the New Zealand railways, to come into force in October 12th, is gazetted. CiißisuciiUßcn, Friday. The criminal calendar for the session, which commences ou Monday, is unusually light--—live cases against six prisoners. The most serious charges are for an unnatural offence, and breaking and entering; two of the prisoners, charged with assault with intent to rob, were committed for trial to-day. Dunedin, Friday. Hitherto the lumpers’ strike at Port Chalmers has been conducted peaceably. Last night, however, as a ! gang of ten non-union men were t leaving the Arawa, they were assailed j by a shower of stones, and two men were severely injured. There is no clue ns to the assailants. The Premier informed a deputation which waited on him re defence, that the Government bad a c Hidden tiat despatch as to Russian designs, and it was nonsense to say the colony would not have been attacked.