NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 293, 20 April 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

,PKH PEESa ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, April 19. Tbe Thursday half-holiday has been virtually abandoned, most draperj shops re-oponing to day. At 'ho City Court, Thomas Poole, hairdresser, was fined 20s and costs under the Offensive Publication Act for adrertisin/? medical appliances and physiological works. Auckland, April 19. At a meeting of the Auckland Tailor ttsses Union, held last night, amongst matters discussed was the advisability of making m offer for McArthur and Co.'s plant, late the M<>a factory, and if successful, to start a factory on co-operative lines. Archdeacon Mauneell, age) 84 years, is dead. Archdeacon Mauosell arrived in the Bay of Islands id the Active in 1834 as Missionary. Napikb, April 19. Mr Wilhan Pemn, licensee of the Xx» change Hotel. wa9 handling a rerolror last ni»ht, when it went oft", and the bullet lodged in his skull. Today the doctors managed to locate it, though it i« not y«Jf extracted. At first f.ital results were anticipated, but the appearances are now more favourable. Wellington, April 10. The Ruapebu took ten boxes of gold, valu<d at £36 500 ; also, 313 tons of butter und 425 tons of cbcose from all ports. The Trade Kev.ew givea approximate figures for March quarter . The imports for that period totalled £1,834,180 m valuo, as against £1.782,971 in corresponding: period of 1893, this difference of £50,000 odd being almost accounted for b\ specie imported in March of this year A commission of inquiry is sitting to investigate certain complaints of unfair treatment made by Mr Charlton, who has resigned the office of Government veterinary turge>>n, against the head of the Agricultural Department, Mr Ritchie Mr Charlton was one of the twoyeteriu* ary experts recently appointed frora England The Commissioners are Dr McGregor, Inspoctor of Asylums, Air J B. He.ywood, Socretary to the Treasury, aud Mi- Warburton, Public Trustee.