NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 186, 6 February 1895, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, February 5. At the annual meeting of the Sharland Drug Company the report stated that the loss of ,£502 on the year's transactions was attributable to a certain proportion of losses not having been previously provided for. Sweeping reductions were made in the expenses, £2000 a year being saved in salaries alone. The charge of alleged perjury against Jns. Grainger one of the Crown witnesses in i he JJowden assault cose was dismissed. At a meeting of the city shopkeepers opposed to the Saturday half-holiday, it was decided to close next Wednesday, and open on Saturday, and endeavour to arrange with the inspector for a test case, as they believe Saturday has not been appointed according to law Geeyjiouth, Feb. 0. Stone left at the Star office from Langdon's is estimated to go oOoza to the ton. It came from the Victory mine. A nugget weighing <36ozs, pure gold was to day brought into town from Moonlight, the upper range of Langdons. Timaru, February 5. No bill has been returned in the Waimate murder oase. At the Supreme Court to-day, the Grand Jury threw out the Bill in the Franz shooting case, in which Schhier, second mate of the barque Franz, was charged with shootfng Ernest Thompson Christchurch, February 5. At the Lyttelton Magistrate's Court yesterday, William Henry Pollard was committed for trial on a charge of attempting to stab Isaac Simpson on board the steamer Mamari Dunedin, February 5, News has been received that Mr j\jcAllatn. 6on of Captain McAllam harbourmaster, though quite young, has obtained the position of chief officer of a large steamer in the China trade.