NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 85, 7 October 1897, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

0 | Per Press Association i Dunedin, October 6. The Cromwell Mine tribute ra got a cake of 8260zs of gold from 319 tons of quarts. This represents four months' work by ten men, each of whom, after the company takes 35 per cent, receives I'QOO as bis sb&re. The Roxburgh Amalgamated Sluicing Company washed up for September 1690x Hdwt 9grs gold. , Mr Fisher has been granted leave by tyie Standard Insurance Co., to accept Major Wardill's offer. He cannot visit Sydney on the 6th November as asked, but will go direct to Melbourne hy the first boat in November. Geeytown, October 6. A large number of natives from Auckland, Napier and Wanganui have assembled here for the Maori Parliament which opens to-morrow. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 5. At a well attended meeting of women held at the Art Gallery on Monday night, resolutions were passed censuring the Secretary of the Charitable Board for the management of Herrick's Home, and declaring that women should be on the Boards. Also that Secretaries of Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards, paid by the public, should resign every three years, as a long tenure of these appointments mads them callous. A man, who gave his name as Ralph Anderson, was fined iJI9 13s, the treble value of three watches, and one pin and some gold-plated goods found on him with duty unpaid. Woodvillk, October 6. Heavy weather has been experienced bere for the past week. It has caused the rivers to flood. They were running bank high on Sunday. A young lad named Hall wan committed for trial by the Bench of Justice today for placing stones on the railway line, thereby causing the train to bump violently. Wellington, October 5. At a meeting of the Amalgamated Engineers £50 was voted towards the English Engineers' Strike Fund as a first instalment, and a levy of Qs per weok per member during the continuance of the strike was cheerfully voted. Mr K. V. Blacklock, the well known representative cricketer and footballer, died to day, after a long illness It is expected that the work of removing the slip which came down last week near the summit on tbe Wairarapa railway liae, will occupy another fortnight. Auckland, This Day. There was a slight shock of earthquake at five minutes past eleven last night. It seemed to be a succession of threo or four tremors. The Women's Political Leapne has passed a resolution urging tbe repeal of tbe CD. Act, and that fresh legislation be introduced for punishing both sexes equally. Wanuanvi, October 6. The warder of the Old Men'H Home vaa fined '20h and costs 40s for assaulting au inmate, au old man aged 78. The ausault consisted in pulling him oat of bed and dragging bim along a passage to tbe bathroom. Tbe case was brought by Mrs Bullock, a lady visitor.