NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 5 October 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.)

Gold and Silver Export. Wellington, This Day. The gold exports for September were valued at £195,696, as against £162,588 for September of 1900; and silver (all from. Auckland) at £5375, as against £3479. The total for nine months is „ £1,275,172 against £1,100,654.

A Stabbing Case. Dunedin, Oct. 4. Patrick McCann, keeper of a boarding house at Japanui, in a quarrel with his wife last night stabbed her in three places, having previously burst the door of her room open. He received injury about his head, but whether from a blow is not known, The woman locked herself up in a room and lost a lot of blood, but fhe is not considered to be in a dangerous condition. A constable was in the house but presumably because the woman shielded her husband ho did not arrest the man who has now disappeared. Golf Championship. Auckland, Oct 4. A Duncan (Wellington! won the Golf Championship of New Zealand, N. B. Cjlbcck (Auckland) being runner up. The Cycle Makers Dispute. Christchurch, Oct 4, In the cycle makers dispute the Board makes a recommendation that the hours of labour be forty-eight per week and the proportion of apprentices ono to two journeymen; also that no piece work bo allowed. The minimum wage of journeymen was fixed at eight and six per day. Inquest on C. Scholfleld. Christchurch, Oct. 4. At the inquest touching the death of C. Sebolfield, clerk in the Public Works Cilice found dro.wned in the Heathcoto river, a note was found on the deceased s body was read. , . , It was addressed to Usher, the District Engineer. It stated that deceased’s accounts were straight on March 31st, but over £3OO had disappeared during the Koyal visit. He could not account for this, all bo knew was that he did not have the money. He had lived cleanly and carefully and denied his family and himself all amusements. He had sold his furniture and paid off as much as possible, and now he paid the last penalty of overwork and strain. T 1 e jury returned a verdict of found drowned,

Supreme Court. New Plymouth, Oct 4. In the Supreme Court this morning the second charge against Thomas Payne of attempted arson was hoard. The Jury had not agreed at nine o’clock to-night and were discharged, Judge Connolly intimated to the Crown Prosecutor that he would apply to s * a y P ro " ceedings. The case was put back till Monday. A charge of theft against Allan Cloland was unfinished. The Baptist Union. Wellington This Day, The Baptist Union has received advices that the Eev J. G. Grcenbrough president of the Free Church Council of Britain and Ireland, who comes to New Zealand for the purpose of taking part in the Baptist Jubilee will reach Aucdland on the-19th inst.