TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 867, 19 July 1910, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

NAPIER, July 17,

Au inquest. was held on Saturday touching the death of Alexander Drysdalo Mathcson. (whoso name was previously given as Maddiaon). Deceased was a ship's carpenter, aged 61, and single. His mother has lived at Konini for the past two months, lie had worked hero off and on as a wharf labourer. Ho was arrested for drunkenness and suffered a fall whilst being removed from the watch-house to the lock-up, his spine being injured. Ho stated in the hospital that the constable had pressed his head forward. Constable Richard Ryan, who had charge of him, stated that Mathcson had resisted ami that ho slipped on n step and they both fell together The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and held that Constable Ryan was blameless, adding a rider that the passage leading to where the accident occurred should bo widened or another doorway provided NELSON, July 18.

At various churches yesterday resolutions were passed expressing great satisfaction at the prospect of Government passing legislation dealing with the twin evils of the bookmaker and the tote, constituting, ns they have done, a grave social and moral evil. It was trusted that the Legislature will deal fearlessly and sweepingly with the matter, and secure a speedy coming of the day when the law of the .land shall render gambling in any form impossible.

BLENHEIM, July 18. On Saturday morning a thief robbed the Blenheim Working Men’s Club of £36 in gold and silver. The money was in a cash-box under the bar counter, and the intruder got away with the cash-box and all its contents.

CHRISTCHURCH, July 18,

When the dispute between the Lyttelton Stevedores’ Union and shipping companies came up for hearing by tho Conciliation Council this morning Mr Pryor, representing the employers, made a lengthy speech dealing with the rules of unions generally. Then he suggested that if the reporters remained there would be a danger of the parties talking to tho gallery, and the reporters were excluded from the subsequent proceedings. HASTINGS, July 18.

Public opinion in Northern Hawke's Bay is greatly opposed to tho Postal Department's intention to rob Havelock North of its historic name. The proposal is regarded as an outrage on public sentiment felt in the possession of a cluster of towns whose designations perpetuate the names of great generals, written so large in the history of the Indian mutiny. A deputation is to wait on tho Post-master-General to-morrow to urge that the association of long cherished memories be not disturbed.

WANGANUI, July 18.

At a. meeting of tho Chamber of Commerce this morning it was decided to protest against decreasing the Wanganui borough’s representation on the Harbour Board in the new Bill and asking for special representation of the suburbs.