TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 39, 14 July 1885, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

'(irWITED^PBESS ASSOOTxi'IONi) 1 Ghristohurch, Mondajr. At the Canterbury United District meeting AiO.F., it was resolved to w!rse toSir J. Yogel, as mertiber- for Chniichurch North, asking him to endeavorto amend tiro Friendly Sooities Act, sd as to make, it compulsory on all,, soci ties having a centrfcl body to become branches oflhat. body., It was ai^q. decided to -forward circulars to all Foresters' Cojurti m the polony, pointing out the .delsir'ability of a uniform scale of 'payments ,«nd { benefits.. v r, : i^- ..,>[..■ \ '■' >v 8.-B. Davis' case was concluded at 3.3o' p.m>iorii Saturday, when the prisoner was fonnd guilty of administering a drug with intent' Hd commit- felony, i He called several witnesses for the defence^ but utterly failed to disprove the charges. He was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude m this case and five years for forgeqrf.' fifteen t years m all. Wihen senUnced, he broke down entirely, ;and. cried bitterly. . Tliere was a disposition r to- hiss- him /when he was jrerooyed f jroni the dock. The charges of false pretences against him have been withdrawn. ; . A house at Sydenham, belonging to. Mr MctJonnel, solicitor, and occupied) by a man named Lunnan was burned down at ; s o'clock yesterday rhoining. Lunnan was abont ; at the^time and it^has jnot! been ascertained what the insurances are. r'Hh-i v; il' oiruy: Dunediij, Monday. The Pho3nix Company^ at' skippers* Hajre crushed 3300jz of retorted gold from 2QO tons of stone. ." ij^v,- X' . The.Swr understands that it.iscontpmplated by the principal iron factories m Duriedin, if Bradshkw'a clause passes, to dismiss from thair employ all yoiing persons under 18 year! of 'age. The reason >!• that, whereas under the presentarrangements the Saturday holiday! is, made up by all hands working an extra ihalf-hour on Monday, under the , new clause that arrangement is impossible. '•; Nelson, Monday. An inquiry into the loss of the brf4 gantine ; Helena was opened on Saturdayj" 1 but was adjourned till Monday. Thf steamer Lady Barkly proceeded to the ; pit last night, and found the vesse |

embedded m the sand and water lodged. At high water the tide \?an flowing over her deck. The Corporation recently invited tenders for earth-work, it being thought that this would afford work for the uueinployod. The tenders are now m, and the lowest are morn than 20 per cent, above the engineer's estimate. The acting-manager remarked that it was evident that there was no unemployed { here who can swing a pick. Auckland, Monday. The steamer Hiinutalca, which went South on Friday evening, left behind one p&ssenger and two sailors. The latter say they wore crtstiug off linjea when the vessel went off from the wharf unexpectedly. The Harbor Board is meditating a new -loan for providing wh&r£ and Bhod acco.-nodation and other harbor works adequate to the requirements of the : port. A Native girl, aged 13, ttamed Tangi KauparaugA, has hangod herself at Hokianga. . ' The gii m stores, at Northorn Wairoa are being closed, owing to the over supply and the Home markets being overstocked. £20 a ton is quoted. Oswald Hertsog, on a charge of de/raudinff tho Colonial Insurance Company with alleged prucf of loss, has been sentenced to uiue months imprisonmouU Taubanga, Monday ■• The following m the result of the* polling for the ' Taurauga election :" — Opotiki ; Kelly, 9Q; Grace, 73. .Taupe, 4 and 45 ; Make'tAi, 15 and 11 ; Rotorua, 62 anil 43 ; Taiiranga, 155 1 and 131 ; Whokatatie,^ and 40 ; Katiuati,36 ami 42 ; PaeroaV 29- and 67 ; G reorston , 34 and 2 ; Tepuke, 34 and 17 ; K:ineronga, 20 and 29; Owharoa, 25 and 34 ; Keku,taki, 5 and 11 ,vPnreri, 15 ami 20— total for Kelly, 539; Grace, 565. Majority for Grace, 26. -