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Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42785, 30 September 1905, Page 2

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[BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, This Day. While the scow Hawk, from Dunedin was crosring the Hokiaugi Bar, Oapt, McDermott was lost overboard. The balance sheet of the South. British Insurance Co. shows a profit, for the year of £50,770 after adding; £IO,OOO to the re-insurance fund. Unallotted shares realised £44,783-. Thirty thousand was put to the reserve fund. The balance, after paying a lividend of 2s fid per share, is £30,802. The Corinthic arrived on Saturday night. The officers discredit ihe report that a large steamer was disabled off East Cape. She passed the light-house there at 2 a.m. yesterday in c nnpany with a small steamer. r lhis prooably led to the supposition that the Civyithic was being towed, though it hardly explains the report made by tue Scow, The Haeremai Peace Association passed a resolution disapproving of the celebr itions on Trafalgar centenary is an act of discourtesy 7. Two Chinese have been fine ! £SO and two £lu each for having or smoking opium. The Crown stated the place raided by the police was a regular opium den. The Educational Institute passed a resolution in favour of the Department paying expenses to teachers who are transferred.

R. Goodison, formerly a steward on the costal steamer Kotiti, was fihed £lO and costs for breaking the conditions of the Packet License Act by selling liquor to a man at W&ipu wharf' The captain of the steamer bad alread been fined for the same offence. The Magistrate lectured to the defendant severely nnd said it was a question whether these licenses would bo continued or not. Wellington, This Day. The damage by fire on the Turakina was slight, and confined, to a few bales of flax and wool, but most of the cargo had to be shifted and restowed to make sure that no sparks were smouldering. Mr Aitken, M.H It., " who was Mayor of Wellington for 5 years, presented with a silver tea Ret, and gold watch and chain in recognition of r his services. Lyttelton, This Day* A Chinaman named Coe Fi, a prf- ,| eoner in gaol, hanged himself in his j| cell with his hammock ropes lasi nighty' He was fined £IOO in July )ast:fo®p7/ having uncustomed opium, and went; - to gaol in default. ? Christchurch. This Day In reply to a deputation the Premier said there was no interest taken in the South African * service until now.. ] He was very loth to let it drop* If £ representations were made to the? =? Government on the line suggested by the deputation he would be only too* glad to approach the company for a* > renewal on new leases. .* v 1

The Agent-General wires the Pre- V mier tka,t Crystal Palace Exhibition 1 closed on Saturday with the total visitors since opening, 1,219,000. Dunejwn, This Day. )■£ Two Chinamen • were fined £2O for having opium £u their possession, Reginald Grimstone, ten veai*s ol(B son, of tho managor of the Bank of f New Zealand at Alexander, was killed) -if by a fall of earth while digging under CQ|f clay bank* \ f|§f