Telegraphic.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43118, 30 July 1907, Page 2

Telegraphic.

(By Telegraph—Pr«s« Association.)

WELLINGTON, This Day. George Ferris, William Robert Sinclair and John Hamilton were charged at the Magistrates Court with breaking ana entering, and were remanded till August 7. Cyril Cosgrove, charged with burglary at the Masonic Hotel, was also remanded to August 7. .... The New Zealand Automobile Association has been formed with headquarters at Wellington. . _ , AUCKLAND, This DayThe half-yearly meeting of the Gas ' Company declared a dividend of 8a per share, absorbing £14,429, and earned forward £3969. WHANGAREI, This Day. In the Kiripaka coal mine QU Saturday the line skips, by some moans were detached from the cable and dashed down the incline and overwhelmed a young man. Win. Bentall, who was working the bottom. His wrist was broken, head much cut. and other injunes inflicted, from which he died in the hospital. MARTON, This Day. At Marton, between teh midnight on Saturday a crowd of about 200 hooted Constable Fitzpatrick on account of hta action in the recent licensing case here. A great noise was kept up and stones and eggs thrown about. Several wm dows were broken at the Police station, and two local residents who endeavoured to reason with the crowd were husUed and quickly silenced The constable was shouldered' out of the way several times, but did not lose his self-restramt. FEILDING, This Day. The “ Star” says a writ has been issued by 8. A. Burton, late manager of the Bank of Australasia here, on behalf of himself and all other shareholders of the flawkes Bay Timber Company against the Bank of Australasia for claiming moneys alleged to be due in con nection with relations and transactions of the bank, with Richard Narmestead and Company, and Timber directors are joined as defendants NAPIER, This Day. The Napier School Journal was unfavourably criticised at the annual meeting of the Hawkes Bay teachers. It was stated they had been foreod J on old books as the journal did pot cove? a satisfactory course of instruction; The heavy continuous rain yesterday, is feared to prove disastrous for lairhmg as the weather so far is very unfavom* able, and the percentage of lambs is likely to be muoh below last year. Wm. H. Mooney, aged W, drowned in the inner harbour, has been rather strange and unsettled since the death of his wife a year agoDUNEDIN, Thas Day. The Ratanui mill was uninsured, the 10 Anofd building at Cavershara used as fellmongery was burned down on Sunday. It was insured for £BOO m xne A^iftn< CHRISTCSUROa, This DayThe Mayor has received a demand from the Customs for payment <m duty on the exhibition organ a statement that a request ** refund be made to the Department The Mayor has written to the Minister for Customs pointing out that the m strnment should he exempt, h<mngbeen handed over to the public body for the benefit af the public.