N.Z. TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9117, 17 June 1908, Page 5

N.Z. TELEGRAMS.

BY TKLEGBAI'Il —PRESS ASSOCIATION

A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH. CHRISTCUURCH, June 16. A married woman, named Mary Collins, was found in her home at Wairau, on Friday niyht, burned to death. Mr Geo. Bradford, a local baker, noticed the house in flames, and on going Co the scene he found the woman lying dead ff.ca downward in an open fireplace. He extricated the body, which was burned beyond recognition, and apprised Constable Bird at Culverclen, An inquest was-held on Saturday, when a verdict of death by accidental burning was returned. It seems the woman was alone in the houss at the time, and must have had a seizure.

CLAIM FUR DAMAGES. CHRISTCHURCH, June 16. An action of m re than ordinary interest was hoard at the Supreme Court, before Justice Denniston, today, when Chas. Boxshall claimed from Adolf Schlesinger the t>urn of £SOO damages in respect of a libellous article appearing on May 2nd in the weeidy paper "Truth," published in Wellington, conies of which issue were circulated by defendant. The case was heard before His Honour and a special jury. A verdict of £IOO was returned.

THE OTIRA ROBBERY. GREYMOUTH, June 16. Todd and Henley were committed for trial in connection with the robbery at the Otirr. Railway Station. EVANGELISTS SUBJECTED TO ANNOYANCE. BLENHEIM, June lfi. Last evening two evangelists, who were preaching in Market-square, were subjected to great annoyance by a large crowd of men and boys, who sang,cheeie.l and hooted. The preachers were then moved on by the police, and followed out of town by the mob. No attempt was made to touch the two men, the crowd contenting themselves with shouting and yelling, thus preventing the preachers from continuing.

UNDER-PROOF WHISKY

DUNEDIN, June 16. For selling und°r-proof whisky, Mitthew Dawson and Frances Porttr were each fined 40s and costs. A FATAL ACCIDENT. AUCKLAND, Jund 16. A man named A. C. Ellis had one leg severed above the knee at the Koutou sawmill, and died from hi 3 injuries. THE CORINTHIC'S IMMIGRANTS. , WELLINGTON, June 13. Over 500 passengers arrived in the Dominion by the Corinthic to-day. Of the number ISO are assisted immigrants. Tlv.'ie are 23 farmers, 24 domestic servant?, 12 farm lauuunns, a number of carpenters and men representing other branches »f industry. Most of the domestics had booked for situations before leaving Londor. One of the iu w arrivals is possessed of £2,00u,' another has an annual income oj £IOO, a third has £I,OOO. The capital of the others ranges from £25 up to £650. PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN. « NAPIER, June 16. Lady Plunket, this afternoon, addressed a successful meetimr at Havelock North, on the objects of the Society for Promotion of the Health of Women and Children, and in the evening she spoke on the same subject at a largely-attended meeting under the auspices of the Napier branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. At the meetings attended by Lady Plunket in this district explanations •' and demonstrations of the methods of preparing humanised milk have been made.

GUN CLUB MEETING

NAPIER, June 16. At the winter meeting of the Hawke'a Bay County Gun Club, at Hastings, to-day, J: Laurenson was most successful in, the. Open Handicap, and T- Christofell came next.

SIR JOSEPH WARD

TAUMARUNUI, June 16. The Prime Minister came through to Taumarunui to-d t »y, by the Main Trunk route, coachine the gap between the railway heads. He informed an Auckland "Herald" representative that it was intended to have the connection between the two heaiii. ir.ade by August next if possible, ami that he had telegraphed to all members of Pailiament to this ettrct. Sir Joseph Ward addrssscJ a public meeting at Taumarunui. FARMERS' UNION CONFERENCE. GISiiORNE, June 16. The sjventh animal conference of the Poverty Bay section of the Farmers' Union was held yesterday. In his opening remarks, Mr Watson (nresident) said, as a set-off against the low price of wool, our country bad never looked better at the time of year than now. Feed was plentiful, and stock was looking very well. With reasonable prudence farmers could look forward with confidence to the coming season. Mr Watson was re-elected president, Mr W. D. S. Mac Donald vicepresident, and Mr T. Elliott delegate to the annual conference. Remits were carried that the provincial executive select and support candidates for Parliamentary elections; that the union take a decided stand against Socialism; that the Government be urged to amend the Land Act to give all Li.p. tenants, other than those settled on resumed estate land, the option of purchasing the freehold at a fair value; that a reasonable numbercf employees must compriss a labour union before they have power to cite employers to appear before an Industrial Court.