Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3266, 26 July 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Typhoid in Wellington. Wellington, Friday. Another victim has succumbed to typhoid this morning in (he person of Mr Fulton, engineer of the Manawatu Railway Company, Captain Savillo, A.D.C., is ininroyil)g. | TO> Ixvkrcahciili,, July 35. A four.roomed house in Edendale, occupied by W.darko, together with an untenanted shop adjoining, was destroyed by fire this morning at 8 o'clock. The fire commenced, in the ceiling of tlie kitchen, The premises belonged to J. Stock of Invercargill, (Bid'if js Ijelioyed, that those and Clarke's furniture were insured, hut the amount and .office are not yet known.

Death of an old Settler. Dusedik, June 25. Mrs E. B. &'rgill'dje/} to-day of disease of the heart. Tho dOGeftsed lady was borii in -1823," and was a daughter of Dr Newsliam, of New-. oastJcrOP-Tyne. She has been in the Cojo r iy for 80 years. She was married to MrCargill in 1851. She topic a great interest in all charitable movements, and was for some time president of the' Female Refuge.

Pie Sweating System:

P.upinN, July 2ij, Tho recently formed Clothing Manufacturing' Association lias ap-: patently taken the 'question, pftfip; log into its own hands, imd is ignoring the Anti-sweating Coin* mittee appointed at the public j meeting, At a meeting to-night the Vlo"' was adopted, and is to come iji'trj forcopn the'l?.tof August. It is to bo printed, anda'coiy posted in each factory, and an effort is to be made to get manufacturers in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch' to adopt the same "log." Taking it all rij.muj, tho "log"gives an increase pn'tnp' present gjiepj. }r\ pome cases prices have been raised',Win no instance lowered.

A. Profitable IndustryDunedin, July 25. The report of the Directors of the New Zealand Refrigerating Company states that the net profit, after providing for depreciation, amounts to L4,G29, which is recommended to be appropriated in the payment of a dividend of 9 per cent per annum, and Ji1,716 to be returned to shippers of a per cent primage, and LIBG7 bonus of 5 per cent to shareholders, being the proportion of profit realised by the Company's purchases, L 1.200, leaving 1/834 to bo carried forward, There were frozen at the Company's works for the year 1,771,504 sheep and lambs, and 8458 quarters of beef, more than half being at Oamaru,

Auckland ItemsAuckland, July 25. A claim by the Native chief Paul, of Orakei, against the Minister for Public Works for £5220, as compensation for land taken for the defence purposes was opened before the Compensation Court to-day. Mr flesketh appeared for the claimant and Mr Button for the respondent. Mr Hesketh haying opened the case, Mr Button said the question of title would not be raised, and the only question to decide was tho amount to be awarded.. The Court then adjourned until to-morrow. The condition of tho labour market in this district has improved of late, and there is no difficulty in getting work in the country for steady and industrious men.

The Waikato County Council intend to consider the question of urging alterations in the rate of railway freights and relief from differential rating.

Another difficulty has cropped up in regard to the City Club Hotel license. The plans for the new hotel poovide for building over a right-of-way which is said to have been dedicated for public use, and it is reported that this matter will have to be considered,

A consignment of 24 tons of sulphur from the Poverty Bay district is lying near the wharf. The sulphur was seized by the Crown Lands Department as having been taken from Government land, and it it is to be sold by Government, The Auckland Knights of Labor have passed a resolution condemning the action of the Government in depriving members, within three weeks of tho opening of the session, of one of their days for' Kinging forward privato measures, Ten of the employees of Ci, Fr-asor and Sons, foundry men, recovered judgment by default against the firm to-day for wages due, The total amount claimed was L<UUl7sld, and the costs were LMOs,

pruwwd at SeaDunedin, Friday, Captain Bell of the Brigautino Enterprise reports Alfred Julian, A, 8,, was lost overboard on July 19, fifty miles from South Banks Peninsula. A heavy squall coming on at the time prevented any attempt at rescue, Deceased was 18 years of age, and son of a Port 'Chalrflfljs. resident.