Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3288, 21 August 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Dunedin, August 20. The Otago School Commissioners are sending n letter to the Minister of Lands defending their administration, and. pointed out that in all cases where possible they have afforded relief to tenants,

Sir J. Hector visited the Exhibition to-day, and had afterwards a conference with the Executive and Mining Committee, Sir James states that it is not realised outside Dunedin that the Exhibition has assumed such dimensions, and especially that the buildings cover .ten acre's, "with the main avenue only a few feet shorter than at the Melbourne Exhibition.

Preservation of Butter. Feilding, Wednesday, Yesterday, in the presence of two hundred dairymen and farmers, a public test was made of Stevens and Mountfort's cold vacuum process for preserving fresh butter, etc. It was sliowu that unsalted butter keeps perfectly sweet during a year. The process, which is entirely mechanical, may bo used by any dairyman, and practical men are of opinion that it will entirely revolutionise the dairying industry in New Zealand, Auckland ItemsAuckland, August 2}. It is stated there is a probability of a striko occurring among the bootmakers operatives in Auckland owiug to discontent, because men have been brought from the South and given employment over tljo Auckland bootmakers,. one foreman having been dismissed to make room for a southerner. It is also stated that the relations between the men themselves are strained.

At Cambridge to-day a little girl named Creman had her foot almost severedfrora her ankle by her brother, who was playing with an axe. The Colonial Sugar Company have lowered the price of their sugars, all graces, by £3 per ton. The Police Peijury Cases-. Wellington, Wednesday. The perjury oharges against the police came nn this morning. That against Inspector Thompson was dismissed, as Mr Jellicoe wished to go on with the others first. Mr jellicoe said he would lay a fresh information. The charge against Detective Benjamin was then taken, Mr -Jellicoe made a long opening opening address, in the course of which ho intimated that Chemis and his wife would be called, and their evidence corroborated by others, particularly as to . Benjamin's denial that he saw any quail or a wadcutter in Chemis's house. The Counsel also said the Promier and Chief Justice would be called, but Mr Bell, for the defence, admitted

tlio latter's notes into the case. In the course of his speech, Mr Jellicoe acoueed % minister's wife (name not mentioned) of going to Mrs Cliemis and examining her as to the evidence she was to give. Only formal evidence lias so far been taken.