TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3501, 3 May 1890, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(United Press Association.)

Auckland, May 2, On the Inst trip of the Alameda from San Francisco tho vessel took down a handsome boat, made at Moore Island navy-yard, for King Mutaafe, as a reward for services rendered American seamen during the j Samoan hurricane. ,

Bishop Oowio is 'ill, suffering from a severe cold.

At a meeting of fruit growers to' day, under the auspices of the Lucal Industries Committee of the Chamber .oil Oo'mmerce, if was resolved that immediate steps be taken to secure that the Auckland City Marked now principally used by general dealers, sjiould be niade available for the sale of country procjuce bb an open uiarkcf. '. '. '

May six qld men, perfectly harmless, and. suffering from senile decay, were discharged/from■ the Jjtmatio Asylum and brought into the Charitable Aid Board Offices, This is the latest development of the discussion which has been proceeding between I'm Asylum' authorises and the Board, the former asserting that there are 40 pationts. in the asylum who should not be there, ..and who shook) - he at t>" : Old •;,'.. Men's: jßefuge,'and tbat as -jibe Jjqard have now a new 'refuge at Epsom, thoy should take charge of these people,' The Board authorities were taken by surprise, and as preparation had not been made to receive the,six .patients, the old men had perforca to go to the police station. A special meeting: of the Board is to be held to-morrow to consider thesubjeot, ' ■ Mr A) Wright, a fruit expert, has gone to Whangirei to investjgato the alleged existence of phylloxera, there, on' behalf .of the Government. ' ' : 's',C::X hmiwi May 2, 1 Tlje Bev A. B. P'aysfitij'hiisjstanj'to the Bev Dr Stuart, wag entertained at a converzatione this evening;' It' was announced that the debt on the church, which at the beginning of the year was £2BOO, had been reduced by WKfD, ■■■■"'. ■'

At a meeting of footbalt players to-night it was decided to form an association. A team 'of Diinedin players is to be pent to Ohristchurch on the' Queen's Birthday,

i Tailorsi Mid Wharf Labourers.

' . CrnnßToHraoH,-Moy 2, ...Tlie'.Tailorß' Union have to-day replied to the laiapor Factory, to the effect. tbat r having adopted the Kew Zealand log, the Union expects them to adhere to it in every particular.! They add that, after agreeing to that log, the directors of the Kaiapoi Factory v/ant now to step in with submitted deviations and to break op that Bystem to suit their own advantages, to. the serious loss of a large majority of the piece workers, who have to work under the agreed log and Bystem. Tho Union further fails to understand why the system that goes'with the log cannot be worked satisfactorily in the. Kaiapoi factory as in other towns in the Colony, •

Donedin, May 2. The' delegates from the Wharf .Laborers' Union brought the Conference to a close this evening,.' the whole of the rules having been carefully revised. A resolution was passed expressing sympathy with the Cautei'bury Typographical Association in regard to. their difficulty -with WhitcombeandTombs fullyendorsing 'the proceedings taken, and reepmmeudiug that the case be brought before each bvanch of the Association, and any delegates who are members of. sbhool committees to bring the matter before the different Boards and prevent the firm from getting any of their printing work. ■ . The local branch Sooiety of Kail,way Servants have voted £lO to the Petoneinill hands. ' Mining NewsBeefton, May 2. . The Supreme Company have finished a crushing of about 250 tons of stone, The result was very disapThe' actual figures are not to hand; but all bauds knocked off work,' The disappointment was in. creased owing to the fact, that the earlier stages of the crushing raised' hopes of the yield being up to 10 dwf per ton, The Gallant Company are atill crushing at the Drake Battery, after which tho Golden Lead will put through another lot of stone at the same battery, about 50 tons beingnow to grass, Great care will be taken at this crushing, as it is thought that a lot of gold was lost before, owing to the nature of the stuff treated being of a lighter nature than the usual run of Btone,