COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 367, 22 October 1889, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

(from oub own correspondents.) Christchurch, last night. At a meeting of the T.Harasses' Uuiou on 1 Friday night there were about 300 present. It was decided to send a message enquiring if iha management of th. Kalapoi Woollcu Manufacturing Company would pledge themselves to unite with the majority of tbe firms who agreed to carrying out the suggested reforms, and remove the a-buees specified in the circular. The secretary was instructed to request a reply by Tuesday. The members of the Uniou express themselves anxious to avoid a strike, which would throw many men and women out of employment. Tbe dispute, however, will probably lead to trouble in the form of a strike or lock out.

At the inquest on the child of Robertson, which was run over by a Chinaman’s dray on Thursday, the evidence showed the driver had not seen the child, and when he was called upon to stop ho thought those who called out were teasing him, as usual, so he drove on. A verdict of accidental death was returned, with a rider that the Chinaman did wrong in not stopping when called upon. The Coroner (Mr Beetham) told him he was a coward, and was a bad man, and everybody was ashamed of him. To day Mr Justice Dennison sentenced the Abbots, husband and wife, convicted of illtreating a girl, to twelve months’ imprisonment each. Robert Wyatt, for disturbing the Salvation Army last night, using obscene hnguage, and resisting tha police, was fined £3 10s, and sentenced to 31 days' imprisonment besides.

Oaxluiu, last night. A farmer named William Richmond was killed on Saturday night, He was riding home, and at the turn of the road there was a high cliff. Both horse and rider went over the cliff, and both were killed. Deceased was unmarried.