COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 372, 2 November 1889, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUB OWN COBBESFONDENTB.')

Auckland, last night. Tha Kauri Timber Company have received intimation that a cargo of timber sent to Glasgow sold at 27s fid per 100 ft, and an order for another shipment accompanied the intimation.

Part of a passenger train from Onehunga went off the rails this morning, near Newmarket, and dragged for about one hundred yards, tearing up the sleepers. One carriage contained four ladies and three males. The carriages did not capsize and the train eventually stopped.

Wellington, last night. A daring attempt was made yesterday morning to burn down an unoccupied house in Pirie Street, owned by Richardson and Anderson, and insured in the National for £2500. The fire was extinguished while in its incipient stage, when a large quantity of rags saturated with kerosine was found near the window.

At the Annual District Meeting of Fores ters yesterday it was resolved to request the various Friendly Societies to urge Govern ment not to make any alteration* in the Friendly Societies Act regulating the rates of subscription*, until a table of experiences for this colony bad been obtained. The case for the prosecution in the case Waatara Wi, charged with the murder of Turanga Karauria, closed yesterday after, noon. No witnesses were called for the defence. Counsel addressed the jury this day and th» Chief Justice summed up. The jury at 2.30 brought in a verdict of manslaughter. The prisoner wee sentenced to ten years’ penal servitude, The Customs Returns for October were £117,500, against £141,310 for September, and £124.553 for October last year. The beer duty was £4.986, against £4 066 for Sept., and £4.536 for October last year. The imports for the September quarter were £1.901,851, against £1,559,778 for the same quarter last year. The export* for the September quarter were £1.297,676, against £1,802,057 tor the tame quarter last year, The reduction is caused by the falling off of £85,000 in the export of gold and £60,000 in wheat.

CgnwTrnpßCH, last night. At a meeting last night of the Canterbury branch of the Masonic Union it was resolved to recommend that the carrying out of the Grand Lodge movement be delayed pending the meeting of the District and Provioinal Grand Masters in Dunedin on January 9, and that a deputation wait on the Governor respecting the matter, during his stay here. At a meeting of the Tailoreases Union last night, it was decided* that it the Kaiapoi Factory Company failed to agree to employ none but Union hands, all the Union hand* bo called out on strike on 24 hours' notice, expiring at nine o’clock qn SHurday morning, tha weekly hand* to give the necessary notice.

The Governor arrived laet evening, and had a public reception thie morning in Cathedral Square, the attendance being large. The volunteers formed a guard of honor, and addresses were delivered by the City Council and Grange institution, His Excellency, in the course of hia rep’y* *aid he was particularly interested in Canterbury, because his father was schoolfellow and friend of Mr John Robert Godley.

Dcnedin, last night.

Inspector Vireldon has held an enquiry into the conduct of Constable Walker, charged with entering a woman’s house and making improper proposals to her, The Inspector decided that the constable acted injudiciously in entering the home without a warrant, but held that the other charge was not proved. The constable was reprimanded, and ordered to return to his duty, • • • • - The directors of the National Insurance Company, in their annual report, recommend a dividend of ten per cent., leaving £4,278 to be carried forward. The profit for the year added to the balance brought forward gives a total of £14,082 to deal with. There was an increase in the premium income but the lorres have been heavy. Dr Cites, who arrived here in 1861, died yesterday. He was 17 year* house surgeon in the Dunedin Hospital. The last few years of his life were devoted to literature.