COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 437, 3 April 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night. Sailed—Pleiades, for London. S. Taylor, grocer, has filed a petition of insolvency. Lord Onslow, accompanied by Lady Onslow and Mr Mitchelson, arrived at Otorohanga, King Country, yesterday. They had a great reception from the natives. A man named Williamson was severely burned on the thigh at Onehunga < ironworks yesterday by a bar of iron just out of the furnace. The Nautical Court found the captain of the steamer Waitoa at fault in the Waitoa-Birkenhead collision. It ordered him to pay the costs, but did not suspend his certificate.

The Sweating Commission continues to take evidence which shows a good deal akin to that complaint in Auckland, especially in the tailoring trade. The saddlers complain bitterly of the large number of boys employed in their craft. Geo. Gavin was ordered by the Magistrate to send his child to school to-day under the compulsory clauses of the Education Act.

Captain Roderick McLeod died to-day. Mr Hamlin addressed his constituents at Papakura, and got a vote of thanks and confidence. Mrs Brewer was fined 20s and costs for selling adulterated milk. WELLINGTON. Last night.

The Customs returns for March amount to £124,517, against £132,888 for March in the previous year. Messrs Fergus and Russell leave for Hunterville to-morrow to explore the Central trunk railway route. They expect to be away about a fortnight. Influenza is still raging here. At one Bank scarcely any business could be done, most of the employees being absent. Messrs Batzer and King, two well-known athletes, were to have attempted some record breaking yesterday, but when the time came both were in bed. One of the three Ministers here fell a victim to it. A number of Government and Supreme Court officials have also been attacked. DUNEDIN, night. For the eighteen months daring which the Dunedin Exhibition has been opened the attendance has been 522,824.

The Supreme Court was occupied yesterday by a case brought by Mr Barron (member at the City Council), who euea the Tramway Company tor £2OO damages, alleged to have beeu euetained by hia being thrown from the tramoer while alighting, the driver, in the absence of the conductor, moving off. Th* TellotMtei’ Vaioa have i*

hold a conference ot delegatee from the various Tailoreeses' Unions in the colany, with the object cf federating into one body. It was agreed to admit the girls in the hat trade into the Union, and when they join the membership is expected to be over 1000. The sum of £lO5 was voted to the Petone mill employees out on strike, more will be given if required, and if necessary the Union will refuse to manufacture the Company’s goods. A friendly society is to be established in connection with the Union. At the Police Court yesterday Alfred Wrig, 14 years of age, was charged with embezzling twelve shillings from his employer. The defalcations amount to £lO. The accused was convicted and was ordered to came up for seutencs when called on. CHRISTCHURCH. Last night. W. P. Brooke, formerly Secretary for the Canterbury Sale Yards Campany, was committed for trial on two charges of embezzlement.

Iu the Supreme Court, in the case of Purcell v. the Railway Commissioners, the jury found for the plaintiff, damages £l2OO. A nonsuit point raised by Mr Joyut was reserved for argument. The Customs authorities at Lyttelton took steps to prevent overcrowding of passengers in steamers leaving that port yesterday. Several passengers booked for the Waihora were transhipped to the Rotorua in consequence.