COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 463, 5 June 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night. Jas. Beaver LU off the whatf at Whangarei and was drowned. The tailoresses on strike are getting ample funds to carry on the fight, and now propose to start a co operative factory. There were sixty applications for the secretaryship of ths Auckland Club, and Mr Byan, of the firm of Byan aud Bell, was appointed. A meeting here has decided to form a company and erect crushing plant on the new goldfield at Koatona, Butcher’s store in Albert Street, containing wool, flax, <2c., awaiting shipment, has been gutted by fire. The property was owned by the Loan and Mercantile Agency, who were also owners of the lot of the goods, The loss is about £5OOO. A meeting of master drapers to day urged legislative action to compel all shops to close at a reasonable hour. It is now proved that the cutter Rose Blanche, by which the Aubrey brothers lost their life, was capsized at sea in a gale during a very stormy night. Wirth's circus, which has been taking £lOO a night for the last ten days, has decided to give a performance in aid of the proposed institution for ths blind, for which £BOO has already been subscribed. At the City East Licensing Court to day the Bench eaid they intended to close the Occidental Hotel on the ground that it was not required, though they adjourned the application for fourteen days. Mr Edmond, of Clandelands, was thrown from his horse while returning from the Ohaupo cattle sale yesterday. He is suffering from severe concussion of the braio, and there is little hope of his recovery. The bulk assay of ore seat to Sydney by the Prospectors’ Association, Pubipuhi, is reported to have given 1450 z 13dwt of silver aud 13dwt of gold. Amy Hudson, a girl of eighteen, who has been suffering from religious mania, hanged herself with a clothes’ line at Warkworth. The Monowai takes 50 passengers for Sydney from Dunedin alone. NAPIER. Last night. A private meeting of the creditors of Mr F. Hutton, firmerly M.H.R., was held on Monday afternoon, Mr Henry Williams in the chair. The debtor stated that after the sale of his lands the other day for a trifle over the mortgage he had nothing but household furniture, farming implements, and tbe equity of redemption of three sections at Hastings and one at Clive. All three were mortgaged to the Government Insurance Department, If these properties could bo sold privately he bad no doubt there would be a surplus left for ths general creditors, probably £5OO or £6OO, and the estate would pay 12s or 15s in the £, but if forced into bankruptcy probably liny would not give a dividend of fivepence. It was unanimously decided to give Mr Sutton the furniture, and that the rest of the property be vested in Messrs W M. Newton and Hansard, in trust fir tbe benefit of creditors, the Insurance Department to be asked to divide its security, A list of creditors was submitted, showing unsecured debts of a probable total of £9OO. Mr Sutton stated he feared the proceeds of the sheep to ba sold to morrow would not sati-fy the Bank’s claim. The creditors all expressed much sympathy with Mr Sutton. It is understood that the Liberal Association have decided to invite Sir Bobert Stout to contest the Napier seat. The Hawke's Bay Babbit Board has resolved to appoint another assistant inspector, and spend £lOO to purchase stoats and weasels.

SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. Mr Roberts has been mentioned as a candidate for Dunedin oity, and Messrs Carnoroft and Barron contest Talari. The two appointments as Native Land Court Judge have bsen offered to four different people, among whom was Captain Preece, R.M , of Napier, but all refused the position. Mr MacArthur, when addressing his constituents, said If the ordinary debts of the colony were paid there would bo no surplus The Maritime Council proposes that the 28th of October should be set apart as an annual labor demonstration day, Thomas Barrett has been sentenced to ten years' penal servitude for attempted murder. Government has instructed Dr Ginders to visit Tokoamu, whefe it is said leprosy exists among the Maoris. The Wellington ironmasters have expressed thsir willingness to give the men the advance asked for, provided it is general throughout the colony. The Wanganui Herald states that it hears on first class authority that Sir Julius Vogel will shortly arrive in tbs colony toilhlN UB ths editorship o! the MJi

Mr Morrison, who has been chief engineer of the Coptic since ehe has been trading to New Zealand, his resigned hi-< pn • i * n order to assume charge of the machinery of the freezing works in conrue of erection at Langburn, on the Wellington-Manawatu railway line, Charles btewart Gordon, a young man 23 years of age, for four years confilential clerk to Mr Victor Harris, money lender, has been arrested at Christchurch on a charge cf misappropriating his employer’s money. It is allied there are defalcations amounting to £730. The executive of the Railway Employ, e j Society has appointed Mr Hoban (preaident) Mr Owen (vice president), Mr Edward (secretary), and Messrs Winter, Clivens, and Haden, to interview the Commissioners on Jnne 16th, and they decided to adhere to the communication of March 29th, dealing with boy labor, hours of labor, and price of work.