COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 493, 14 August 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night. The local fishermen demanded an inorease of sixpence per dozen on schaapper, and it was conceded. A obarge of indecent assault against John Scrathern, Charitable Aid Officer, was dismissed. James MoCaul, arrested for drunkenness, was being conveyed to the hospital in a cab, when ha died of apoplexy. Scott, of Ponsonby, completed his hundred and first year to-lay. He is very hale. Jackson’s store and mill at Tapu creek have been destroyed bv fire. Further particulars regarding the fatal accident at Whakatane state that Mr Charles Gould left his homestead at 4.30 o’clock on Saturday afternoon. His intention was to shoot pukakis. He did not return, but was found dead on the following morning, by a wire fence. His rifle was hanging on a splice in the fence, which had caught the trigger and caused the weapon to explode, with the result that the ball passed through the body of deceased. Peter Kemp and James Stansbury, ths two greatest oarsman of the present day, are about to take a trip through New Zealand and America, and perhaps through England. They are expected in Auckland in a fortnight. The excitement in Kuaotuno stock to-day was very great, all shares going up rapidly. Red Mercury’s crushing is going nearly four ounces to the ton. Try Fluke’s sold at 13s 31. Since this Company secured a battery 295 tons of qnartz have been crushed, tor 1141 ounces of retorted gold. Thia makes a total of, from the beginning, 1437 ounces of gold from 310 tons of quartz.

SOUTHERN NEWS.

Dast night. The Hutchison affair is still taking up the time of the House of Representatives, to the exclusion of other business. The Gisborne Harbor Bill is still being tossed about, without making much headway, though in skilful hands it should now it is understood stand a very fair show. The Hon. Mr Johnson is smoothing its passage a good deal, hut he does not hold a seat in the Lower House. The carpenters employed fitting Messrs Whitcombs and Tombs' branch at Dunedin were withdrawn by order of the Building Trades Union executive, which is now authorised to act in any emergency. A man named Walcon is missing in ths bush at Woodville. A large mealing at Grsymooth last night urged the necessity for granting ths Midland Railway Company the deviation concession needed. The steamer Kalkoura, at Port Chalmers, brought the following passengers for Auckland:—Second saloon—MrsLowin, masters Judson andLowin, Mrs Matthews; steerage— Mr and Mrs Irvino, Messrs Briggs, Carlow, Marier, McKenzie and Way. The jubilee ot the hoisting of the British flag at Akaroa took place at Christchurch yesterday. It was proclaimed a general holiday. Many congratulatory telegrams were received, including one from tho Governor. The Goldfields and Mines Committee passed a resolution that Government be requested to communicate with Mr Bookings!, now at the Thames, with a view to his appointment as mining agent for the A collision occurred last night at Johnaonvilla, five miles from Wellington, on the Manawatu Company's line. Tho trucks were being shunted, whsn they got loose, and dished into the carriages. The guard van was smashed, and ths mill van upset. It caught fire, but the flames were quickly extinguished. No one was hurt. The damage is estimated at £3OO.

Martin Burns and William Montague, two firemen frnm the steamer Tainui, were arrested early this morning for breaking intn the warehouse of Sargood, Son, and Ewan. Montague was arretted outside the building, and Burns was getting out of the window So fir as could be aicertainod only a bundle or two of linen is missing. Prisoners were remanded at noon. The Railway Rates Committee this morning practically shelved tho petitions on Vaile's railway scheme, by declining to pass amotion that Mr Vai e be invited to appear before the committee. The opinion was also expressed tint it was undesirable that Parliament should interfere with the present system of railway management, In order to keep it free from political control.