TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1629, 20 November 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OCR OWN 'CORRESPONDENT.) TIMARU, 17. At a meeting of tli** tla.-b.n Bo rd today it was ros-lv.-d to procure the services of the Oamaru dredge, and to cull for tenders for 250 feet extension of tiit breakwater. Christchurch 18. The proprietors of the boot and ot'inr factories lire are veiy much Oj>,»cMvd t" tae Thursday half holiday m vein, nk, and the City Coincil have demurred to declaring the Thursday v -on which factory hands are entitled t") half holiday under the Amended Employment of Females and Others Act. Gisborne, 18. A five roomed house and i>akey at Wae Rangaliihai, occupied by a baker named Hayden, lias been burnt. Ti.e canse is unknown. Hayden is uninsured, and his loss is £150. Tie biild.ihn« were owned by Mr Bla.V, and Were insured for £200 in the Colonial Office. Auckland, 18. At thf Social Purity meeting, D . Kinhardine presiding, a resolution w;is passed expressing sympathy with Mr Stead, of the Pall j all Oasttle, and his associates in Social Reform. The Rev. H. Bnll. Wesleyau minister, strongly supported the resolution. The City CoiMt'il poposo to adopt n bye law prohibiting with certain exceptions, processions at night with music, without permission obtained from t'le Council. ! The Salvation Army and Gospel Temperance Mission people are vigorously protesting against the measure. The former regard it a3 specially levelled at tliem. Punedin 10. Thos. Noonan, an ex-gaoler lias been arrested on a charge of assault with intent to commit rape, and remanded till Monday. Fielding, 19. A large trout, 30 inches lon_', was Sf'en in the Ovoiia river yesterday. S'»::ie of these tish were put in three years ago from Cue Wanganui S >eietys breeding uond. N kw Plymouth, 19. In the bankruptcy case of E. U fluiyphries ami .Son the? senior member Of tile late firm, Mr \V. Humphries, refused to answer a certain quest ion the Deputy Otfkial Aswipnee ask.-d respecting a promissory note for £2135 16* GJ in his wife's favour, doing so on the advice of his solicitor, fie was \ aecorditigly brought before the Judge of the District Court, who told him Uo ! would have to answer all ijuestiotiS j asked, and the case was adjourned till ; this morning to enable him to do so. ! Yesterday he was examined and gave his evidence io the satisfaction oi the ofnVfa! assignee. On the case beiuaf ! brought up this morning the judge said he was glad there was no necessity for commuting Mr Humph j lies, and ordered that the estate should j pay the assignees costs, the debtor to pay his own. [ DtrxEDt v, 18. Attheannual meeting of the Nation »1 | Insurance Company held to-day Mr J. M. Ritchie presided. An amendment on the motion to adopt the balance sheet was proposed by Mr Walters to declare a dividend. The amendment was carried on the show of hinds by a large majority. On a poll being taken . a number of shareholders walked out of the room. Messrs Glmdenning, Hnlenstein, Kempthome and Edwards were elected directors. Wellington, 19. Dr Thorpe, late medical officer of the Rpffinii Hospital, died here laat night. H> had been sink n 3 ' for some days , previously.