Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2128, 16 February 1897, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

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Wellington, Feb. 15

Tho rficoun 1 of votes in the petition case win last three or four days. A Urge rjUTibrr of paper* were found to be un~ gummed, and otber# were numbered on the outaide of t'lo ineid?, These have beon Uid and m-«y id ad to the whole election tuing declared void. The Court was fmthtr engaged in enquiring into cat-es of double, Home of which ware disallowed, no die were abandoned, end oilierß Wfrre Idft for further efaquiry. Fliilence was I lien brought to show that Mrs Fitflipr had hired a room near the rink, whi-ii we* n*ed as n committee room, tint thi-i count broke down and the Court Jieallnwpr) the charge. H. Jx Williams g«ve evidence as to ilie organisation of the license victuilere for the election, principally for ihe Local Option poll. About £250 vves Babcribr-d, arid they had several oomiounities, one of which arranged for the conveyence of elect >m »o the poll, but lie ooHid Dot (e>l tbe. pamea'of tbie cabmen employed. : ; CBjtitp&dVßcn. Feb. 15. Tbe Supreme Xj ourt opened to-day, before Judge Der/nimon. Thomas Voyce was sentenced to 3 years for rape ; WmSmMi aged 71 years, to 4 months for hor.te tt3eling and larceny ;- Edmund Geo. Land to 3 months for i-tealing n bicycle ; Geo. Ruddock to 9 inouthe for ehooting with intent ; John Mutton to 12 months for bores stealing, and Geo. Uazelwood to 3 years for tbibbinp* Adelaide, Feb. 15. There was a tremendous downpour of r.in yesterday in the city and suburbs, the fall ht-i'ig tue heaviest ever known \ti tho district. A large amount; of damage wan done, and tbo c*ur>try wee inundated for miles at Michsm. A man named Moyßf3 nnd a woman named Hooper were drowned. There were many narrow eeoapee. The intercolonial railway traffic ie interfered with.

Losdon, Fdb, 14. The Indian Famine Belief Fund now amounts to £275,000.