SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 85, 12 April 1899, Page 8

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS

.;'.' (By Telegraph—Press Association.) 7 ' DUNEDIN, this day. The dispute between the Kaitangata miners and the Coal Company is referred to the Arbitration Court, the miners refusing to accept the Board's recommendation. NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. The Supreme Court sessions opened before Mr Justice Conolly this morning, ihere are eleven criminal and three civil cases to be heard. A young man named Walter Atiher, porter at the railway station, while shunting this mprning, Was run over; and shockingly mutilated. The extent of the injury is not yet ascertained, but ~ both legs and one arm are broken. Only nine months since Tash lost, both Jess in shunting here. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. At the Magistrate's Court, Rangiora, ' Andrew Doyle was charged with coin-' ii|g mitting . a violent assault on Frederick 'Stevens, who It will be remembered committed suicide shortly after the Occur- ' fence. The Bench said that though the proyocation giyen was severe yet it did not warrant the accused in retaliating. The ' violence of his conduct was very great, pjid npt in any. case justified or fit to be, considered as other than that of a man who had lost control of himself. A line of £3 with costs, in all amounting to £5-14/, was inflicted. CHRISTCHURCH, this'day. Charles Henry Carter, charged with, manslaughter in connection with the fall-., .way collision at Rakaia, was again remanded till to-morrow. John Dodsuski was charged in the S.M. • Court with stealing "a purse containing £7, and was remanded to appear at Stratford. - A visitor to Chatham Islands who returned to Christchurch yesterday reports that Haupo Taiaroa shot himself ,wlth a-gun shortly after the departure st the Kahu for Lyttelton on the previous trip. reason has been assigned lor the act, An enquiry was held by the magistrate.*;