LATE TELEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 280, 24 November 1903, Page 2

LATE TELEGRAMS.

(By Tetegraph.—i'rese Association.)

WELLINGTON, this day

At the Supreme Court Robert Ogilvie was charged with an unnatural offence. He was found guilty of indecency and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. The captain of the Kahu reports that when passing Cape Palliser this morning he could see no sign of the wrecked barque Ben Avon. It is supposed that she has gone to pieces. ,The town is filling with visitors for the Agricultural Show opening to-morrow. The entries are large, particularly in horses, which constitute a record for the colony. The weather has every appearance of keeping fine. Two volunteers were fined the maximum for misconduct during a battalion camp of instruction a few weeks ago. CimiSTCHURCH, this day. HOKITIKA, this day.

The body of Henry Apple ton, who has been missing since the 7th inst., was found this morning in the river near where the fatality is supposed to hiive occurred. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. At the annual meeting of the colonial i-harehoklers of the New Zealand Shipping Company to-day the report and balance sheet of the London Board were adopted. Mesrs. J. R. Blair, John Anderson, G. G. Stead, the retiring directors, were re-elected, and Mr. H. P. Murruy-Aynesley was re-elected chairman of direr-tors. S. C. Malcolm, a Ghrietchurch draper, with 'three children, is claiming £750 from the Christehurch Tramway as compensation for losses sustained by the plaintiff by death of Mrs Malcolm in consequence of a train collision. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court before a Judge and jury of twelve. J ' Later. The jury awarded plaintiff £050 compensation.