TELEGRAPHIC.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 3521, 10 March 1897, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

Board of Education.

Auckland, Tuesday.—At the meeting of the Auckland Board of Education to-day the voting papers for the election of throe members of the Board were opened and the votes counted. 255 voting papers were issued to the School Committee in the Auckland district; 239 have been returned to the Board with the names of the candidates filled in.

The voting papers were counted and checked with tiie result that the following gentlenTseri were found to be elected to the Board in place of Messes Lambe, Muir and Bates, whoretire in rotation:— J. R Reed, 141 votes; J. Muir, 139; Richard Hobbs, 133; Lambe, 111; Bagnali, 101; Campbell, 77; Percivalj 5.

f! Reed, Muir and Hobbs were accordingly declared elected to the Board for the ensuing three years. R. D. Stewart has been appointed head master for the Wellesley Street School. The Indiift Famine Fund. Auckland, Tuesday. — Over £800 has been raised in Auckland towards the Indian Famine Relief fund. Supreme Court. Auckland, "Wednesday.— At the Supreme Court Criminal sittings, winch Commenced, yesterday, Edward Hoafe for horse stealing, was .sentenced to 12 months''hacrd labour. John Wilson, theft of a waterproof cloak, two years with hard labour. •*-■• ;

Alfred Askender, alias Ashbourn, theft of a hat and coat, two years with hard labour.

Thomas Hannan, horse stealing) twelve months with hard labour,

Frederick Martinson, arson four years' hard labour.

. Edger James Branhigan, false pretences, four counts, three years on each count with hard labour, sentences to. be concurrent.

Arthur Allen, alias Chas Higgs, wilful damage, three months with hard labour and ordered to pay the costs of prosecution and £5 compensation.

John Henry Smith, desertion of wife and children, twelve months with hard labour.

Henry John Atkins, alias G«orge Atkins, theft of personal property, two counts, two years with hard labour on each charge, sentences to run concurrently. Anterow Jensen, Richard Roche and Sarah charged with horse stealing at Tauranga, found not guilty and discharged. In the case of Jeremiah Whangate, alias Herema, alias Henare Puhi, charged with arson, the Grand Jury found no bill. Charge withdrawn. Auckland, Wednesday. — Before Mr Brabant, S.M., at the Police Court yesterday afternoon, George W. Gilmer was charged that he did on December 22nd steal £65 the property of the Northern Steamship Company. Mr Hesketh said that as a number of accused's friends had offered to subscribe to get accused away from the Colony t and as I restitution had been made, he would ask that the charge be withdrawn and this was accordingly done and accused discharged. Mining returns. Waihi, Tuesday.—During the last month the.' Waihi-Silver ton gold mine has yielded £11,561 worth of gold. Missing man found. Taupo, Tuesd ay.—Wm Teague, the missing gold prospector of Tokaanu, was found in the Kaimana ranges on Friday by the search party. He had suffered much from hunger and exposure. A very lame defence. Napier, Tuesdays—The Bank of New Zealand waa prosecuted under the Shop Assistants Act for working its clerks at unlawful -hours. The facts were not disputed but for the defence it was urged that the clerks were, not engaged in the ordinary business of the Bank, the work was' in connection with a notice to produce documents given by other parties in an action in the Supreme Court against the Bank.

They had to produce correspondence extending over three years between the Head office and the Napier* branch. The correspondence had nothing to do with current business of the Bank.

The S.M, reserved judgment. Oil.

New Plymottth, Tuesday.—Today 10 barrels of oil were ob« tamed at the petroleum works'and the prospects are improving. Thompsons track. Wellington, Tuesday. Government intend resuming work on Thompson's Track between Te, Aroha and Tauranga there being £800 available on the estimates for the purpose. The Petone tragedy. Wellington, Tuesday.—The charge against Bosher of having committed; the Peton c murder will be taken on Monday next. Rain and floodsGreymouth, Tuesday.—Heavy rain fell all day on the coast and all up the Grey Valley ; the river is rising rapidly at Ahaura and Totara flat and the river here is in high flood., Sudden death. CHRisTOirr/KCH, Tuesday.—The Rev. P,. J)* Monro, Presbyterian clergyman and one of the leaders of the prohibition party, dropped dead this morning while Out cycling with the Rev. L. M. Isitt.

Deceased had just dismounted for ithe purpose of blowing up a tyrelwhan he complained f of feeling unwell and immediately "expired. - |

He was about proceeding to Dunedin to assume the editorship qf the Christian Outlook ; he has been stationed at Rangiora for six years. - • Deceased leaves a wife and three children. It is supposed that the cause of death was heart disease. Inquest. Christchurch, Tuesday. —The inquest on the Rev. Munro was held this evening; tnedicalevidence showed that death resulted from aneurism of the haart and a verdict Was returned accordingly.