TELEGRAMS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4734, 8 October 1886, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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Hastings, This day. At the Resident Magistrate's Court today, G. A. Preece, Esq., R.M., on the Bench, John Smith and John Sullivan, were charged with drunkenness. The former was fined be or 48 hours' imprisonment, and the latter estreated his bail of £1. James Cooper, charged with leaving his trap and horse unattended, thereby causing an accident by the horses bolting, was fined £2 2s and costs,

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Wellington, This day. At the Supreme Court to-day the jury in the case against Mr and Mrs Cook for larceny, were unable to agree, and were locked up all night. This morning the jury were discharged. A second chargo against Cook is now being heard. It ie blowing a North West gale here.

Invekcargili,, This day. The Government schooner Kekeno, recently wrecked at the Bluff and handed over by the Government to the Blufl Navals, has been floated off, and brought to the wharf. The damage has not yet been ascertained. Tho floating was effected by means of empty casks, with which tho hold wijs filled at low tide.

N*w Plymouth, This day. The case of alleged evasion of Customs duties came .on'this morning , .' Mr Bamu'el appeared for defendant. Tfce case wus ad-

journerl for a fortnight. In the meantime the goods are to be cent to Wellington in order for tho Commissioner of Customs to decide whether they are bonn fife watches liable to duty, or only parts of watches, and speciullv exempted. Dunedin, This day. Lewis Thomas for arson, was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment, and Mary Dochcrty," for a similar offence, to six months'" imprisonment. The Judge intimated that *he latter was a proper case, and he would move that the Crown exercise its clemency, as the principal offender was convicted mainly through her exertions. Tho Judgt-. in dealing with tho Chinaman's case, cnlotfincd the Probationers Act, but was satisfied that if they wero to extend its operations to Chinese, it would not have the effect of causing a respect for law among them.