TOWN EDITION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5710, 18 December 1889, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

A meeting of creriiOvH which should huve been held thin morning in the bankrupt estate of Paniel O'Sulliviin lapsed for wmit of h ijuoruin.

An extraordinary <reneral rqseting of the moinbiUM of tho Kayier Rowing Club will be held at the Criterion Hotel to-night at 7..'JU o'clock. A full at eridance is much desired.

'J. lie Union Company will probably Jflake otiu of their ej.joyn.blu excursions in ttid bit.v on Boxing J)ay w ill» the s.s. Southern Cross. If niruiigumcuis can be made the excursion will start from the broakwatisr and the steamer will then proceed to either or Kiduu^era.

A motion to admit a proof of debt of £524 18s 7d in the estate of Dixon, a bankrupt, at Danevirke, ■. was occupying the attention of His Honor the Chief Justice this afternoon, Mr Hammerton, of Fatea, appearing in support of the motion, while Mr P. S. M'Lean appeared for the Official Assignee. ■ '

* The following will represent the Warner Dramatic Company in a cricket match against a local ' eleven on the Eecreation Ground to-morrow, coramenoiug at two o'clock sharp:—Messrs E. Stewart, TV. Bioe, A. Woods, 0Derring, A. Phillips, H. Hanibro, A. Seaton, G. Lee, H. Power, M. West, and T. Hyland ; emergencies—Messrs Puttniau, Frase'r, Vinton, and Green. The following will comprise the local eleven:—Messrs Gore, >-•. H. Williams, Lowry, Peacock, Percy, White, Pram, Swan, Wood, Logan, J. Martin ; emergencies—Messrs Turner, Wilson, Tylee, and Mountier.

Out Dunedin correspondent wired as fol-. lows this afternoon: —" Mr Sherwin having: advised the Dunedin Jookey Club that the scratching of Lisbon was unauthorised on his part, that horse wiil be handicapped in due course. It is abundantly plain that Mr Stead had had the whole of tho scratchings in his pocket for some days, as all tbe telegrams were put in at Cbriatchurch at the same hour, and some of the owners interested wero in the North Island.—l have authority for denying the rumor that the Government intend making calls to the Legislative Council. No appointments will be made during tho present recess."

Our Waipawa correspondent wires this afternoon that at the E.M. Court this morning , , before Mr. Preece, K.M., and Mr. S.-Johnson, J.P., there was no criminal business. Civil cases : — O'Connell and Norrie v. J. Duncan, judgment summons, £19 18s; no appearance; ordered to be paid bythelSth February, costs 18s, expenses 9s 4d. Merrylees v. Henry Meadows, judgment summons, £18 3s 7d (Mr. Lee for debtor, Mr. Loughnau for creditor), the Court felt not justified in making an order; costs to debtor 7s. K. McKenzie v. H. Smith,; balance of P.N. ; judgment for £10 9s 3d, with 6s expenses, costs 235, Mr. Loughnan (solicitor) 10s 6d. H. T. Bagnall v. 0. Bolstad, £2 15s 7d (Mr. Loughnan for plaintiff); judgment with costs 9s, expenses 7s. v. Simeon, dishonored P.N. ; judgment with costs 21s, solicitor (Mr. Loughnan) 10s fd. Edgeooinbe v. Sircombe, for ejectment order (Mr. Loughnan for plaintiff) ; Mr. Cresswell eaid defendant did not appear nor did he for him, but raised the question of error tbat a summons should be ieaued by the E.M., and not by the clerk ; the Court upheld tho objection ; case struok out. Same v. same, claim £38 Iβ 3d (Mr Cresswell appeared for defendant); ultimately adjourned on the application of Mr. Loughnan, till 15t!i January. K. MoKenzie v. G. Eobinson, £13 2s lid, judgment with costs 31s, expenses 2s, solicitor (Mr. Loughnan) 10s Cd. Two other cases wore adjonrned and one nor served. The case of MoLeod v. Pettit, claim £60 damages caused by an alleged assault, is now going on.