LATE WIRES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9042, 15 December 1897, Page 3

LATE WIRES.

|_PBB FAUSS ASSOOIA.TIOM ]

Wklunotom, This day.

Amos Burr, an old settler of the Palmerslon district, and 76 years of age, a man who has lost both his aims, appeared before the Court on a charge of perjury oonneoted with a reoeipt put in by him in a native land oaae, heard at the Supreme Court at the beginning of the month. A charge of forgery ia also pending over the same document. The oase was adjourned. Cabtebton, This day. Ihe three-year-old eon of Mr F. W. Graham fell down a well and was drowned.

Nhw Pltmouth, Thie day

It was intended to unveil the portrait of the late Judge Ejohmond in the Courthouse to-day, but Judge Kettle said it was the privilege of a Supreme Court Judge to perform the oeremony, hence it will be deferred till Judge Oonolly's next visit. Chbibtciiuboh, This day.

The Progressive Liberal Afisooiauon recommended the oommittee to organise a mass open-air meeting to protest against the action of the Legislative Oounoil iv throwing out the Old Age Pensions Bill. To-morrow being the anniversary of the province, it will be observed as a close holiday. The prinoipal attraction will be a floral fete, for whioh over two hundred entries have been reoeived for the various competitions.