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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9109, 9 March 1898, Page 2

On our fourth page will be found details of the hearing of the petition tc compel the liquidator of the "Ward Association to prosecute honorable Ward and the gentleman named Fisher who managed honorable Ward's business with the Association. The "intimate friend" is further heard from, and when read in oonneotion with what.has been previously published to-day's batoh of honorable Ward news is deoidedly interesting A chapter of the serial, " The Klondike Gold Mystery" also appears on the fourth page.

Notice of appeal haa been given by the defendant in the reoent Napier affiliation case, Christina Brown v. George Edwards. 7he annual meeting of the F Battery was to have been held last night, bat as the requisite two thirds of the members were not present it was adjourned till Tuesday evening next. The Wanganni police have reoeived information that a boat bearing the name " Waptie " was washed up on the beach at Waiapu, in the direction of Tnrakina. No &uoh boat ie missing either from Wanganui or Fox ton. Enquiries are being made.

t&eatra Bagnall, Lake, and Farrell have been elected members of the Auokland Board of Edaoation. A Stratford case, whioh has oocnpied the S,M. Court at Wellington for three days, and exoited considerable interest, wag brought to a oonolneion yesterday. One Amos sued thtee brothers Montgomery for £78 special and £200 general damages for assault. He was engaged to Mies Montgomery and the brothers tried to break off the marriage On Christmas Day they gave him a severe thrashing, from whioh he has not recovered yet. Judgment was given for £52 13s special and £100 general damages, and £1S 12s costs The Folioe Commission at Wellington took the evidence of two witnesses yesterday, who deposed to seeing two persons going into the local hotels on Sundays. They gave their names, and one said he had oouutod 210 people entering an hotel on one Sundiy. The Grand Jury at Auckland returned a true bill agaicet Heinrioh Pohlen, charged with murder. Ihe committee of the Wanderers' Bioyole Olub met last night in the Masonio Hotel. A telegram was reoeived from the League of New Zealand Wheelmen stating that the Club had been admitted to membership, and that the sports meeticg fixed for the 19th met. had been approved by the exeoutive The following cffioials were appointed for the meeting: — fieferee, Mr Kennedy; judges, Messrs A. Sooles, E O. Gold Smith, F. Moeller, and J. V, Brown; olerk of course, Mr James Oaughley; assistants, Messrs W. J. Beid, W. K. Jourdain, fl. Wright, W. Oopeland, W. S. Chapman, and H. B. Morion; number steward, Mr John Oaughley, timekeepers. Messrs S. B. Oooper, J. Q. fiwan, W. Proffltt, and F W. Uollins; starter, Mr John Parker; lapsoorers, Messrs O. H. Otitohley, John Oanghley, and F. Aeboroft. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Ecoles for his gift of a prize for one of tho ladies , gymkhana events. The following new members wero eleoted :—Messrs A. E. Newman (Waipa wa), B. Bissell, B Alley (Olive), 0. Oattanach, and John Allau (faradale). Official entry forms were duly received from the League, and all riders wishing to J enter to-night for the raoes oan obtain the forme at the Masonic Hotel up to 8 p.m. The skeleton of a man has been discovered at ihe Sandhills, near Port Waikato, by a settler named John Neil. The sand had shifted and exposed the skeleton. From the appearanoe of the b.onee it is oon jeotured that they had lain there for more than twenty years. The only clothing found was a singlet. Deceased was about sft Bin in height, had dark hair, and a forehead unusually wide Twenty years ago a fisherman nemed John Wood was missed from Port Waikato, and a party went out for days in search him, but were unsuooeesf nl. It is possible the remains may be those of the missing fisherman. Dr Bussell, of Ohristohuroh, oharged with proonring a misoarriage, was oommitted for trial yesterday. Bail was aooepted, the aooused in £500 and four sureties of £125 eaoh. The aooused as he left the Oonrt was oheered by the orowd,. At the meeting of the Auckland Board of Eduoation yesterday, the chairman, Mr S. Luke, stated that the publio school at Ooromandel wag discovered on fire on Sunday. The fire was extinguished. On Monday a letter had been reoeived from the school oommittee stating there was no doubt it was a oaee of incendiarism. On Sunday night the fire was put out by several passers • by including Mr Hyatt, the head teaoher. Ihe fire ooonrred in the main poroh of the building. The eohool cost about £800 to ereofc. The oommittee of tho Auek'and Baoing Olub has acoeptod tenders for the new plough gallop, the amount being £590 The jcokey Joseph Buff applied to ba relicensed, and lifter consideration it was deoidcd to issue a three months' probationary permit. The disqualification on the pony Little Wonder and the jookey H. Williams, for contesting at an unregistered meeting, was removed.

At an inquest bald at Auokland on Henry John Hartnoll, well known in commercial oiroles, the evidence showed that he had taken " Bough-on Rats." He left a letter to his wife etaticg that he intended to destroy himself, and thSit a letter to her wou!d be found under hie pillow. He was lately mentally depressed, being ont of employment. He was formerly with Messrs Nathan and Co. for years, and leave 3 a widow and nine ohildren. A verdict was returned that deceased took poicon while temporarily deranged. The deceased was brother to the Hon. William Hartnoll, member of the House of Assembly, Tasmania. The following oopy of the Hon. Mr Chamberlain's letter to the Governor, in reply to the Auokland school children's address to the Queen on the oooatipn oi the Diamond Jubilee, has bees received from

his 1 xoellenoy the J£w\ of Banf urJy by the the Ausklasd Board of Education:— Downing street, 15th January, IS9&— My Lord, with reference to your despatch, number 62, of tho 22nd Ootober last, I httre the honor to inform you that the address from the ohildrea attending the publio sohools in the educational district of AuckI land, reoeived at this offioe on the Ist intt, has now been laid before the Queen. Her Majasty expressed her great admiration of the artistic) manner in whioh the address has been bound twd illuminated, and was pleased to oommand that her tnoat cordial thanks might be returned to the scholars of the publio school for their kind and touching expression of loyalty. I have, howovtr, to exprep,s ta you Her Majesty's regret that it is impossible for her to oomply with the request that her reply to the address might be made by means of the phoncßraph. It has been thought advisable to deoline numerous eisailar applications, and it is feare£ lnoonvenienoe might tnßue if oa exoeption were made in the present case —I have, &o , J, Csam;V