LATE WIRES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9938, 8 December 1900, Page 8

LATE WIRES.

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Wellington, This day

Mary Henderson, who was convicted of the manslaughter of Minnie Luke, on who-jtislie performed an illegal operation, but "was recommended to mercy by the jury, was to-day sentenced by the Chief Justice to seven years' imprisonment. The Court refused leave to ask the Couit of Appeal for a new trial on the ground tfcat the verdict was against tbe weight of evidence, but Mr Wilford has sent notice to the Solicitor-General applying for an order for leave to appeal, and has made a similar application to the Governor-in-Gouccil, The'OtJher charges a'/ainsfc the same accused were deferred until the May sittings cf sfche Supreme Court. Captain Shepherd, of the schooner Lark, was fined £1 at tiha Magistrate's Court to-day for exceeding his license for; carrying a deck cargo of <tdmber. ; A case is before the Ohief Justice to-; day in which seamstress,! sues Peter Hansen, her late landlord, for; £500 damages for slander and malicious : prosecution. As plaintiff was behind with > her remt and would mot quit, Hanson feoarded up her rooms. She took down <the»boards and buroecl some of the chips. Hansen prosecuted feer for alleged theft of the timber, but eventually withdrew the charge. He is also claimed to have made reflections on her character. Defendant pleads that if he made the imputations they were teue. The Federal escort will leave tor Sydney in the Tutanekai on the 20th inst. Colonel Pole-Penton will go b>y the iVlonowai and assume commandin Sydney. The local representatives of the Blackball Company say it hat there isne danger of a coal lamine frutn the present stoppage of the mine. There is enough coal on bond for a I'crtnight's local requirements, and no great quantity will be required for big contracts with bhe New Zealand shipping companies till the 6th J anuary. Dr. Mason, the newly-appointed head of the Depai tau-nt of Health, was entert lined at a dinner last nigfct by the medical men of Wellington. Ckeistchurce, This day. At an inquest to-day on the body of a single woman named Janet Phillips, 23 years of age, who died suddenly two days ago, the medical evidence showed that the girl had a miscarriage. Death was caused by of Uhe kidneys and excessive hemorrhage. A verdict was returned accordingly. Duxedin., This day. Lieutenant Tubman, of the Fourth, Contingent, has resigned hie position on thestaffof George street school,in order to . take up his permanent residence in South Africa. It is understood that he has been appointed to a lieutenancy in the Ehodesian field force.