GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 115, 12 November 1900, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

[I>RES3 ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER, This Day. Judgment was given by the Magistrate to-day in the case against Mr. R. L. Patterson, of Messrs. Patterson, Mossman., and Co., for breach of the Stamp Act. Defendant took an unstamped promissory note for money lent, and on tho borrower renewing gave up the original note, taking another. The Magistrate held that there had been substantive payment of the first note, and that as the note was payable at defendant's offices on due date, the renewal was equivalent to presentation for payment. As such offence was easily committed, but. less easily detected, ho imposed the substantial penalty of £20 and costs. MANGAWEKA, This Day. Tho Horn W Ha.ll- Jones, Minister of Public Works, paid a visit to the viaduct on Saturday. He came back to Ma.ngaweka, and looked at the proposed station site and bridge. He is to-day inspecting the line towards Taihape, and will proceed as far as Paengaroo. CHRISTCHUUCH, 10th November. Lovely weather has been experienced for Carnival Week, which closes to-day, and there lias been the largest number of visitors ever seen here. Many left by late trains last night. Three boats, all full, leave for Wellington to-night, \and many people go by the night train for the "South. The criminal sessions opened' this morning, before his Honour -Mr. Justice Martin. There is rather a serious list of charges, including three of indecent assault, one of rape, one of stabbing, one of attemnt to procure abortion, one of attempted murder, and fourteen minor charges. _________^