NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 214, 10 March 1898, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

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Auckland, This Day. James B. Fairs, clerk in Devore and Coopers, solicitors, shot himself through the heart. He was a member of the city echrxl committee and a well known volunteer.

During the last month the Waitekauri Gold Mining Company crushed and treated 1730 tons for bulliou L 5486,

March 9

At the Supreme Court George Croft Huddlettoue, late magazine keeper of the Mount Eden magazine, who pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzlement, his total defalcations, amounting to £223, was admitted to probation, it be ing taken iuto consideration that accused would probably forfeit retiring allowance of L 275.

Christchurch, March 9.

The injuries received by Mr 11. G. Turner iv the Little River coach acci neut are even more serious than was at first supposed, and he is iv a precarious condition. Mr Turner ha 3 long been one of the foremost men in the banking world, and is at present the chief man MCfi 1 of the Commercial Bank of Australia.

Marton, This Day

Iv a cricket match yesterday A. Tunston and E Hughes when attempting to catch a ball their heads collided with such violence that both were knocked to the ground. Hushes bad a severe gash above one eye and was rendered delirious, Tunstou was unconscious for several hours. Both are recovering.