NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XX, Issue 62, 12 September 1898, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright Auckland, September 9. At the Supremo Court, ia the libel case against Joseph Partington arising out of a priuted pamphlet of 24 pages, wbicli contained a " Story of tho Old Windmill," tin- jury ret urn cd a verdict of acquittal, as then; was no evid. uc-: of the publication of the pamphLt. The case against Bentley, who wrote the pamphlet, euded by his pleading guilty. As be has already been three mouths in uaol he was bound over in his own recognis anccs to come up for sentence when called on. Invercargill, September 9. The last train from Bluff to night ran into a cow, and after going about 200 yds the engine I.ft the road. The nccident occurred about a mile beyond Woodend on an embankment the top of which is level with the telegraph wires, and less than 100 yds from the bridge across the Mokatua creek. A train was sent out,. and the passengers brought to town after two hours' delay. The permanent way was considerably damaged. Nearly 20,000 fat sheep were railed from this district to Canterbury during the last fortnight Of 10,000 acres comprised in the O'flhu Estate, 8000 are now tikfii np, and it is expected the balance will booh be set. led on. A pitiful esse was before the Police Court yesterday. Annie Martini, a youug girl, was committed for trial on a charge of forging aud uttering a cheque for -£2 odd. She admitted the offence, stating that she was in ill-health, penniless, aud wanted money to take her to bc-r home ou tlie West Coast. Pbo was admitted to bail in a small amount, and taken to the Victoria Home for Friend less Girls. Dunedin, September 10. Robert Chapman, fir.t Registrar of the Supremo Court, di; j d to-day. The Enterprise dredge return for the week is 34 ounces. Tlie hearing of th" case owners of the Lana v. tbe Union Company, arising out of tbe Wakatipu-1 aira collision, was commenced in tl c Admiralty Court this morning. The forenoon was occupied by the address of counsel for defendants who opeu. The trial will last a week. Timaru, Sept. 10. The annual meeting of the Farmers' Co-operative Society adopted a satisfactory report and balance sheet. The net profit for the year was £8479. The Chairman said this was a highly favor able result, seeing that the district had experienced one of the worst droughts ever known. The turn over of merchandise has been £75,849, and of live stock £105,600. There are vow 1396 share^ holders, and tbe paid-up capital and , reserve stands at £41,262.