TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 August 1905, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[llV ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] CHRLSTCHrRCH KXinBITION.

CHRISTCHURCH, August 23.—At a mooting of tlie Exocutivo of (lie International Exhibition, the Chairman stated ho was more hopeful of the ultimate success of the undertaking than ho wa.s two or three months ago. The main building, the plans for which will he ready soon, is to consist of two .lories, and will bo 850 ft long, and 00ft wide, with two towers each 120 ft high. The "render will bo asked to arrange through recognised channels for the attendance at the opening ceremonies of a member of the Royal family. Government intend providing an organ costing £3200, which, after the Exhibition, will he presented to the citizens, SUSPICIOUS DEATH. DUNEDIN, August 23.—The police arclosely investigating the circumstances (onnected with the death of Ham SingTong, near Tapanui. The body was badly burned, the underclothing being almost burned oil". There was a. bruise on the forehead, several cuts on the fare, and a. pool of blond about the bed. The floor was strewn with fragments of broken bottle and there were fragments of broken bottle on a shelf near the bed. TiTo hums were evidently caused by the explosion of a lamp found on the bed. REQUESTS. AUCKLAND, August 24.—The lateL. D. Nathan left to the Auckland Jewish Synagogue £500; to the Auckland Jewish benevolent Society, £400; Blind Institute £250, and Benevolent Society £250. The employees in the firm’s service for over five years arc also recognised, the amounts varying according to the length of service. FATAL ACCIDENT. HAMILTON, August 24. —A man named Devonport, jacking alone in the bush near Taumaraiiiii, wa.s killed by a log falling on him. The accident must have happened yesterday afternoon. The body was found this morning pinned on the ground by a log. The man is unmarried, having two brothers in the district. SUPREME COURT. DLUNEDLN, August 23.—At (ho Supreme Court to-day Albert Pyle was charged with breaking, entering and stealing near Roxburgh, and was acquitted. Elizabeth Ward, a middle-aged woman, was found guilty of theft from a dwelling, and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. This concluded the criminal sittings. AN IMPORTANT CASE. WELLINGTON, August 24.—Judgment was given to-day by the Chief Justice in the case in which John Charles Jones sued Frederick Hilton, a turf commission agent, for £42, the amount of a cheque drawn in favour of John McWilliams, and paid by Hie latter to Jones, and subsequently dishonoured by the bank on account of payment being stopped by defendant. His Honour said ho was of opinion from nil the circumstances, especially from the relationship between plaintifi and McWilliams. that it was not an honest transfer of cheque from McWilliams to him, and that plaintiff look the cheque knowing that it had been dishonoured, and knowing that there was something wrong with (ho chenno. It was clear that McWilliams was really suing, Jones lending his name in order to try and recover the money won by McWilliams from the defendant'. Tim relationship between plaintiff a.ml McWilliams showed that plaintiff ought to have known it was not a bona fide transaction. Judgment would go for defendant. Defendant. as well as McWilliams, bad been engaged in an illegal transaction, but 1m did not' know if that was sufficient to warrant him in refusing Hilton costs altogether. Wore lie to do so, it might encourage those who have no claim whatever, because of an illegal transaction, in bringing Bimb actions in Court. Defendant would bo allowed £l2 12s costs witnesses’ expenses, and disbursements. The. documents in the case were ordered to be impounded. AN ACCIDENT. NELSON, August 24.—A voting man, named Henry Hippolile, a Maori, was travelling through the bush last nbdit at Croixello. when he fell over a cliff, and lay there all night. He was found this morning and brought to Nelson. Tie received nasty cashes about the fare and head, but he is not seriously injured. AN INQUEST. GISBORNE. August 24.—At the inquest on Hie body of James Allen, the jury returned n verdict (hat he met his death by a fall from a horse, while in a state of intoxication. The police evidence wa.s that when the man was picked up he a mica mi to he drunk. He bad been visited in (he cell several times during (he night, and prior (o being seized with a fit.' about 1 ; ’-in. There was no indication that he had been injured seriously by (he fall from Ids horse. DEATH AT SEA. CHRISTCHURCH August 24. Mavis bends, four months old, died on the Ro(o----mahana at 5.50 a.m. to-day, during the passage from Wellington to Lyttelton. Sim had been suffering from bronchitis, and took worse last night.