NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Grey River Argus, 22 December 1893, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

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Wellington, December 20. Messrs M'&ee and Gamble?, proprietors of Fair Play,' in the defence filed to the libel proceedings instituted agiinst tnem by H D B)l), deny that he words hire the meaning which he has placed upon them and say that the article was fair and bona fide comment ( n a matter of public interest, aGd it was publiahei bona fide and without malice and-for the benefit cf the public and not otherw'se They de:iy that the pab'.icvion waa lihQ and malicious or defantMtory of plaintiff. Decombar 21. A lid hamed Henry Grimea wan swamped in a boit, and had aa exceedingly narrow escape of drowning. He had sunk three times and wai lying exhausted on thi bottom when he was rescued by William Muls»an, third engineer of the steamer Janet Nicoll. The poll for the Weefcsrn Maori electorate so far as is known up to 5 p m today was — Pepene Kkone 707. Ropata Te Ao 556, Ngarangi Kahite* 325, Te Wlr- . hana Hnnia 329, Keha Aperahama 243, Ernera Whakaahu 145. This represents 70 polling phces. There are 18 returns atill to come The Gazjtte notice fixes January 31st as the date for the payment of income tax. Chmstchoboh, December 20. In the Sydenham licensing case to-day day his Honor Judge Denniaton allowed the appeal of Mr Hadfield, licensee cf the Crown, Hotel, agrinat the decision of the R M, convicting bim of illegally selling l'quor. The question to be disposed of on appeal had been, hio Hono* said, was the Magistrate entitle! to take evidence upon and decide the validity nf the certificate. Tho appellant produced a license in due form from the proper authority and also a certificate. There had been nothing on the face of the pro- ! ceedings to suggest Incapacity. Was tha Magistrate entitled to go behind this apparently regular procedure of the Licensing Court and receive evidence as bo the existence or non-exUtence of a condition wh!ch would authorise such a procedure. Tho appeal waa allowed with LlO 10a coats. At the Installation of the Mayor today Eden George, retiring Mayor, in vacating the chair eald that he regretted the unpleasantneos which had eccurrad during laat year and hoped that as he waa leaving New Zealand for Auatralia the councillojs would forget what passed and forget him also, as he wonld forget them. After referring to the works which he cooaidered necßßßary, he Bald that if he had not been a success as Mayor it was his fault, not his misfortune. Government had agread to grant the J Hospital board LSOO towards the erection For continuation see next p age

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of a nurses home so soon as the -board received LI6OO of voluntary contributions promise^;' : f r: ' 0h % ' W\l .■^ — : For the 'Southern Maori election t the returns- for ( 2(j #Uing places are— lame Parata 327,t1a.p1f&3E > ata Mntn 160. '^JUwo returns have yet to come to hand, but they cannot affect.the resqlt. i The Governor presented the prizes at Chjfat's^College to-day.i In his address he Bald he did not prpfees to be an authority upon qaeatiohC.oif-'*educajtioni_'=bab?dld profess to hjve » yexy Btrong opinion a3 to. the absolnte- necessity of bringlngtogether religious and secular teachirg. ' '■'■ '■' ■ • December 21. In* the ! Supreme Court, O'Brien v •Stiad, Judge Dennlatdii gave judgment with costs' on the highest so «!e. 1 ' ; lSfew PiiTMOUTH, Dedember 20. Ani impoV'taht case was heafd in the Dlrtrwtf'Cbnrfc to-day. A Native 'named Merlngai; • tfgalnst WlUiam ' ' Humphries, j claiming v al : balance due from the sale of land. The land was. sold for L 75 and Humphries, who acted aa agent only, I paid plaintiff?' L2s, claiming that the remainder had been swallowed 5 up In expenses c6hnecfced with the Bale. It transpired that plaintiff had signed the deed without understanding its provisions. Hig^ Honor District .Judge Kiettle, in addressing the jury, commented very strongly fon : the -loose manner in whioh Natives signed deeds when dealing with their land. In-thls case the plaintiff had signed a declaration thafc- i she had received L4O, whe»^she had only received L2O. From hla knowledge of ihe way in which Natives Bignod deeds he was certain that in nine cases of ten the Natives did not know what they were s ; galng, and they merely signed aa a matter of j form/t- That waa his experience, and the ooorrer the regolition? with 1 regard r to feransa'otldns in Nallve lands were altered the better, and he would consider it hia duty to report the whole matter to the Government ■ with the view of having some more efficient system provided. The jary returned a verdict for plaintiff for LlO with coats. f Auckland, December 20. Althongh-ifc was stated at the meeting of the board of education that chere would be a defibienoy of L 2.000, a resolution was passed to get a chief inspector at L6OO a year. J Blades, chairman of the city schools committee, la standing as a candidate for the board. The number of city electors who voted at the late elections was 6045 males and 5283 females. R L Halle was elected captain of the Jncklaod cricket team going Bonth on Monday. The Sanitary Inspector aefzed a cartload of fish on the premise] of a Chiniman, and it waa destroyed as unfit for human consumption. It transpired from enquiry that some was consumed in Auckland and some was sent to Wellington. December 21. The election nf members for the Northern Maori electorate took place yesterday at the various centres throughout the electorate. The following is the result at Auckland :— Epairaina Kawa 1, Poafco Uruamo 58, Honi Heke 0. The Natives at Tumanga abstained from voting. It is thought Ihat they were acting on the advice of King Tawhiad. Cable advicea informs Government that 500 passengers ore leaving Sydney for Auckland in the Botomabana and Tasmania. , -V , , :! , :, (;,,'- r ; Lybll, December 20. The body of Mrs O'Rourke was found thia mornlrjg floating in an eddy near the Gorge; Fern 1 "Flat, 1 six miles below where the •>ia"ocident ' IC > happened. Constable Rogers has left to institute an inqueat. ..., , ,:.,-..: Gisborn?, December 21. A, man named Charles George Watson, aj£&t 30i 1!b -missing. He wai last seen drinkirjg at a hotel on the 9th, Blrce when notracecan befound of him. The Maori elections are being held today. A number of natives are in town, and considerable interest seems to be taken by them in the contest, especially on the part of the waihines, who are now on an equal footiog with their pale-faced siatera. For the Easter a Maori constituency blx Richmonda ara in the field. The results are not expected to be known before Beveral days, as many of the polling booths are a long distance away from telegraph communication, the returning officers having a week's ride info the heart of the Ure country. JLiaUr. Wi Pace's election for the Eastern Maori 5s now assured. The returns so far are Wi Pere 2412, Fen an Tomnana 683. T« Henehu' Tuklna 472, Mangaihua 196, Tunularangi 1188, Paratene Ngata 946. ] Twenty more returns are to com?, but they cannot effect the result.