NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10266, 24 April 1899, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

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Christchurch, April 21,

At the Magistrate Court to-day Thos. Castlehow, who had been adjudicated a bankrupt on Jan 10 was committed for trial on a charge of having within 3 years before bankruptcy failed to keep proper books of account and further with incurring debts and liabilities and with hay ing obtained credit under false pretences. Thos. Munro was committed for trial on a charge of having committing perjury at DarfieldonMarch3o. T. R. Cresswell of VYanganui has been appointed head master of the Rangiora High School. Christchurch, April 22. On Thursday afternoon Robert M'Farland, manager until quite recently of the Ashburton branch of the Bank of New South Wales, while handling a pea rifle it exploded, shooting himself in the head. There is little hope of recovery. M'Farland succumbed to his injuries this morning. Auckland, April 21. A statement made at the National Council of Women as to Sunday trading of publicans has called forth a denial from 51 Auckland Licensed Victuallers of Auckland offering LIOO to any Auckland charity if the President of can prove her statements. James Stewart, C. E, has returned to Rotorua and will at once proceed with the reconnaissance survey proposed for the Gisborne Opotiki Railway. At the inquest on Winnie Andrews, aged 18, found half down Cliff Brick Bay. The jury brought in the following verdict: — "Deceased died from taking an overdose of laudanum to ease her pain not apprehending fatal effects on solarge a dose. The jury condoled with the parents. A post mortem showed deceased was a virgo intacta and death was due to opium poisoning. A bottle of laudanum was found in her cloak ' beside her. Auckland, April 22. The Auckland Harbor Board has secured from the Auckland Savings Bank the most satisfactory offer to take np the whole of the L 60,000 loan required in connection with the equipment of the Calliope Dock at 3| per cent. Dunedin, April 23. A child named Percy Gallagher, four years old, was drowned at the wharf this afternoon while playing with some other children. He fell in and when taken out of the water the" child was dead. As tne Mokoia was approaching the wharf to-day, W Noble, a seaman was caught in a hawser, and whipped overboard. He was struck by the propellor, which cut his leg off. He was at once taken from the water and afterwards removed to the hospital. Wellington, April 22. A man named J. Dane was arrested at Elfcham on a charge of attempting to murder hh wife by stabbing her. The inquest on Copeland elicited nothing to*show how he got into the harbor except that he was somewhat under the influence of liquor. " His jaw was nut fractured, bub marks on the

face leading to the belief that they were shown to be caused by fish. A train ran into an express at the wharf crossing this morning and tne driver, Alex Green, an old man, was thrown out and badly injured. He was removed to the hospital.

April 23. In the Supreme Court, in the case in which Trommer claimed damages from the U S S Co for injuries sustained by a rope slipping off a post while the Tarawera was being berthed the jury found for the defendant Company.

Westport, April 23. Th& coal export, for the week ended fche 15th. was 6025 tons 3 cvyt — Westporfc Coal Company 5278 tons 3 cwt, Cardiff Company 747 tons.

Invercargill, April 22. James Edward Fox, the late secretary and treasurer of the Bluff harbor board, charged with stealing L 95 in cash, the property of the board, was remanded. It is stated that the shortage amounts to between L3OO and L4OO.