NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10520, 13 December 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

(per press association.) ' Napier, December 12. The Police at Waipawa have received information that a boy has been drowned at Te Aute and they have gone to enquire into the particulars. WeITiXNGTon, December 12 The Premier received the following cable from Lieut-Colonel Porter : —"Report for November. Operating against Botha's detached commandos. No general engagements, but several skirmishes and night surprises. Amongsb the captured are two .field-cornets, while 70 surrendered. * We also captured 960 rounds of ammunition, 18 wagons, 270 horses, 8 carts and 30 trek oxen. The health of the regiment is good. All ranks are cheerful." At the Supreme Court William Doyle was sentenced to three years' hard labor for the theft of jewellery and money. In the case of Robert Collier,. charged with unlawfully wounding a co*-, the jury failed to agree and a new trial was ordered;--* Edward Mathus, aged 30, hawker, hanged himself to-day at Island Bay. Speaking at the banquet in connection with the opening of the new bridge near Eketahuna to-day, Hon Hall- Jones referred to the reports published regarding the dismissal of men from railway vorks, and said that the reason was not owing to the shortness of money. The same courte bad been followed lately as in former years. A certain smra of money was voted by Parliament and it was the duty of the prudent administrator to keep within that vote. There were also facilities for getting private employment; in the summpr which did not exist in winter. When winter came round agaiu he hoped to be able to ofier further employment with eqnal advantage to the colony and gi eater benefit to the men. Mr Hogg, who was present, said that while he appreciated the good cf Ministers, it was undoubted that the railway work was better and cheaper done ia summer thanin winter, and it was greatly to bs regretted that Gc«. vernment should every year "reduce tbe number oiTmen employed a few weeks before Xmas. During the day Mr Hogg was pre« sented with a p-»rse of sovereigns and an address by the settlers. * The city council hus resolved to borrow L 50,000 for, street widening and pass a bye-law against expectorating on the footpath*.