COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 394, 21 December 1889, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUR OWN OOBBXSPOirDKNTB.) Narira, last night In tho Bankruptcy Court thia morning tbs Chief Justice gave judgment in the matter of H. A. Benner'a application for bls discharge Hit Honor, io concluding, told ha could not refrain from giving expression to the opinion that the bankrupt had been guilty of such misconduct that his certificate should certainly be au.pended and taking into consideration the whole of tho circUDstanoM he would order that the aupenaion should be for six months. , WauiHOTOir, last night. The Harbor Board yeaterday adopted a scheme of compulsory lite insurance for their employees, the Board paying half the amount of tbe premliime, allowance being made for death benefit to any Friendly Society to which the employees may belong. Tho Harbor Board sanctioned the expenditure of £6OOO in providing additional export accommodation for wool. By an order in Council a portion of tho Wellington Judicial D.atriot from Matakoa Point to Waipapa stream hat been included in tbe Northern district. Tbe Gear Moat Company baa declared a dividend' of 10 per o-nt. The balance shoot .bow. a credit of £9820, of which £4790 I* carried forward. Mrs Happer, who was seriously burnt at Upper Hute some time ago by bar clothes catching fire while she wet papering 4 room, died yesterday from exhaustion. Mr Mitohelson leaves for Auckland te* morrow. The Premier telegraphs from Hobart that hole improving in health. Ha suggests Hoban as tno place for tbs Federal Conference meeting. Mr Mitoholson favors the suggestion, and thinks that probably Sir Harry will represent this colony. Csbutcbcbos, last night. Yesterday morning John Wilkinson, aged 68, postmaster at Wainul, an experienced boatman, aud Luligan, aged 40, formerly a lawyers* clerk, left Akeroa tor Wainui, in a dingy. A squall arose, and they put back ; they were advised not to venture out again, but started about noon, and a squall upset the boat. Wilkinson, who is a good swimmer, got on the bottom of tbe boat, and was picked up, though much exhausted. Laligan's body was washed ashore near Wainui. Both men wen unmarried. The attention of ths police having been oailed to the fact that Zola's works an sold hen, it is believed that proceedings will ba taken against certain booksellers in conaaquonce, HoKtxuu, last night. Five man got entombed io the sludge chan, nel et Kutnua, but wan released at S o'clock yesterday morning, without a scratch. Duxxmx, last night, George Henry Ashcroft, stationmaster at Dunelio, shot himself thia morning. Ou tbs verger at St. Paul's Cathedral opening the doors he found Ashcroft near the chancel with a six barrelled revolver near him. one chamber having been discharged. He moaned “ Money I Money I" but wee feet einking, and expired shortly after admission to tbe horpita 1 . His friends say the strain of business told on him considerably lately, but there is little doubt extensive mining apeouletions which turned out unfortunate were the . principal cause of tbe rash act. Tbe affair has caused universal regret, as io business and private circles Ashcroft was most widely esteemed. Upon the invitation of tbe Hon. T. ■ Fergus, Minister for Public Works, and Mrs Fergus, about 500 ladies and gentlemen proceeded up the Otego Central line OU ■ Wednesday. The company included many ' distinguished Australian visitors. John Wilson Vesey was sentenced this day to two months* imprisonment, without the option of a fine, for a most unprovoked assault on a Chinese fish hawker, whom he beat with a stick while the mon was on the ground. Defendant pleaded being drunk, but the arresting constable said defendant was perfectly sober and pretended to bn asleep.