Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8331, 6 April 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

■ * (FROM OUB OWN COHBESPONDENT.) „ T „ " Wairoa, Friday. Mr J. Booth, R.M., of Poverty Bay, held his usual two-monthly sitting of the K.M. Court here on Wednesday. The sitting lasted a day and a half. There were a good many Maori and European cases, the criminal business being principally cases of common assault and the' cmi business debt cases. The principal case was that of K. Stuart v. W. Watson, m which the plaintiff sued defendant for the sum of. £50 damages for injuries sustained by^plaintiff in consequence of defendant having, as alleged, kicked him in a scuffle that took place between them .at the Ferry Hotel in December last. It appeared that in the scuffle plaintiff had a leg broken, and. the. COM awarded him ts£3t> mageS and mt *' Counting in all

U'Ml UNITED TRESS AESOCHTIOK.J Auckland, Friday. . Lodge Manukau has unanimously de' cided in favor of tbe amalgamation of the three existing Constitutions for the forma' tton of a New Zealand Constitution. • H.M.S. Raven, now in Auckland, is uuder orders for Sydney. Messrs Reynolds and Co., who sent a small experimental shipment of butter to London, have got the top price ruling foe best Danish, viz.; £5 16s per cwt. . Mr Parkin, a member of the Federation League, delivered ad address to-day on Imperial Federation, urging its desirableness. The warship Raven sailed for Sydney to-day. The three school inspectors of the Auckland district have reported that owing to the large number of ecnoola they cannot do the work of examination nnaided. WAHGANUI, Friday. An accHent occurred on the railway this afterneon. The train for Palmerstonc was nearing a crossing when a child four years of nge, named Gnildford, crossed the metals, and the driver not seeing him the child was knocked down by the cowcatcher, but fortunately the engine did not go over him: A doctor was in attendance at once, and said that the child was suffering from fracture of the skull and was also internally injured. The boy is in a bad state, but it is hoped that "% he will ultimately recover. *■ I A meeting was held to-day, at the instance of the Mayor, of those interested in the Dunedin exhibition. Dr. flooken, of Dunedin, explained the objects of the) exhibition. Great interest is being shown, here in the matter. The Primate, who is at present in Wanganui, preached at Christ's Church this evening to a large congregation. Wellington, Friday. The city poor rate struck by toe Council will be 2Jd Instead of 4d as hitherto, owing to the reduction in the expenditure. The City Council hare taken a stand against a remission of rate's except in cases allowed by law, and have refused applications for remission from St. Patrick's College and other bodies. . The contractor who is now at work on the last section of the Te Aro reclamation work has sent in a claim to the City Council for extra payment, on the ground that much additional work has been involved by defects in the specifications. A greater depth of mud haa been found than was expected, and the concrete facing wall was much more expensive in consequence. The Council have decided to obtain a report from Mr Loughrey, ex-city engineer, on the subject. Ministers deny positively that the portfolio of Education has been offered to an Auckland member as stated in Auckland 5 on the contrary, it is probable it will nofr be filled at all by a new man, and thei. number of paid Ministers will be reduced to six, in consonance with the reduction in the number of members ot Parliament. Mr E. Wakefield, formerly a member of the House, and now editor of tha " Evening Press, is about to pay a visit to England and the Continent. In conjunction with Count d'Abhjvns, he has been engaged on the production of a book on New Zealand, which is to be published in Paris and elsewhere. Mr Wakefield will also take Home with him a novel founded on incidents in coionial life. It is understood that he has not severed his connection with the Press. The report of the Commissioners on the charges brought against Judge ftawson lias not yet been returned by the ActingGovernor, who is at present in Napier, but it is understood that it goes in the direction of completely exonerating the ■ judge. A Chinese greengrocer named It Leo n ami tiis assistant Ah Keow were charged^ to-day with allowing fan-tan to be played. They were fined £10 and £5 respectively. The Minister of Lands probably goes Soutli on Monday. The petition to Parliament drawn tip by the Wellington Graduates Association, praying for the establishment of a University college in Wellington, and suggesting that the Ministerial residence and grounds in Tinakori-road should be seb aside as an endowment, has already received several hundred signatures. Amongst the petitioners are their Honors the Chief Justice and Mr Justice Richmond, Archbishop Redwood, the Rights Rev. Dr. Hadfield (Primate of New Zealand), the Rector of St. Patrick's College, the Lady Principal of the Girls' Higb. School, the head-master of WellingtonCollege, the chairman of the Education Board, the leading workers in the caußS of education in the city, and numerous holders of degrees, besides barristers, solicitors, merchants, and students in various professions. In the Supreme Court to-day Mary Smith, who pleaded gnilty on Wednesday to forging her employer's name to a cheque, was admitted to probation for one year, on her paying the costs of the prosecution, Robert Barber, convicted of larceny, was also admitted to probation on his paying the costs of the prosecution and entering into recognisances (himself - and a surety in £100 each) for his future good behaviour. R. T. Price, for larceny, was sentenced to two yeirs' imprisonment, his Honor refusing probation. The jury, in the case* of William Rooke, alias Templeton and several other aliases, who was charged with stealing a gold watch and chain from a bedroom of the Empire Hotel, being unable to agree after being locked up all last night, were discharged this morning, acd the case was heard again before a fresh jury. After an hour and a half's deliberation the jury found the prisoner guilty, and Mr Justice Richmond sentenced him to six years' hard labor. The prisoner had served a sentence of two years for robbing the sample rooms of the same hotel, and bad been previously convicted in Dunedin. Westpoet, Friday. Tne Cape Foulwind labor difficulty is now practically settled. Tbe contractors agree to take on the men now locked out) at the old rate of wages, 9s a day ; the truck system to be abolished, and Union men in future to get the preference. The Government agree to allow the contractors to increase the output of stone. These terms will be submitted to the men tomorrow, and no doubt will be accepted by them. Later. The men have all agreed to accept the terms, and will be at work on Monday Ilext. . Christchuhch, Friday. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court concluded this evening, when John Carter, Arthur Harrison, and Thomas Dinard were found gnilty of conspiring to falsely acense John Godfrey Cook of obtaining £25 by false pretences at Kaikonra, and were sentenced to two years' hard labor. In consequcuco of the dissatisfaction of the various acclimatisation societies with the action of the Government in altering the date of opening the shooting season, a special meeting of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society is to be held to consider tbe advisableness of holding a conference of all the acclimatisation societies in the colony before the next; session of Parliament for the purpose of suggesting alterations in the Animals Pro- , teption Act, and other matters connected with acclimatisation. Dunedin, Friday. At a meeting of the exhibition commissioners thisevening, Mr Rinsey, the local secretary ' for Canterbury, gave a favorable report of the progress made in Canterbury^ towards securing adequate representation. Favorable reports were also received from Napier, Wanganui, and Fiji. The workmen's committee requested the commissioners to announce that awards and certificates would be given for specimens of home and general work executed by mechanics, apprentices, women, or children, and that they also invite all classes to contribute specimens ot handicraft. Mr Twopeny stated that • he had tried to induce the ' Australian Society for the Advancement of Science to hold its next meeting in Dnnedin, but had not so far been successful. It was decided to make another effort in that direction. It was stated that a . raining conference wonld be of great value, and that the- mining departments of New Sauth Wales' and Victoria were likely to be' largelyr epresented.' The reports from both the New South Wales and Victorian agents were satisfactory. The Victorian agent said he had receiverf-ap-plications for 75. important exhibits. The New South Wales agent reported that he had commenced, a systematic canvass, ■ and had met with fair, success, but many ' were hanging back in the hope of the government voting some money to defray the cost. This was especially the case ; with those who would send fine art exhibits. After some discussion Mr A. J. fowsey's appointment as musical conductor was confirmed. - • ..' .--,.-; -