Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10071, 12 August 1895, Page 3

Telegraphic.

[PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Gisbokne, Satnrday.

In tbe Supreme Court* Tata Orere got two years for assault on Aenera Te Annglra, and one month for larceny. The case of houee-breakiDg agaiost Pare Arnhe is cow on, and Ja likely to last all day.

Wellington, Saturday.

The conference ot delegates irom the Municipal Association, fixed for the 19th, Is adjourned to a date to be fixed when the Local Government Bill 1h Introduced.

The weather is still cold, and heavy showers are falling.

Later,

The S.M, had considerable riiflieulty to-day In dealing with the case of Thomas Dlckson, charged with a breach of the Bankruptcy Aeb, in having fulled to keep proper boojfs. Dlckson hid been remanded for the probation officer's roport, nad this was favorable to him, Mr Martin eatd this was the first ease of the

kind under the Act, us in nil p«-.vimia cases them had boon an element of fraud, Tho Crown Prosecutor had stated thrrn there was no suggestion of fn.ud in the p/eaent caao, but merely Ignorance of the proper way In which books ehould be kept. He (Mr Martin) hud made personal inquiries, and had found that there wns truth in accused's statements that too books of the firm with which he had learnt his trade, and books of retail grocera gonerftlly, were kept in a similar manner to hia pwn. The difficulty was to know what to do with accused. The legislature had made no distinction between fraudulent book-keeping and mere Ignorance of the proper system. He thought the only thing to do was to bind acoaßed In his owu recognisance of £10 to come np for sentence when called upon. Up to 1 o'clock to-day 76 married men and 33 single mou have made application for employment on the unemployed relief works. Chiustchurch, Saturday, It rained heavily all night. Pools of water are on the course, consequently the raceß aie postponed till Monday, Sunday. Tbe teachers and inspectors in the Sonth Canterbury district hive resolved to combine to erect a memorial to the late Mr J. J. Cnlborne Veel. A five-roomed house near New Brighton was destroyed by fire. Insured for £150 in the New Zealand office, and the furnltnre for £150 in the Manchester office. The weather to-day is beautifully fine and promises to be favorable for the races to-morrow. Dunedin, Saturday. John Milvan, for stealing from n dwelling goods to tbe value of £6 14s 3d, was committed for trial.