TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1605, 21 April 1887, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[Per Prkss Association. 1

AUCKLAND, April 20.

Mr. F. J. Moss, M.H.R., being unable to meet his constituent before goiug to Wellington, issued an address setting forth his views upon the prospects of the session. The manifesto is very hostile to the Government.

A novel lawsiiit i« on th- tapis. Some weeks ago a race meeting was held at Onehnnga under the auspices of the Auckland Royal Dragoons. Ti-e proprietors of a totalizator obta-n^d the livht of work ing the machines at the meeting for .£4O, but the police prevented t ! ie use of the tola'isator at the meeting, and now Adams and Perry are suing the cavalry for the money.

DUN EDI N, April 21.

Dnvin« lhe session of Parliament the Union Company intend placing the s.s. Wanaka on special service, running between L\ ttolton and Manukau every Friday, calling at Wellington and New Plymouth.

TIMAED, April 20.

C anil G. Parker and F. J. Slater were indicted for indec-nt assault on a young girl at Fairlie Creek. The theory of the prosecution was that George Parker was engaged to marry the girl, and llint Charles disapproved of the match, knowing her to be unfaithful, and offered to test the girl's fidelity on a certain evening, while George and Slater should secretly observe the result of the arrangement which wns an assault. Mr. Joynt, for the defence, asked the judge to exercise his discretion, and allow Charles, who was charged ■with the actual assault, to be tried first, and the other prisoners be allowed to give evidence. The judge complied, and the trial is now proceeding. WESTPORT, April 20. Dunn died in the hospital from the effects ot the Buller road accident.

INVERCAEGILL. April 20.

Suleinau. a native of Java, •was sentenced to a year's penat servitude for criminally assaulting a half-caste girl, nnclf-i" 12 years of age, at Stuart's Island.