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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7092, 28 August 1901, Page 3

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'■'.".. (Per Press Association.) . ..'■ Cheistchtjbch, August 27. , -Thelease of <jhe two young girls who left home-to go to the Uiccarton races, and stayed at the, course there for. some days after sleeping under, the trees, was before the Court to-day. The girls were withoutfood, and it is alleged, broke into a house there to- secure it.- At'the Court to-day, they were charged with breaking and entering, but it was" subsequently changed to a charge of theft. The story of the girls' exploit, as narrated by the police, is a most unpleasant one. One of the girls named Ashis about sixteen and a half and tke girl Bond about fourteen years of age._ The latter had :been pre-" viously convicted, of theft in company with another girl aboutherherownage. ;Af ter; hearing counsel, his Worship agreed to defer passing sentence -until -another charge is investigated, in which -certain young men are charged with improper intimacy with the younger girl, who was allowed to be taken in: charge by the Salvation Army, the girl Ash being taken care of'-till" the nest case isi heard. '':.-■ .->■,'_•': V. ' :h.' ' .'::.-,: ''"■•■'■'.- AtrcKLAHD, August 27. " The ceremony of. laying the foundation stone of Admiralty,, House : took - place this afternoon at Emily .place, the -work being performed by Mr Alfred Kidd, chairman of the Auckland ' Harbour Board and Mayor of the 'city. Invitations were sent to members of both these bodies to. witness \ the .ceremony, and also to foreign Consuls. - .-;. „;---- The,case against Dr Wilkins,; charged with manslaughter by killing/"Mary O'Dowd, was re-tried to-day. The -jury again failed to agree and were discharged. A third trial will take place in November.. ■■■••'•- ■'_■ ■■■ }■ _-: .._. ■-: •-... • ' ■■-.. ■'..- ;;' .'Ha-weba, August 27.; . ' 'Another body has been washed ashore from the wreck of the Lizzie Bell. It is supposed to be that of Eeiner,'a halfcaste negro. : seaman... .' {.:. ;■ . :_"'.'-.:. 1 Wellington, August 27. In the','Supreme...'Court to-day a case was heard, in which John Gregory sued his employer (Peter., McCardle) for damages on account of injuries received through Van accident. caused wheri v driving an'allegedly jibbing horse owned by the defendant. , Thei jury -awarded' plaintiff £98 125.'.'.•; :.:•-:-";>:.;::• : ■

At arneeting of the executive of the Queen's Statute Fund,-a letter wasread from an eminent English- sculptor that he could furnish a good bronze statute' : with granite pedestal, for £2000. it | was resolved to obtain a sketch.' of the | proposed statute, and in the meantime L to obtain further subscriptions' to"tW X funds, which now amounts t0"£1628.: X- A statement is published here that gKGreyniouth-Point Elizabeth Coal and Company's property has been |!|piaced under offer to the; Government Ipi connection with the scheme for a State ppcoalmine. ' • - '. ■■■•■■ . »"■■ The' Wellington Education Board/met p;this mprnmg to enquire into the stafe- £ ments.made by Inspector Lee before the X* Teachers'., Salarios .Commisssion. As |i.however,-the^ evidence,giTen .before the X Commission is not yet available, the en- %, quiry was postponed till the next meeting I. of iiie Board. :.;,.V'- .;•- ~ ,;';:' ;■..:. I.■ .':". .;.;■ ;; ;Ayi;LLiNGToif, August 28.; I It is reported Gpyernment will shortly I work as .a ' State.icolliery the Westport--1 Cardiff minej whichthe.Crown resumed X some time agoy<:/s'S/;.-..^..::. .cV; .-. ■ ( Advice has been received, that :th6 ■ tStilhvater hotel, 19 miles.frbmjGreyBmouth, was burnedJd6wn.:. Itywas ih»sured in the Phcenixfof ifilOpO.^^ B GISBOBNE, August 28.;''', Ho •, c Magistrate's Cpurt,;: Charles ' a^miti! hairdresser,-' was ;fined £10 and ffl^osts tor carrying'on the pawhbroking: without a license... .--.V -:: -r: Hlocni t" i Price' tiia M feen u™f &n'v^ Department;jhas;