TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8142, 16 November 1905, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Association.)

INYERCARGILL, Nov. 15. Speaking at Stewart Island to-day. Sir J. Ward said the Government; had advised the High. Commissioner that it declined to be a party to the pooling of receipts or the entering into contracts ■with the Eastern Cable Company. It would be a gross breach of faith, with the people, and rather than agree to it lie would prefer not to see a Stateowned Paciiic cable at all. It would be infinitely better for the States interested to purchase the Eastern Cable Company's lines. It would be a gross breach, of faith for the Pacific Cable Company to ally itself with any com^ pany to defeat the objects the Governments had in view wken the cable was established. . CHRISTCHURCH. November 15. In banco this morning, before Mr Justice Denniston, Matthew Barnett appealed against the decision of the Chrisichurch Stipendiary Magistrate fiuing him £v for having trespassed on the Riccarton racecourse in last April. His Honor dismissed the appeal with £7 7s costs. BLENHEIM, Nov. 15. Among the civil cases at the Supreme Court, which opened yesterday, was a libel action, George Edwards v. S. J. Furness, proprietor of the Marlborough Express, claim for £1000. In his address to the grand jury, Judge Cooper explained for public information the amendments made last session in the law relating.to slander, nlso that in regard io prosecution for offences on girls. He further reterred to the powers given to judges to clear the Courts where the evidence bears on immoral circumstances. He paid a tribute to the press of New Zealand in respect to the nonpublication of evidence of this character.

THAMES, Nov. 15. Jameß Hanlon was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour for the embezzlement of various amounts while employed as the "Waihi manager of the Singer Manufacturing Co.

GISBORNE, Nov. 15. Daniel Page, a 30-year resident, died yesterday.

CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 15

The takings at the Christchurch A. and P. Show last week amounted to JSIOBI, against £1480 last year. The decrease was due to the wet weather experienced.

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Mr Bergman, a wheelwright, in the employment of Messrs Anderson and Sons, Dannevirke coach factory, had two fingers cut off by a planer yesterday.