TELEGRAMS.

North Otago Times, 26 July 1906, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

WLUIMfTON.. . . July 25. . The Appeal. Court heard the Auckland case.Kenealy v. Kawaiia Karaka, in which' judgment had been delivered in .a case where a native had been in : jured at Tepube by a shot from a pea rifltefired/by Kenealy's son, and the jury awarded damages', 'Justice Edwards had .'refused a nonsuit;''and against this.,decision appeal .was made to the Chief Justice and Judges Cooper .and Chapmanj whq delivered separate' judgments,-'th'e -result of which; was concurrence that the : appeal be dis-i missed with costs on ihe'middle'scale 'as diJtan'ce. . ;

.Application \m made by ' Victor Braund this morning to review the decision,of the Chief: Justice 'in granting! a' chaii'ge of venue from Wellington to Dunedin : 'bl t '(he v. that he' Wild not' get ; a. fair trial in Dunedirij'and' offered' topit'y'the cbsts of r : transporting : the - Colonial Bank books to,- Wellington. The Chief Jus-' tice fefuSed the - application; with cobts of -5 st o" each 'defend ant; - Coiilrt"sat.foV judgment this J 'aft|t'ri'oon ! "(he; t case "CowJisJiAw and others of,;thc Ohristchiirch'. Press Company and another,: a , claim • by plaintiffs thai the ordinary shareholders

were enlitled to a dividend of 8 per cent out of the surplus i profits (af:er pieference shareholders had been piid - their dividend) instead-of profits going into the business,. Separate judgments were delivered by the Chief Justice and Mr Justice Edwards. Justice Chapman'reada joiiit judgment by himself and-Justice Cooper, The result of the judgment .was tint plaintiff's case was dismissed/- Thequestion of costs Ws reserved for future argument,

Auckland,

m TV.. J u, y 2 s-I-t. News comes from Fiji of a murderous assault on Joseph Beit, manager of the Colonial Sugar Company's Naloyu Estate at Lautoko, who has under his charge about 200 East India immigrants, Four Indians attacked him while he. was asleep, with an axe and large cane knives, , and butchered him in a horrible manner. He will have one leg.amputated, but it is hoped that he may recover.