TELEGRAMS.

North Otago Times, 28 May 1908, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

. Per Press Aiflociation. | , WELLINGTON. . w. ..■ - • May At the Supreiiie Coiißthe jury foiirid Bird hot guilty. '' : mam. • *■:' May 27.: At the Magistrate's , Cputt to, -day, Hrtrry ReimenchbltWj allasrKdy DrayIon; pletftled (fiiiltV : to a bttocli ol thc Mnrriago'Act, in tliftt lid tlwlare'd 'lie was a bachelor, vvlierewf he bad been married in Sydney. Ho was committed to the Wnnfftmui Supremo Court tor sentence.. ... ' GORE. • .'May '27/ •The first meeting of the ;Gore Cours, inf. Club was .held to-day. on ■ tho .Gore T'lumpton. ph the racecourse. in dull, cloudy ; \(cntlier, Tho gate receipts wero £2l.' Thclo v/as' so'iiitj jioothpor't, but'tlie Jiiirc3'j\vpl ; o not! ix- particUliirly good lot, 1 ; Thoro. wrn'o 36-cloas cutercd for. the Maiden 'Stako 1 of £56,. "and tliree punds,were run, Tho dogs' left iii 'tho Beifii-fiiiftl"ai'c'QitcW Elizabeth, Miss' Thornburv, Yellowstone, ami Mcrry .GU'L ~ Tho. spovt wi|l -bo con jv\ tinucd 10-uiorrowi ■ Six were licensed at a, fee o{ f'2 2s. * ' NEW PLYMOUTH. " ; V May 27. The Premier 'arrived at New Flymoutlr from Eltliam at liooil fo-dajft Jr. tile nftornooii • lie officially opened the new Post Oflico,:and attended 'a presentation from the citizens to '.the ■ ex-Mayoress (Mrs Ddckrell,; afterwards _ , visiting tho hospital 'and old home. All his spare; time'was .'occupi. " ed receiving deputations on local mat- . tci's. Ho leaves for Wellington in the morning. ■ . NAPIER, ' ' ■ . May 27.. At the Magistrate's Court .Frederick Thomas Farrell, an elderly man, ad* milted having attempted to commit snii'ido at Hastings on May : 12tli. Inspector Macdohell said defendant was a thoroughly honest' and doce'n't man, ' with small,property in Southland,but had apparently been affected by family troubles. Defendant : was-convicted, and Ordered, to' come up for sentence if called uponj tho liov. ■ Canon Mayno undertaking that ho would bp properly looked after, ' • : DUNiwff, May.27. George Deans, seventy years of age, residing in King street, was found dead in his bedroom at two o'clock this morning, Deceased had been.ailiiiij for some time, but would' not Consult a medical man, On going.to bed last night'lie 'complained of being Unwell. and at the hour stated his daughter heard a noiso in his room, and oii entering it found her father lying on the floor dead, At the Police Court this morniiig, before Mr C; C. Graham, 'S.M., Robt, Wells (rag, bone, and. bottle collectpr, South Dunedin) appeared to answer four charges of receiving . stolen property (four boilers), valued at about : 10s each. Chief Detective Herbert said . accused had counselled two young children to steal these boilers, . The children stolo the boilers, and 'wero paid ridiculously low prices for thorn. Tho whole circumstances wero of such a serious nature- that the matter should bo sent jto a lijgher Court, Accused was committed to.the Supreme Court for trial, his Worship saying that the ollonce was one of the, most , serious that a person could be charged with, Bail was fixed<«t accused; in .£IOO and a surety -.in a similar amount, or two sureties of £SO each. Stock Exchange sales: Golden lied lis fid, Rising Sun £1 10s. ' '' WANGANUI, ' ' May 27. The first local case under tho Salo of .Food and Drugs Act was heard at the S.M. Court this morning, when a Chinese fruiterer was filled..filf'aiiijEL : l!is costs for delivering, olteiin? for salo unsound mntX^ne fruit in question consisted of four cases of bananas, which had been sent to the auction mart. WESTPORT. May 27. Tho caso against Halinen and Anderson, charging them with the murder of Ernest John Bourko, was re- . sinned to-day. Arthur M'Donuld cor- - roborated the evidence of Cockery and Constable Butta'r as to the admissions of Halinen in Cookery's Hotel. John Eraser, boatswain of tho s.s. ■ Canopus, said the two men 'on 'tho morning after the murder had blqodstains on their clothes, and llalincn some on the right boot. Other witnesses repented the evidence given, at the inquest, The prosecution has concluded, and the defence will he heard in the morning, DUNEDLW May 27. At the Supreme Court to-day Joseph Brown pMcd guilty to a charge of common assault, and was lined £5, Herbert Helm was found guilty oil ft dinrgo of stealing a portmanteau containing wearing apparel, ®ud was senlencxl to three months' imprisonment. FEILDING. ~ti Tln i . May 27, Mr I). Ti. Outline, a farmer, of Dimhine, aucj a member of, the Wanganui w|urntioii Board am] Kiwiloa Countv Council, has signified.Jiis intention of contesting (he Oroua scat as an Opposition candidate. Mr A, H, Atkinson, auctioneer, of Feilding, it also.a candidal against tliii-Government. Mr Galliohan tlio organising secretary of .Ihe Libera] ant] Labor Federation, is nowJn the district,