TELEGRAMS.

North Otago Times, 30 May 1908, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

1 •,•:■'-;- v ■»'•»■ Per Press Association,,- .' ''--• W&STPORT. ■ ;"■■■:>■■■■ ■■ ••■ Ihy 20,.; 'The Bbtirke murder case is' still proccedinc before Mr Rnwson,- S.M., .with Mr. Wilson for the prosecution, andlr M'BoHakl.fqr the defence. The oviiluhco'this morning was directed to a corroboration ,of tiio statement ; that accused were at the' Victoria Theatre fiom.fivo 'minutes .'to eight onward. The timo fixed by one of tho prosccu' lion's witnosses, when Connelly, took liutirko out of Ayro's Hotel and dolivercd him to accused is about eight. Tto Crown is calling rohuttinj evidence this afternoon.' Chief Detective M'llvenay and Inspector Black are en* <;a<;od in the case. At tho Bourke murder trial thi3 afternoon cvidenco of rebuttal was brought by tho Crown, chiefly directed to ascertain the accurals' movebenty at the theatre. Ono witness/stated (hat about 8.20 p.m. on Friday night he saw the two accused at the door of his shop, nt tho timo when it had l:ecn alleged by other witnesses they were at the theatre'. At tho conclusion of llio cvidenco the STngislvato rescind his decision till tho morning, jib. to whether to dismiss the charge/) or commit accused for trial,. ''~"S • WELLINGTON. ""^ The Prime Minister has received- tho /oilowinu cablegram from the JlirrU Commissioner (tho Hon. W, P. lkn-rs), who represented the Dominion nt tho International Telegraph Conference nt. liabon; " The, subrais* sion of code books to tho International Commission will bo -purely voluntary, and will not exclude oxistiti« code books from mc" Tto Pre-. niicr adds, " This, I am sure, will bo very satisfactory' to those who uso tlii' code in conducting their corresp'ondenco by telegraph," Tho Prime Minister, who will pro* imbly be accompanied by Lady Ward, will leave for Dunnlin to-morrow nijhf. On Tuesday he will |, e at tho ocriunjEf o/ llio A. and 1». show in that city, and on the following day -hi' 'Vill unveil n fallen soldiers'"memorim at Invercnrgill. On his way back «> ncllinstton Sir Joseph will deliver n political address at ChristcJuirch hnilMMVarrimoo, for Sydney. -

AUCKLAND. Jno OHMinl meeting for tlio confomng of degrees n nd the presentation <)i diplomas in connection with Allele nnd University Collcgo district was Hold tins afternoon, the Chancellor of the Inivorsity (Sir Robert Stout) presiding. In the course of his address . [he Chancellor urged that more attcnlion be paid to the study of sociology nnd agriculture, and _«lso advocated the establishment of n school of journalists. An address was also eivenl liv Lord Plunket, CIIRISTCHURCn. a niarnod woman named • Bessie Wnkeway committed suicide at her residence,on (ho Yaldhurst road, Hieto adopt a recommendation which it appears that she.retired to bed a t about 9,15 p.m. in her usual slate of health, but when her husband returned home at 11.30 he found the front door open and his wife missing. He immediately made a search, and fomid his wife's body lying on its back in the orchard, about fifty yards from the house. There was n wound about two inches long- on the throat, and the windpipe was severed There, was ft bloodstained table knife lying on the right, hand side of the' bodv. An •«Ti«H was hold to-day, when'a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind wn' returned.

Mr A. Humphries has accepted the ■ position of manager of the New ZdjtMfl land team for the first lest ,umj4HH Duncdiii, and leave* lieKi.Tvrr&J^MHH Messrs K. (ernooii received, •!n«-.following from the London i.- ; :'mcipals of-Messrs Mills and Srumw'(Lid.): "There is \ a good stcajty consumptive deinund, and butter* are going on the counter straight nway. Vew. if any, «,f the retailers are holdirg any stock, Trade continues good, and all butters a v« *' selling well, and clearing up- close. The scarcity of line butter is now being felt," DUXKDIX. At the Supreme Court to-day Joseph 1 Corldoi was acriuittccl on n charge of manslaughter arising out oi the collision in the Lower Ilarbor on April 18. Counsel for the defence contended that accused was quite justified in taking (he course he <li.! and that there vvm nothing fof. ,ihn but to take such a win-e. as ihe Lady Roberts was steerb.g a ragged course on the wronn- sido oi the channel, Chun Dun was ?onml gfv oi assaulting Ah Km, and fined At the Police Court to-day Augus't M'icr.soii, charged with roeeivimr four copper boilers, knowing them to? hnvo wen stolen, was committed for trial. He prosecution t | int ( | le 1)0V3 sloMhe boilers, and sold them to accused.

."""nOiajfoJlnrlwi-JJoflnUumwl. "'? to-flny considered the iwomnirn"ntion of the special commit lw «-t (l|t loconMcr a reduction of duw on lo'v pnml articles used solelv for mmiu""■""■'"B Purposes, nnd ft redu.-f.on ?encially of i),« import due*. Utfl . due consideration the Board decide.) to adopt n recommendation MM moans grouting of concessions ( 0 importers of £1730 per annum. Of (his amount £7,1 whs on nriiek iw { solely for manufacturing purpose. GREYMOL-TII. -, , . Hay 20. JJic hye-elcction for n councillor of the Ik>roiif-h of firoynwHtli, c,';i roil jJiroiieh mi oxlrno»clinary vacancy «n» licld to-day, and resulted as follows • Jos. KprrSDS, .Initios JWrw. fUu- majority for Kerr, 'IS.'!,