NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4899, 30 July 1877, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[press agexct.J AVE LUNG-TON, Saturday. At the ITutt yesterday, Frederick Gillan was brought up for trial, charged with rape on a little girl, ten years of age, while she was con.ing from soli 01. At Bulla to-day, Wilkins, tailor, of Wellington, was committed for trial, charged with indecent: assault on his two daughters, aged respectively nine aid eleven. About three years ago, the same inau was convicted of lai'ing poisoned vegetables, with the intention of poisoning his neighbours' cows. The Customs authorities have received the following notification from the secretary of the Marine Board of South Australia :— A new bright revolving light of first order, having eclipse every thirty seconds, will be exhibited at Tipara Reef, Spencer Gulf, on August 29, visible about IS miles. WESTPORT, Saturday. Ellen vVane was committed to jail lastnight under a Coroner's warrant, for manslaughter of her infant child, eleven months' old, through neglect and ill-treatment. DUNEDIN, Saturday. A donation of £50 ivill bo forwarded to the Dunediu Hospital to-day, by the mother of a young Englishman who died there in 1575. Mr. Busting has beeu elected chairman of the Tuapeka County Council. He will not nccept salary. A meetiug was held last ereniug, at which there was a large attendanco of delegates from the workshops and factories. A feeling was generally expressed that a de monstration of all trades should be held to support the members of the Houee who have taken up the matter of Government importing manufactured materials. A. resolution was unanimously passed firing on the 4th of August for the meeting. The movement will take the form of a trade procession, which will meet at the Fire Brigade depot, and march through the town to the place of meeting, which will probably be in the open air if the weather is fine ; if not, the meeting will be adjourned to one of the public halls. The meeting was most enthusiastic, and the feeling was expressed that all trades should iake part in it. A good working committee was formed. PORT CHALMERS, Saturday. ' A hole wi>3 pierced through the Deborah's Bay tunnel at 4 p.m. to day. '