NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7301, 13 April 1885, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[PBESS ASSOCIATION. I WELLINGTON, Saturday. At the Supreme Court, T. R. H. Taylor was acquitted of perjury. John Mitchell. Walter Price, John McGregor, for robbery from the person, received sentence of 18 months each. The criminal session has closed. Twenty cases are set down for hearing at the civil session. Up to the present 400 applications havs been received for space in the home industry branch of the New Zealand Exhibition. 3REYMOUTH, Sunday. The coal export for the week is over 3700 tons. Tho Paroa riding election, which was recently upiot, \v»s contested again on Saturday, by the same two candidate*, when Mr. Guinneis, member for the district, was returned by a larger majority than on the previous oocasion. So far as the returns are in, the majority will be 45, probably more. CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday. The body of a new-born female child, much decomposed, was found in the Avon, near the cemetery, last evening. The police have not yet ascertained how it came there. At half-past two a.m. to-day a fire occurred at: A. Dallas and Co.'s, auctioneers and furniture dealers. The building, whioh belonged to the widow of the late Isaac Tuck, was gutted, but most of Dallas's stock was saved. Tho building was insured for £400 in the Colonial, and the stock for £400 in the Norwich Union. Nothing can be ascertained as to the cause of the fire. TIMARU, Saturday. The wool clip of South Canterbury this seaiou has been nearly 23,000 bales. The new season's grain is coming in in first-class oondition. DUNEDIN, Sunday. A shoemaker named Patterson has gone missing at Balolutha. His two carpet bags and ibis hat have been found on the river bank,, and it is believed he has been drowned. Mr. Inrnach returned to-day from his gold£lelds tour, and expects to get away North next Thursday. Eighteen prisoners are to be brought up at the Police Court on Tuesday, on a charge of refusiing work at the Heads. A prisoner named McUomb had complained of illness, and was believed to be shamming, and the others refused to go to work unless he did. INVERCARGILL, Saturday. Mr. Burnett, the temperance lecturer, was entertained at a social meeting, at which he stated the results of his labours in Southland had been 1258 pledges, 1435 blue ribbons, and 65 family pledges.