NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7896, 15 March 1887, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[OWN CORBESPONDENT3.] Thames, Monday. Harry Brown, braceman at the Cambria, had hie leg broken below the knee. He was tipping a truck when the support of the rails collapsed, and his foot caught in a sleeper; hence the accident. Cambridge, Monday. A targe number of exhibits go from this district to the Horticultural Show at Te Awamutu on the 17th. Some of the fruit will be hard to beat. Faeboa, Monday. A man named McGeohan lost a horse today, while swimming across the Waihdu, on a cattle hunting expedition. The races promise to be a great success. A grand ball is to be held in the evening. DcNEDiN, Monday. The popularity of the Mikado is undiminished. This evening the theatre is as crowded as on the opening night. The Marquis and Marohioness of Huntley were present. lolanthe will be the next novelty by the Eoyal Comic Opera Company. [PRHSS ASSOCIATION.] Hokitika, Monday. The sessions of the Supreme Court opened to-day, before the Chief Justice. The calendar was very light. Henry Bonner was charged with perjury, and Michael Brennan with breaking into premises and robbery. Both pleaded guilty, and both were sentenced to two years with hard labour. The civil case Dixon v. Mobs, was an appeal arising out of an aotion for recovery of calls in the Qolden Fleece Company. The decision of the Court below was sustained. The appeal of the Inkennann Quartz Company against Hungerford was struck out, owing to formalities not being complied with. This concluded the business, and His Honor complimented the district on immunity from crime. Father Martin returned, after a lengthened absence, owing to ill-health, now restored, had an enthusiastic reception, and the presentation of an address and a purse of sovereigns. Wellington, Monday. A man named Henry Saunders was to-day sentenced to 14 days' hard labour for playing dice in a railway carriage. Christchbeoh, Monday. At a meeting of draught players held here, it was decided to play a match with Otago in Dunedin on April 9. This morning an elderly man named G. 0. Wells, living at Linwood, committed suicide by hanging himself in his stables. He had been out of employment and depressed in spirits for some time. Dunedin, Monday. A successful trial on a limited scale has been made of an automatic street lamp-> lighter. A small pilot burner is kept burning all day with very small consumption. When the pressure is turned on at night the inoreased power opens valves which form a large burner, and the gas is lighted from the flame from the email burner. A rather important case to farmers was heard before the Resident Magistrate to-day. McClure, a ploughman, claimed £15 2s from a farmer, wages due. The plaintiff stated that be had engaged for one year, but left in consequence of bad food. A labour agent stated that it was the oustom for yearly engagement between farmer and servant to be terminable by a month's notice. Mr. Carew, R.M., said he was satisfied plaintiff had broken hie engagement on leaving in the busiest portion of the year becanse he could earn more elsewhere, and plaintiff was only entitled to £3 2s 6d and costs. In a cross aotion brought by Sewers, the farmer, to recover £20 damages for breach of agree* meat, judgment was given for £3 10a,