GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9604, 31 August 1894, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[by telegraph.—press association.] Ohristchcrch, Thursday. The Council for the South Island of New Zealand Sheep-breeders Association met today. Inspection committees were appointed for Southland, Otago, North Otago, South Canterbury, and North Canterbury. Wellington, Thursday. Several blood horses purchased in Australia, including Megaphone, came by the Hauroto. The latter is for Mr. R. R. Ross, Wanganui. Hokitika, Thursday. The shareholders in the Equitable Insurance Association on the West Coast, to meet the wishes of the late directors, who say they court inquiry, are petitioning Parliament for an exhaustive examination, with power to take evidence on oath, and demand the production of all books and documents. The petition has already been signed by shareholders representing 30,000 shares. Oamaru, Thursday. E. S. W. Butler, an undischarged bankrupt, was charged at Christchurch yesterday on a telegraphic warrant, under section 88 of the Bankruptcy Act, it being presumed tliab he was aboub to leave the colony. The accused was admitted to bail by the Registrar— in £150, and two sureties of £50. Dunkdin, Thursday. The jury in the case of Bain, charged with horse stealing, were discharged, being unable to agree, and a fresh trial will take placo to-morrow. The case against Andrew Settle, charged with obtaining goods from 1 the Railway Department by false pretences, was dismissed. At the Supreme Court to day, the jury returned a verdict ot guilty, bub sentence was deferred in the case of J as. Alsford and Jas. Russell, stealing a trough of platinum from the New Zealand Drug Company. As a result of the robbery the works are stopped for six months, and a number of men have been thrown oub of work. The manufacture of sulphuric acid cannot be resumed until another trough is imported from England. A man named James Burt, with several aliases, whom the police had been shadowing for some time, was arrested this, afternoon just as he was aboub to leave for Sydney under engagemenb bo the Pastoralists Union. He is charged with robbery ab Anderson's Bay, Roslyn, Caversham, and Mosgiel. He was wearing a coat said to have been stolen at Mosgiel, and tome of the proceeds of other robberies were foend in his swag.