GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9832, 29 May 1895, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[by telegraph.— association.] Hawera, Tuesday. A young man named Morton had a leg fractured when playing football. Wellington, Tuesday. The criminal calendar contains 18 cases against 20 prisoners. Charges of murder and attempted murder appear on the list). At a meeting of unemployed printers this afternoon a resolution was carried with a view to removing the impression thab work can be found for all the unemployed printers at the Government Printing Office during the session, and, further, •' We are anxious to point out that we do not desire to prevent any printer, unemployed outside of Wellington, obtaining employment in the Government Printing Office, bub we strongly object to those persons being led bo believe that there will be plenty of work for all and sundry who desire to come along. At a meeting of the New Zealand Counties Association resolutions were carried (1) fixing the next meeting for the last Tuesday in July; (2) urging the secretaries of the Conference to send notice of any business they may have before the end of the month; (3) that all counties be represented at the meeting in view of probable legislation dealing with local government. Waimate, Tuesday. At an executive meeting of the New Zealand Workers Union it was decided to work the Oamaru district as an agency, instead of a branch, till the next Conference. Mr. Leslie was appointed agent for Oamaru, and Mr. Wise trustee. The general secretary was instructed to ascertain the number of unemployed members in the Waimate district, and to hand the names of the same to the Labour Department. Christchurch. Tuesday. Ab a meeting of the Bishop Harper Memorial Committee to-day it was decided on the casting vote of the chairman to postpone the decision as to the form the memorial should take till after the meeting of the Synod. The New Brighton Tramway Company has declared a dividend of 8 cent, absorbing £571 19s 2d, and carried forward £569.

At the Supreme Court to-day James Alfred Selfe, charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Sylvanus James Partridge, was found guilty under strong provocation, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. John Richmond Jones, found guilty of doing bodily harm to his wife, received a sentence of six months' imprisonment. Charles Henry Mitchell, for defrauding Oscar Langston of £8 by the confidence trick, received nine months' imprisonment. George Lang, charged with assault and robbery was acquitted. A special meeting of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association instructed the committee to call for competitive designs for a grandstand and luncheon booth. , Chuistouorcii, Tuesday. Ab the inquest on Stationmaster Potts, who died through injuries received ab the Prebbleton railway station on Saturday, a verdict of " Accidental Death" was returned.

Timartt, Tuesday. J. Bird, for many years verger of the Wesleyan Church, had a fib on his way to open the church for evening service, and died soon after. Very heavy rain, with a southerly gale, prevailed between Saturday and Sunday midnight. ( Dunedin, Tuesday. The entries already received for the Agricultural and Pastoral Association's winter show greatly exceed those of last year, and the difficulty is to find space for all the exhibits.

Bishop Grimes arrived from Christchurch to-night, and will celebrate requiem mass to-morrow on the occasion of Bishop Moran's funeral. Archbishop Redwood intends to speak concerning the deceased prelate. Robert Laing, one of the survivors of the Wairarapa, died today. He never recovered from the effects of the exposure. The heaviest fall of snow for 17 years is reported in the Tapanui district, ib being over one foot in several places.