GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10413, 10 April 1897, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[BI IKLEORAPII.—PREBS ASSSOOIATION.] Falmermon North, Friday. At the District Court, this evening, after a hearing of eight days, the jury gave a throe-fourths verdict for the defendant in tile case of Blake v. D. McCarthy, Claim £500, for alleged negligence in attendance on his wife, who died last December.

Wellington, Friday. At a sitting of the Divorce Court today, decrees nisi were granted in the cases of Bremer v. Bremer (wife's petition), and L. Boon v. Boon and Hodge (husband's petition). Costa £25 were allowed in each Instance,

UnKiSTOHonou, Friday. Ab a meeting of the Cyclists' Alliance te-m'ght, H. Thompson, of Christchurch, and Dohtt, of ifinWu, were reinstated as amateurs.

UfNEDiN, Friday. In connection with the refusal of the Shipping Companies to delay the bringing into operation of the decision not to book gdods for Dunediiij but to land them at Port Chalmers, Mr. H. Gotirley, chairman of the Harbour Board, Wont into the matter lit length. Hβ stated emphatically that whilo tho dues upon goods had been more than doubled of recent) years to uieeb the Board's requirements, the dues upon shipping had nob been increased. All the cry regarding tho heavy porb charges driving away trade, and causing an increase of freights was in his opinion eilnply a scarecrdw. A committee was appointed to draW Up , a statement of frtets, tthd haVS il) circulated amongst tho sebtldre. The directors of the Mutual Agency Company have entered into a provisional agreement with Dalgety and Co, for the sale of the business as a going concern. Invebcabqill, Friday. The Chamber of Commerce to-day passed a resolution condemning the action of the Government in increasing the charges for the telephone Service.