GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13148, 10 April 1906, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

[BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington', Monday. At the inquest on W. J. Rountree, a steward, who died on Saturday as the result of wounds self-inflicted on March 27, a verdict of temporary insanity was returned. The evidence showed that deceased did not want money. The coroner remarked that a sad feature of the case was that this was the third Wellington steward who had committed suicide.

At the Magistrate's Court to-day the Carterton Farmers' Union, the North Island Mild Cure Bacon Company, and the directors of tne Pahiatua Era newspaper were each fined 20s, and costs £3 10s, for having failed to send to the registrar of companies the annual list of members and a summary of business.

The new refuse destructor for Wellington will be free from nuisance of any kind, and the chimney will be practically smokeless. The labour "cost is not to exceed Is 6d per ton of material destroyed. It will be the largest destructor installation in. Australasia. Gisboenk, Monday. The scow Welcome, which left for Auckland last night, put back to port in tow of the auxiliary schooner Aolea, owing to the illness of Captain Ulift'e. Napier, Monday. Mr. G. T. Fannin to-day resigned his position as secretary of the County Council, after 30 years' service. Mr. A. H. Ferguson, assistant secretory, was appointed to till the vacancy. Li'NEDJX, Monday. At the inquest on Henry Adam Lawson, who was killed by a train at a railway crossing on Friday night, a verdict of accidental death was returned. The jury added a rider to the effect that there should be a light at- the cross-ing.