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New Zealand Mail, Issue 867, 12 October 1888, Page 17

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(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Christchurch, October 10,

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court to day (before C. Whiteford, R.M., F. Guinness and F. J. Kimball, J.P.’s), Thomas Brown Bain appeared to answer an information for having written ar>d published a libel on John Ollivier, R.M. Mr Joynt appeared for defendant, and Mr Holmes appeared in support of the information, and explained that accused appeared on a charge of defamatory libel on the administration of justice. On September 26th Mr John Ollivier heard an information which was dismissed on September 27th. He was employed to defend accused. From what he heard on Saturday following, he found that a defamatory libel was being circulated. He was accused of having spent the evening of Wednesday with Mr Ollivier, and having bribed or corrupted him to give an improper judgment. The evidence showed the libel consisted of some verses, which had been printed at Joseph Ivess’ office to the order of Bain, who, before getting them printed, consulted James Caygill, printer, who recommended him to go to Mr lvess’ office. Messrs Holmes and Loughrey, solicitors, offered a reward of £5 for information as to where the lihel had been printed, for it bore no imprint. Accused reserved his defence, and was committed for trial, being admitted to hail on his own recognisances. The charge of lihel on Holmes was adjourned for a week. Westport, October 10. Mr Herbert Harper, C E , of Sydney, has made arrangements to energetically start operations at Westport for the Ngakawau Goal Company, and expects to get coal shipped within six months. The company will first work the soft coal in the old Albion mine, and will ship it to Port Pirie, to be converted into coke for smelting silver ore. The necessary railway extension will be undertaken, A number of hands have

already been engaged, and Mr Harper is very much pleased with the property. A shock of earthquake was felt at five minutes to 7 this morning. No news yet has been received of the open boat which put to sea on Sunday. It is said the men intended going on a fishing ex * cursion, and were probably blown past Mo kihinui, where they proposed landing. Dunedin, October 10. In the Supreme Court, in the case Bank of New South South .Wales v. J. C. Brown, member for Tuapeka,‘judgment was entered by default for £799, the amount of the overdraft.

Wanganui, October 10. All the New Zealand Rifle Association’s material stored at Blenheim has been destroyed by fire. The insurances are unknown.

Soma stables belonging to Mr W. J. Keith at the back of the racecourse, about a mile and a half from town, were burnt down tonight. Fortunately there were no racehorses in the building. There was one trotting horse, however, burnt badly on the back. The cause of the fire is not known. - It is not known whether the place was insured or not.

There is a requisition being signed asking Mr Laud, the present Mayor, to stand for a third time.

Christchurch, October 10. Charitable aid aud outdoor relief was afforded in 512 different cases during September, as against 519 in August. As compared with September, 18S7, the result shows an increase of 30 for the corresponding month of this year, which to some extent may bo accounted for by men having been employed on relief works in connection with the laying out of the grounds at the Memorial Home.

In the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day, James Wilson, R. Bryant, and R. J. Martin, Salvationists, were fined 10s and costs for obstructing Princes-street by their meeting. It appeared the street was only a half-chain wide, and that SO Salvationists were present. At the inquest on Mahoney, killed on the railway at Addington, a verdict of accidental death was returned, with a rider exonerating the railway officials from blame.

Auckland, October 10. The shareholders of the South British Insurance Company held their ordinary general meeting to-day, when a dividend of 8 per cent per annum waß declared. Captain Delishy and Mr Charles Morrin were reappointed Directors, and Messrs A. Boardman and J. F. Clark were elected auditors.

George H. Ludlow, clerk at the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Helensville, attempted suicide this afternoon by shooting himself in the region of the heart. The wound is believed to be mortal.

At the special general meeting of the Bank of New Zealand to be held to-morrow resolutions will be submitted for the writing off of £3 per share, aud that a separate liquidation account be kept of all assets at present unrealisable.