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New Zealand Mail, 15 February 1900, Page 18

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INVERCARGILL, Saturday. At the Supreme Court the action of Linklater v. Minister of Railways, claim £‘sol damages for injuries sustained by the sudden stoppage of a train, from the effects of which the woman had to undergo a serious surgical operation, resulted in a three-fourths verdict for plaintiff for £125. The Crown counsel moved for and was granted a stay of execution. In the Divorce_ Court decrees absolute were granted in Jas. Knight v. Emma Knight and John Smith, co-re-spondent, and in John Gilfillan v. Jane Gilfillan and Chas. Anderson co-respon-dent. A decree nisi was granted in James Meadows v. Jane Meadows and James Meadows (nephew of petitioner). GISBORNE, Saturday. Great preparations are being made here for the ceremony of turning the first sod of the railway from Gisborne to Karaka, which is to take place on "Wednesday next. The first section will be only twenty miles in length, but from Karaka the line, will branch off to connect with both the Auckland and Napier lines. NAPIER, Saturday. The. Government has refused to grant the Fire Brigade delegates free railway passes to enable them to attend the annual conference at Blenheim on Monday week. The reason given is that the money usually voted for this purpose was set aside for sending a Fire Brigade team to Paris. Mr R, D. D. McLean, who . formed one of the deputation to wait on the Premier in connection with the Paris team, stated that it was understood that the vote, for that purpose was altogether independent of the usual grants. AU CKLAND, Sunday. In the howling match Sydney v. “the Newmarket Club, three, rinks a side, the scoring was —Sydney, 50; Newmarket, The Auckland Cycling .Club’s Patriotic Fund Meeting, was held to-tlay .in the domain. The Reynolds', brothers rode most prominently. • ■ W. H. Madill, the hammer and sliot champion; will attend-: /the athletic championships’ at Wellington: ■ ,v v

• DUNEDIN, Sunday. Alter a prolonged spell of wet,-cold weather, which seemed likely to prove disastrous to crops, it has cleared up, though still coin. A week or two o! bright sunshine is now wanted.