TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1748, 6 September 1905, Page 32

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< AUCKLAND, September 3. . The Central Executive o fthe Liberal and Labour Federation has advised the Liberal organiser taht it has decided to support the following candidates at the general election: Bay of Islands, Mr R. M. Houston; Kaipara, Mr J. Stallworthy; Marsden, Mr R. Thompson; Grey Lynn, Mr Geo. Fowlds; Parnell. Mr F. Lawry; Franklin, Mr W. W. McCardle;. Thames, Hon J. McGowan; Ohinemuri, Mr H. Polland; Waikato Mr H. J. Greenslade; Bay of Plenty. Mr J. Foster; Auckland East, Mr F. E. Baume; , Auckland West, to be no selection here; Eden, no candidate yet in the field. Auckland central. Waitemata. and Manukau selections will be announced shortly. In fererenee to a protest entered against the selection of Mr Cecil Clinkard as Liberal candidate for Waitemata the Premier has informed the Liberal organiser that the result of the selection _as expressed by a ballot of the Waitemata Federation will not be interfered with. AUCKLAND, September 4. The police received a telegram to-night that a man—whose name is not given—

shot hinSlelf at Helensville this morning. GISBORNE, September. 2. There are no criminal cases for trial at the Supreme Court half-yearly sessions -which were to be held here next week —a record in the history of the district. NAPIER, September 4. The Chief Justice opened the Supreme Court sessions to-day. The calender comprises fourteen charges against eleven persons, but none of the offences are of a serious nature. The Grand Jury threw out the bill against John McOusker, charged with indecent assault upon a child. Rewe Tawera, a native, was found guilty of perjury, and remanded until to-morrow for sentence. A man named John Hyland, said to be a nephew of the proprietor of Hyland’s Circus, was found, dead in his bed at the Albion Hotel this evening. There was a bullet hole in the man’s head, and a revolver, loaded in all but one chamber,

waa in his left hand. It is supposed to be a case of suicide. Hyland arrived at the hotel on Saturday evening and retired about 10.30. On Sunday his door was found locked, but as that was not unusual no alarm was felt. On the wife of the proprietor going round, this evening, however, she found the door atj.ll locked, with the key on the inside. The police were at once communicated with, and they burst the door open. Hyland's body was on the bed and half covered with the bed clothes. The only motive which can be suggested for the deed is that the man was under suspicion of theft, and the police were making enquiries into the case. MASTBRTON, September 4. Under the auspices of the newly-formed Political Reform League, Mr A. L. Herdman and Mr Jas. Allen, M.H.R.'s, delivered addresses here before a fair number of people. They were well received. <The policy they advocated was similar to that Mr Massey outlined a short time ago. At a meeting afterwards Mr W. J. Welch was elected president of the league. BLENHEIM, September 2. In the Police Court to-day George William Hudson, nineteen years of age, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing <£3

10s and two rings from the house of Mrs Alice Boulter, of Wellington. He was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment with hard labour. CHRISTCHURCH, September 3. On account of the wet weather the monster run of cyclists and motorists in support of the demand for good roads which was to be held on' Saturday afternoon, was postponed. At a smoke concert, held in the evening, in connection with the Dunlop Road Race, the Mayor promised that, as soon as the tramway construction works were finished, the Council would set to work to i>ut the roads in good order Sir Joseph Ward, who arrived in Christchurch this morning, stated that he hoped the system ,of reserving seats in railway carriages would bo in full working order in two months’. The penalties inflicted on the Canterbury College students responsible for recent breaches of discipline liavo all been paid, and the affair is now closed. Tho Professorial Board threatened, if the fines were not paid, bv September to

take further proceedings against the offenders.

CHRISTCHURCH, September 4. A Maori, Raniera Erihana, of Otakou was charged at Kaiapoi this morning with supplying? whisky to eight native women, resident at Tuahiwi. on July 4th. Counsel for accused stated that in consequence of a person being dangerously ill at the pah the Maoris decided to obtain a tohunga from the North Island. It was part of the ceremony to give out a small quantity of whisky to each one present in the room with the patient, when the tohunga began his incantation. Not half of a two-shilling flask of whisky was used. The matter .was a technical one, and he applied to the Magistrate to refer it to the Maahanui Maori Council. Mr Green, a member of the Council, asked that the Court should deal with the question, as the Council could only punish Sersons for taking liquor into a pah. The [agistrate adjourned the case for a fortnight, to ascertain whether the Maori Mr T. E. Taylor, leader of the ‘'New Liberal Party," who was to have addressed a meeting of stipporters in the Christchurch North electorate to-night, left for Wellington by the evening steamer. He states that he received an urgent message in connection with the

voucher affair, which makes his presence in the House of Representatives tomorrow afternoon imperative. Council could deal with the case. Messrs J. Iladfield and H. E. Toogood are coming out as “new Biberals” for Christchurch South and Christchurch East respectively. In reply to an invitation issued by the North Canterbury Education Board, seven Boards in the colony have agreed to appoint representatives to attend a conference to bo held in Wellington oij* September lltli, when matters affecting Education Boards, particularly the centralisation of educational functions, will bo discussed.

TIMARU, September 2. At the fourth annual meeting of the South Canterbury Dairy Company, the report showed a profit for the year of about .£55)0. About 10,500,0001 b of milk was bought. The town supply of milk was reported to be a profitable undertaking. The weight of butter made was 430,951 lb. Of this, 255.0001 b was sold in the

local markets. The rest was shipped Home on consignment, and this netted id per lb more than a net offer made by. Home buyers in the colony. The company now has thirteen creameries. INVERCARGILL, September 3. At the Supreme Court on Saturday Edward Morrah, a single man, about fortyfive years of age, was charged with haw* ing carnal knowledge of a girl aged fifteen and a half years. The jury could not agree and were discharged. A new trial is to be taken on Monday. The evidence disclosed that the girl, who comes from the vicinity of Dunedin, had been warn dering about Southland for some weeks, cohabitating with men in huts. It is alleged that two young fellows took her to Morrah's house in town, and that she remained with him till the police got to hear of the condition of things. In the case G. Sfnith v. W. McKenzie, a claim of .£3OO for the seduction of plaintiff's daughter, the parties agreed to a verdict for <£2s and costs. The girl was only fourteen years old when seduced, and gave birth to a child in February last.

INVERCARGILL. September 4

Marrah, tried a second time to-day for alleged carnal knowledge of a girl 14J years of age, was acquitted.