NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.
Press Association . Auckland, October 13. At a meeting of tho committee of the New Zealand Society for tbo Protection of Women and Children, a resolution was passed asking the Government to add a clause to tho Criminal Code Amendment Act by which n penalty would bo provided for the crime of incest, which it was stated ia unfortunately too common. On Monday over 5000 tons of cargo were landed at the wharves. In his report, the traffic manager to the Harbour Board stated - that for the four weeks ending Saturday last 17,900 tons of inward cargo and 11,600 tons of outward cargo passed over the wharves. , The Bank of New South Wales forwarded, to Sydney by the Waihora, for transhipment to London, two boxes of bullion, valued at £IO7O. ■ Lyttelton, October 13. The body of a seaman named Boohel, who has been missing for about a fortnight, was found floating in the" harbour to-day. Special to the New Zealand Times. Napier, October 13.
A man named Thomas MoPhail was committed for trial to-day at Hastings on a charge of the murder of Harry Susan. This case is the outcome of the street brawl on October 4th, in tho course of which tho deceased was knocked down outside an hotel, and expired shortly after.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3257, 14 October 1897, Page 3
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