TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4075, 13 June 1900, Page 7

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PKESS ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN, June 12. A man named Harry Simkins committed suicide this morning at the Benevolent Institution, by hanging hmself. Ho got up early, and about an hour later was found hanging by a rope fixed to a piece of wood over the door. Hugh Christie, a sheep-farmer, war, found dead near his residence at Bair clutha. Heart disease is believed to’ havfe been the cause of death. AUCKLAND, June 12. The treasurers of the tund in connection With the Council of the Cnurches has cabled another .£3OO to the Viceroy of India for the famine tund, making a. total of £I3OO sent by the Council. ; At the Supreme Court, James Donaghey. charged with-the attempted murder of James Brennan, at Onehunga, on ■March 11, by shooting, was acquitted, on the grounds of insanity. The Judge oijdered him to be detained in.close confinement during the pleasure of the Colonial Scan,,. TIUAE p, j„. 12; ! The Supreme Court criminal session opened to-day, before Mr Justice Edwards. Thomas Day, charged with receiving stolen goods, was acquitted; James Southwell and Robert Thompson pleaded guilty. to* charges of _ entering 4 dwelling and stealing: clothing to value of £2O, and were remanded for sentence. ,J. M. Levering, for stealing a portmanteau, was found, not, guilty; Mary Ann Miller pleaded guilty to forging a receipt, and was admitted;;. To probation for two years. • Her husband, Charles Miller, charged with'attempting to act upon the receipt as if it; was genuine,. was found not guilty. At a meeting to-night, an -Industrial Association, on the same lines as .-at Christchurchv was inaugurated. ■ Mr H. B. Kirk, a late prominent memberof that Association, was elected president- ‘

INVERCARGILL, June 12.,

The Ocean Beach Freezing ■;Works; lately owned by Nelson Bros., has been purchased by Birt and, Company,- Ltd., who are largely interested in the frozen meat trade in Australia and London. The J. G. Ward Company lias been ap-j pointed managing agent. ■ !

The breach of promise action,' Sarah W. Thom v. John G. McLeod was concluded to-day. The defendant was cross - examined, with a view to showing that he had recently been keeping company with }inother lady. He denied this, but admitted that he had escorted a lady, who was secretary of the C. E., Society, home, and had also been at a picnic at which' she was present, but he had no matrimonial intentions. The claim was for £IOOO, and the jury gave a verdict for £IOO. . ' The Southland A. and P. Winter Show opened to-day. It is an excellent exhibition. The chief competition of interest outside the district was factory cheese, for export, high colour. The Wyndham Factory was first, and Seaward Downs second. Tn--the same-class, white,- Seaward Downs was first and Wyndham second. The Wyndham Factory won the prize for the best single cheese in the hall. For export butter, the Wyndham Factory took both prizes. PATEA, June 12.

A large and enthusiastic meeting nere last night decided to.ask the Government to ‘ accept the services of an artillery corps. .The full strength is readily forthcoming. '