TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1067, 20 September 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(I'Ki: I'I:KSS A.-sociat.'O.VJ. "\VIiLLTNG7< >X. September Ac the District Court to-day Mrs. | Model's obtained a verdict of L<is against J the Corporation for medical expenses interred by her receiving an accidental fall oji' the footpath, through tho neglect of the defendants. .At the Supreme Court this morning, an imp >rrant question cropped up in the case of Donald ami another v. Gleich, the Adelaide bankrupt. The plaintiffs are Wellington creditors, and having obtained judgment against the defendant the sheriff seized certain goods ia execution. A claim to the property v.-as then made bv John Cherry, of Adelaide, who aliened tli.it it passes to him as 01itc:al Vssignee of Insolvent. Estates, tho defend.Ul t having been insolvent there .some time slieriff for his protection „ow interpleaded. His Honor Judge Richmond, by consent, direct that tiio case to determine the tjiiestion slioald be settled between the pa;:i.:s, and submitted for t.'te o;iini 'ii .•? the Court; in the meantime tho property to bo sold and the proceeds brought into Court to abide the result. A number of men employed on the Wanganui Harbor Reclamation Works, receiving 8s per day, have struck work, and have demanded i)s. The contractor refuses to accede to the demand, and will obtain fresh men.

At the District Court to-day, the case of Weber v. National Bank was heard. Tiiis was au action brought by the plaintiff to recover from the defendants the sum of L2OO, damage for injuries sustained by the former in consequence of the latter having dishonored his cheque after he had been promised an overdraft. A verdict was given for the plaintiil for L2O and costs. Defendants mentioned that they intended to appeal. DVN'EDIN. S:.-|i:embcr 1!). The unemployed are in large numbers taking advantage of the opportunities to obtain work given them yesterday by the City Council and tiie I'ublio Works Department. Some of the 75 men taken on by the Corporation started work this morning, ami the Public V orks Department was literally besieged by people eauer for work, upwards of 130 obtaining throughout the day free passes to Mtillocky Gully. These, and an}' more that like" to appiy will leave for tho railwayworks oil Monday morning. CIIRISTCII L'JkCH. September 19. The Mayor has received a telegram from the Premier, stating that work will be given to the unemployed on the railways. Tiie Star, to-night, publishes tlie following telegram from Ivaiapoi : The election will be petitioned against on the ground of the illegal alteration of the' roll bj- the Returning Oflicer, after a certified copy had been lodged in ihe Colonial Secretary's office. I have seen the rpll used by the Returning Officer, and 33 names are struck out with blue pencil, and at the foot of tho roll is written —" Thirty-three

A'est Evrcton mimes transferred to the j \shlev roll. {Si^ied.) Caleb Wuitekokr " it has been held that the certified roll nice lodged in the Colonial Secretary's even when minors' names have \ .i.-.-n "put on bv mistake, cannot be tr.ni- r d Ar for exr.mpk. ihree minor.-, vtv: ;!v on the roll were , allowed to V''te. TV* dkewery has to- t day caused g r t:>.t consternation in the r Opposition camp, and the Ministerialists ] are preparing for another fight. Mr. x Wearing, however, will not stand again, , but it is thought that a candidate certain ) to command success on personal and j politic..' '.'rounds will be brought forward. ( At a nice ring o? t; • e Liberal Reform 4 Associ:'.iion to-night, the Committee was t insiructed to draw up rules for the , •.'uidanee of the Society. An address to j Sir G. Grey, congratulating him upon his . success during the recent election was , adopted. and the following motion was carried : " That this meeting affirms its j opposition to any proposition to confer - votes by virtue of property on persons , living outside tin electoral district, and j that manhood sufirage with a residential qualification should be the sole basis of the franchise." AUCKLAND. September 19. The Education Board declined, on the report of Inspector Sullivan, to adopt Dr. Richardson's temperance work as a school book, but would permit it as a work of reference in the libraries. The Waste Lands Board decided to lay oil'a township at Tolago Hay, East Coast. Colonel Eraser addresses the Coroniandel electors to-night. September 20. The schooner Edith has arrived from the Islands. She bringa no news of importance. The Central Committee have discussed the proposed action with regard to the coming Thames election. A decision was postponed till a future meeting. A dinner has been given to Te Wheoro at Alexandria. Among the guests were Tawhaio's son (Tu Tawliaio) and his sister. 250 persons were present. Te Wheoro made an excellent speech. He said he would work in the Assembly harmoniously for the good of both races. WANGAXUI. September 17. An action for libel against the Wan<_;aiiui Chronicle and the writer of a letter signed " Waitotara " has been instituted by Mr. Ballance, M.H.R. The libel is contained in the charge that Mr. Ballance had filched L2OOO from the Colonial Treasury to enable a co-partner (Mr. Larnach) in a land company to go Home and gull the English public. The places of those men who struck work on the reclamation contract have been filled readily. ASH BURT ON. September 19. At ihe R.M. Court to-day Harry Robertson, charged, on remand, with passing a valueless cheque and obtaining goods by false pretences, was acquitted on both charges. George Franklyn, a lad of about 15, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labor, for larcency of propertv from a tent near Ilakiua, valued at L2. TIMARU. September 20. Two men have been droivned in the Ohau River. Inspector Pender received a telegram this morning rrom Mr. Middiet on, manager of the ISenmore Station, and sent from Duniroon, in which ?>lr. Midrileton stated that two men had been ' drowned in the Ohau River. ISo names ' were given. The Ohau River divides Canterbury from Otago, and the Benmore Station is on the Otago side.