NEWS BY CABLE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 6849, 26 March 1897, Page 4

NEWS BY CABLE.

(By Elsctric Telegriph—Copyright.) AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received March 25, at 5 30 p m. Sydney. March 25. Two Interesting actions, in which Alfred Webb, manager of the Ellerslie Station, fTnima L2QOO, and Miss Larpent (his adopted daughter) LSOOO damages from Cyril D'Arcy Leaver, Webb's nephew, for alleged slanders, are proceeding. The case for the plaintiffs shows that while Leaver was staying at Ellerslie he became engaged to Mian Larpent, but they quarrelled, and the engagement was broken off. Leaver left the station, and subsequently wrote letters to Webb and Miss Larpent's father containing insinuations regarding the moral relations between plaintiff*. These letters form the grounds of the actions. Evidence brought to light the fact that Miss Larpent'3 presence at Eilerslie led to Mr* Webb separating from her husband, he agreeing to make her an allowance. Leaver recently inherited L 50.000 in England.

Received March 25, at 6 p.m. Sydney, March 25,

Towns, the Newcastle sculler, goes to England as a fireman on the Nairnshire. He is financially supported by a number of the leading supporters of aquatics. He intends to challenge a number of the lesser sculling lights in England, and then, if possible, to arrange for a match with Gaudaur. Should he succeed in beating the champion, he will row Stanbury on his return.

Brispase, March 25

The Government are sending Mr Curnow, ex-Commissioner of Railways, and the Rev. G. Buchanan to England as lecturers, with a view to inducing settlers to come to Queensland. They are also sending commercial agents to Germany and America to develop trade with these countries. Received March 25, at 9 20 p.m. Sydney - , March 25.

There is a prospect of further delay on account of cable interruption, the latest advices received here showing that the Malta-Alexandria lines are still interrupted, and there is great pressure of business on the Indo-European line.-*, while the Persian route is also reported blocked.

Mr R. M'G. Anderson, inspector of the Bank of New Zealand, has been appointed City Treasurer. At the Stockton colliery inquiry, the charges of not making proper provision to- prevent noxious gases escaping into the workings, and, after the first explosion, allowing an exploring party to endanger fchair lives by going into a gassy district against an aircarrent, notwithstanding that they were warned by the inspectors, were held to be proved. Mr Justice Backhouse adjudged M'Auliff'e and M'Donald equally guilty of gross negligence and carelessness, and ordered the cancellation of their certificates.