TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 10011, 30 November 1908, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON. November 30. As a result of a fracas in Haining street on Saturday night a Chinese named- Joe Kee received a dangerous wound on the back of his head. John Peehngin and Stephen Meikelsen were charged at the Court to-day with assault and causing actual bodily harm and were remanded on bail: . Mr George Humphries, the well-known pressman, who has been on the statf ot the 1 Press Association since its inception, died this morning. About a year ago lie was attacked by dropsy from the effects of which he has practically been laid aside for the last nine months. At' the Supreme Court to-day •James Reid, a fireman, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment- oiiacharge of then. In the Divorce Court decrees nisi were "ranted as follows:—Carmeliue Neaino v. Percy Neame; Robert- Charles Keid and Elizabeth Reid; Ada Pat-ton and Oavid Patton; Charles Dempster and Eliza Jemima Dempster. The magisterial enquiry into the circumstances connected with the striking of the steamer lCapiti (Captain Shaw), on some obiect. in Cook Strait, oil October 19th was held to-dav. The Court held that the vessel struck" some partly submerged object and that the accident was unavoidable and not contributed to through any plies gence. It reprimanded the chief otlicer for not reporting the subject to llio captain. All the certificates were returned.

DUNEDIN. November 30. Judgment was given by Judge Williams in the matter of the conviction ol K J. Sullivan for having frozen hares m his possession for more than seven days alter the close of the game season. His Honor ruled that, though hares are not within the operation of the Animals Protection Act in Mauiototo County, as not then coming within the category of imported game, yet outside the county hares are under the operation of the Act- and are imported- game. The Magistrate s finding was upheld and the conviction stands. The hares in question came from Maniototo and were stored in Sullivan's freezer at Burnside.

CHRISTCHU RCH. xsovem'ijor 50. The ceremony of wheeling the first barrow load for making the Summit road was performed by the Hon. C._ C. Bowen, M.L.C., in the presence of 000 persons, i'lie road will be constructed at- Government- expense, and when completed wid make a fairly easy drive over the Port hills to Lyttelton. AUCKLAND. November 30. An elderly man named James Taine, residing at Devonport, was admitted to the hospital suffering from the effects of drinking spirits of salts in mistake for whisky, and died twelve hours later. HASTINGS. November 30. The Fruit Growers' Association on Saturday resolved that its President write Mr Robert M'Nab expressing regret at Ins leaving* public life and hoping that lie would shortly resume office. It was also resolved that- the Association place on record their appreciation of the valuable services Mr M'Nab had rendered New 'Zealand while holding the portfolio of Lands. , The following bands entered lor t lieNorth Island Brass Band Associations contest at- Hastings in February : A Grade: Taranaki Garrison, Newtown Brass, Gisborne City, Waihi Federal. Nelson Garrison, Wellington Garrison, Mornington Brass, and Wanganui Garrison, li Grade: Petone Citizens', Manaia Municipal. Hastings Town, Fielding Brass, Stratford Municipal, Ilaweva Borough, and Napier City.

NELSON. November 30

In connection "with tlie recent fire at Mr Maitland's, Trafalgar street south, Margaret Larkins, aged 16, domestic servant" employed by Mr Maitland, was charged to-day with wilfully setting fiu to the building and 1 was rbmanded tor a. week. It is understood that the girl confessed to having committed the crime because she wanted! to get out- of washing next day.

DARGAYILLE. November <3U.

Gurr, alias Grayson, remanded for the attempted murder of Captain Mewitt, declared that he knew nothing about the incident. The weapon vyas a small pocket oistol. The bullet, which lodged in the base of the skull, has been exteracted and the sufferer is apparently progressing favorably.