TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 10012, 1 December 1908, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON. December 1. The following were the largest estates of deceased persons in Otago finally certified for stamp duty last month :—Philip Mitchell, £5912; John Martin. £2a9/; Euphemia, Nimmo, £2333; John Eagle, £1306; Joseph Haughton, £1234; Agnes Hunter, £1181; William Murdoch, £1134; Isabella Bannerman, £964; Daniel Stafford, £817; Mary Ann Lehniaiin £692; Henry Longworth, i-081. The estates of 135 deceased persons were finally certified for stamp duty last month. The largest were those of Duncan Cameron (Canterbury), £209,658; Jane Thompson (Southland), £29.157; Richard Uuskell (Auckland), £IB,OOI. DUNEDIN. December 1. The Otago Lawn Tennis Association cabled Wilding congratulating him and Brookes on the result of the Davis Cup competition. Robin and Co.'s coach building factory was partially destroyed by lire early tb.s morning, the building suffering to I lie extent of £SO, while the stock was damaged to the extent of £2OO. The bmldnu was insured in the National tlliice lor £330, and me stock for £350 in the Guardian Office and £2OO in the Australian Alliance Office. The cause of the (ire is a mystery. Mr Barclay is asking for a recount in the Dunedin North poll by the Magistrate on questions of duplicate voting, as to the validity of the absent voters' vote, and as to one informal vote. If the Magistrate will settle these questions by themselves Mr Barclay says he has no desire to interfere further in the election.

CHRISTCHURCH. December 1. At the Supreme Court to-day Donald Gunu MacLeod obtained a decree nisi against his wife Annie Margaret MacLeod on the around of adultery with F. W. Hulme. against whom costs were given. James Beach was also granted a decree nisi against his wife Emily L. Beach on similar grounds, the co-respondent being Fred Frew. Costs were given against Frew. , The New Zealand Shipping Co. ssteamer Otaki sailed from Liverpool on Saturday for Auckland. Wellington, Lyltelton. r.tid Dunedin.

AUCKLAND. December 1. As showing the extent of cargo broaching at the Auckland jyliarves, Sergeant Hendry stated that at the Police Court during" the last twelve months one lirm had received claims amounting to iJnCO for pillage from cargo. The claim of a second firm during the same period represented £73, and that of a third firm J3105. The Magistrate expressed surprise that there was no means of detecting :.nd checking this sort of thing.

INVERCARGILL. December 1. The Grand Jury found no bill on the indictment against David Cochrane, Secretary of the Frozen Meat Company, charged with perjury in the civil action, Watson Bros. v. the Company, for the value of sheep shipped by the Turakina without plaintiffs' instructions. ELTHAM. December 1. The Eg'mont local option poll scrutiny shows that the voting was :—Continuance 1958. Reduction 1703, No-license 2674 ; valid votes, 1670. WANGANuI. December 1., A peculiar accident which resulted fatally occurred last evening. Two brothers named Kershaw, who had bad several drinks during the day, were walking home last night at 9.30 when.cine stumbled on tho kerbing at the corner of .t'v.' street and fell on to the fragments of .a bottle which had fallen'out of bis pocket and broken. His brother, picked him up and found a large wound. in his .threat. They walked to the doctor, who dressed the wound, and ordered theinjured man's removal to the hospital, where he succumbed at two o'clock this morning.