TELEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7777, 22 January 1887, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

(Peb United Pbess Association.)

Auckland, January 21. On dit that an ex Minister of the Crown contemplates proceeding against a certain county chairman for £2000 damages for libellous statements printed in a letter in a Northern paper.

There is a considerable infant mortality, principally from diarrcehea and dysentrey. At a meeting of those interested in the liquor trade in view of the coming licensing elections, £70 was subscribed in the room The tender of T. Colebrook has been accepted for the Sailors' Rest, the price being £3425 The Newmarket fire is believed to be the work of an incendiary. The valve of the water "T* W *a?», foi md *£> with on the night of the fire. The borough offers £50 reward for the detection of the offender at^e MMi°uk c a 8u WaSkilled fall^ off a tree

win- tt-it i. , Nafie R« January 21. * William Hill, charged with shooting at James ODowd with intent, was brought up at the Police Court this morning and fremmided till Monday, bail being refused.

™ Q ■» m n . Wb^*»oton, January 21. Xhe K.M. Court was occupied from 2 this afternoon until 10 o'clock to-night hearing the case against W. R. Waters, charged with having at divers times embezzled moneys and securities belonging to the Northern Land and Loan Com. pany. The present charge involves the embezzlement of £1900. After a quantity of evidence had been taken, the case was further adjourned until Friday next, bail being allowed in one surety of £100. Conradson's boarding-houso at Carterton was burnfed down this mtfrninjg, nbthing hang Saved,

CiiRtSTCHUECH, January 21. The body of a man, aged about 35 years, and sft Sin in height, was found in the Heathcote, at Woolston, to-day. It has :riot yet been identified. Since 11 o'clock last night the weather has been showery; During the year 1886, 2296 persons were charged with offences in the; R.M. Court, Christchurch,. as against 2643 in. 1885. .. The cases of drunkenness were 530, as against 622 in 1885. 452 names were struck off the electoral rolls; 4047 plaiuts issued,in civil cases,2327 of which were heard. The amount sued for was £37,324, aud the amount recovered was £18,151. For using flounder nets wifch meshes smalleK r than prescribed by the law and for nofc returning to the water flounders less than 9in long, a .Lake Ellesmere fisherman wrs fined. £10 and costs, and three others £6 and costs. Their nets wereforfeited. . m