TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9140, 12 June 1891, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Pee United Pbess Association.)

Auckland, Juno 1

Sir George Grey, aocompauied by Mr J. M. Shera, M.H.R., leaves for Wellington on Monday.

Wellington, June i:

The immigration and emigration returns for May enow that arrivals were 864 and the departures 2101, leaving a balance against the colony of 1330.

The appointment of James Kenmuir Warburton to the position of deputy of the public trustee under " The Public Trust Offioe Aot 1872," is gazetted to-night.

The Southland Yeomanry Hussars have been disbanded as from 13th April 1891. The Government have decided to plaoe on the Estimates an allowance to the widow of the late Mr W. N. Blair, engineer-in-chief, equivalent to 18 months' salary at the rate drawn by Mr Blair up to the time of his death.

If the bill providing for a reduction of postages in thei colony to; Id is sanctioned by Parliament it will come ioto operation on the Ist July if passed by that date and from tho Ist Augußt if not passed till later on.

From and after the 27th inst. letter carriers throughout the colony are to have a recognised right to a half holiday in every week, either on Saturday lafternoon or whatever day may hi recognised as a local holiday. Mr W. G. Moat, Otago, passed the mining manager's examination.

An old settler at Pahatanui, named William Jones, aged 77 years, was found iv a creek on his farm yesterday. His wife was drowned iv the same creek four years ago. A deputation, representing the West Coast counties of the South Island, waited ota the Premier to-day relative to the breakdown of the county system for the want of funds, which was attributed to the Abolition of the Rating of Crown Lands and Gold Duty Acts. They asked to have the act amended, to enable them to tax vehicles, whether plying for hire or not; also for advances against revenue. The Premier asked for figures, &c, and promised to give the question full consideration. It came out during the discussion that whereas the cost of the working of the system in Westland and Inangahua couuties was 5 and 7 per cent, of the revenue, in the Grey and Buller counties it was 17 and 20 per cent, respectively.

Hokitika, June 11. At the Hokitika School Committee meeting Mr Thomas H. Gill, Dunedin, M.&., of New Zealand University, waa appointed rector of the Hokitika High School, vice Mr John F. Gammell, promoted to tho inspectorship.

Chhistchdrch, June 11. The Working Men's Co-operative Society celebrated its first anniversary by a social gathering. The association was formed a year ago with 54 members. It now numbers 300, each of whom has a trifle over £3 10s to his credit iv the society.

iNVEncAnont, June 11. Henry Wilson, trading as Cowper and Wilson, ironmongers, for the past quarter of a century, filed his schedule in bankruptcy to-day, The gas company floated in Gore to supply gas from fat and water, under a patent of Mr Watt, a local tradesman, have notified consumers that they will cease to manufacture owing to the small consumption. Ie is probable that coal ges will be tried, the plant being suitable.

ALLEGED MURDER

(Peb United Peess Association.) Wang4Nui, June 11.

The adjourned inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Emily Kate Spicor was held to-day before Acting-coroner Liffton. Mr David Hogg watched the proceedings on behalf of Mrs Peyman.

Annie Cockburn, of Marton, deposed that deceased was her daughter by a former marriage, was 22 years of age, and was a domestic servant. She last saw her alive in the middle of March at Mr A. J, Parsons', where she waa employed. She told witness that she was engaged to be married to Harry Meehan. Deceased had been in the lunatic asylum, Wellington, for five months in 1888. She received intimation on the 4th that her daughter was dying.

A. J. Parsons, a settler in whose service the deceased was, gave evidence as to her exceptionally respectable conduct. She left his house complaining of being ill.

Henry Charles Meehan, who had baen keeping company with deceased for five months previous to her death, detailed conversations with her. In accordance with her letter he went to see her at Mrs Peyman's on May 30. She was then as white as a ghost, causing him to remark: " Good God, what's up, Kate! " She told him what had Jhappened. He next saw her on the 31st, when she appeared to be cheerful. Had witness known her position he would have been prepared to have married her at once. He was to have married her in October. He had no knowledge that she had ever been insane.

The most important evidence was given by Dr Binns, who had been called to see deceased on the 31st May. Mrs Peyman described her symptoms and told him deceased was a married woman. The girl became much worse and on I Thursday told him that she was not married; the ring she wore haying been given her by Mrs Peyman. Drs Tripe and Connolly were called in, and deceased told Dr Connolly, in the hearing of witness, that Mrs Peyman, on the 28th May had performed an operation on her. Dr Tripe took her dying depositions, but not in Mrs Peyman's presence, as deceased was not strong enough to be cross-examined. Witness, by direction of the coroner, made a post mortem examination, assisted by others, and considered that death was caused by peritonitis, resulting from a puncture caused by the use of an instrument. In his opinion the puncture was not self-inflicted. Deceased stated ,'that when Mrs Peyman performed the operation she charged her £5.

The inqnest stands adjourned.