INTERCOLONIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10361, 16 May 1895, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

: Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright. ', THE DEAN POISONING CASE. ! SrDKEr. Miy 15. Bafora the Dean Comoiiseion Mr Piieher i who is appearing for the defence, announced j that the theory ha interred to 'set up was | that Mrs Dean had been an arsenic-oater for

years. This ha would prove beyond donbt Evidence bad also been received regarding the antecedents of Mrs Seymour, Mrs Dean's mother, aa important witness for the prosecution. Ooruisel for the Grown admitted she had been sentenced for beinz concerned in a robbery at Melbourne. FEUIT CULTURE. • " « Adelaide, May 15, Messrs Blackmore and Palmer, New Zealand pomologista, are visiting the frtdt-grow-ing districts of South Australia. They will endeavour to obtain as many samples of "dried fruits as possible, and exhibit them in New Zealand. PLEUBO-PNEUMONIA. Beisbakb, May 15, Consequent on the outbreak' of pleuropnenmonia on the steamer Perthshire the Government of New Zealand hare advised the Queensland Government that vessels from Qaeenaland with cattle on board will be prohibited from calling at New Zealand ports. A DISCOVERY.OF COAL. An important discovery of coal has been made at Gawrie, in too Toowoomba district. A seam of good coa), 3£Cfc thick, was struck 40£t from the surface and traced for two miles.- , •■NONSUITED WITH COSTS. In the two cases brought bj Brown and Esid against the Speaker for expulsion frem the House in September last both were nonsuited with costs. An appeal will probably be lodged, ,