TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10362, 17 May 1895, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Pew Unitbd Press Association.) ! Auckland, May 16. Ten practical buohmen were despatched by the Labour Bureau agent by train to Rotorua, to ba engaged on road-making near Ngougo tahu, through heavy bush. This batch comple'e« the recent order for co-operative road parMsa. S»me Auckland firms are giving liberal gifts in fciad and money to the Auckland Technical School. Henry Christopher Smith was brought up today on a charge of assaulting Lizzie Cornoy. Sergeant Gamble said the woman was in a serous condition in the hospital. • When admitted to the hospital she could not see, and wa» unable to speak. Her body wss black and blue from kicking. There wag a possibility she would nob recover. The bench decided to refuse bail, and Smith was remanded Xhe sitting of the commission to inquire into the failure of the water on the night of ths fire at the Auxiliary asylum has now concluded. The evidence has thrown no light cm the mystery. Christchxjrch, May 16. The Lyttelton Harbour Board have appointed A. Milne, at present chief engineer of the Janot^ Nicoll, as electric lighting and cool chamber engineer. At tbe Police Court this morning Thomas Turner (on remand) was charged with attempting to commit suicide. Inspector Broham desired thitt the charge be withdrawn, as ha was oatisfiod that at the time the man was suffering from hunger and starvation, and had no intention to destroy hinnslf. The man's frienda were «lso prepared to make arrangements for his assistaaeo. Ths charge was withdrawn, and Turner liberated. John Turner Heard, late ciSy cdUeefor, was charged with haviug stolen £22 in money 'belonging to the City Corincil. As he had only bseu arrested on the previous day he wss remanded till Tuesday next, bail being allowed,'himself in £100 and two sureties for £50. .