TELEGRAMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11191, 13 August 1898, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

■■■■-■ m '„... ... (Pee United Press:-AssociXtion.) ~' N,EW PLYMOUTH,' August 12_''"''• In the Magistrate's/Court this1 afternoon J. J. Hills: was fined the full penalty of £20 and costs i for - exposing a: diseased steer fOr sale, Mr Stanford j S.M.,,described, the case as a shameful one. '''•.; WELLINGTON, August 12. ■The water-supply-question was discussed last night by the City Council, Who decided to "obtain an expert's,report on alterations at the Wainui reservoir, estimated to cost £20,000. There was a discussion on ■ giving a supply to the high levels ofthe city, a subject on which there is a good, deal of feeling. Some'members^ said that'it would take £100,000 to make the city's supply perfect. The: city surveyor proposes to spend £6200 on further connections. It was eventually decided to have another report from the surveyor oh the subject, At the Police Court'to-day Alfred Crossey was fined £10 arid costs and ordered to pay treble the tax for failing to send in income returns. The department said that the latter fine had never yet been enforced, a,s all it wanted was that people should send' in proper \returns. In" the present case defendant had been asked repeatedly to dp so, and he had taken no notice, hence : the substantial penalty pressed for. ' The other day a man, Henry Weaver, was brought up as a; lunatic, but after examination by several medical men they could not see their way to give a certificate. One night this week he went out to the Hutt, broke into1 a racing stable and took out the horse Osborne, valued at £300, and rode it into town, where he claimed it as his own. To-day he was committed for trial for robbery. NAPIER, August 12. . The express, train :from Wellington ran into a,', opw south of Waipawa, derailing' three of the carriages, but no one was injured. ' ..-■ ■•'.',' ;.-.'..' '" Heavy rain has fallen -without intermission all day. At 5 p.m. the up-country reports were to the effect that the rivers were high' and rising rapidly arid floods are feared. There is little chance of the football match with Canterbury Coming off toaiorrow.