TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12394, 2 July 1902, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

(Per United Press Association.) WAIIfI, July 1. Tho Acting-Premier has agreed to advance the borough £2500 from the Treasury pending an adjustment between the Ohincmuri -County Council and tho Wailii Borough Council with regard to the gold duty. MASTERTON, July 1. .lamoc liicliard Fogarly, charged with inciting a prisoner to resist arrest, was fined 40s and 19s costs at the Magistrate's Court to-day. The licensee of the Occidental Hotel was charged with permitting drunkenness on his licensed promises. The evidence F.iowed that an elderly n:;tn came to the hotel m a -state of intoxication. After remaining some, time ho was put out, when lie was arrested hy a constable. Counsel for tho defence submitted that before tho charge could he sustained it. must he proved that orunken rorson procured liquor on the premises. Mr James, S.AI., in dismissing t-V case, cautioned hotelkeoper? generally against- serving drink to intoxicated persons, in Hie aet rendered ihe licensee lia-jic if the premisss were not properly con- • ducted. . CKRISTCIIURCH, July 1. losbrday two attempts at suicide were niado by a man uruncd William AVai-ren. Ho made an unsuccessful effort to shoot himself in tho afternoon, and was removed to tho hospital for examination. Whilst- thn eoneiablc was undressing him he suddenly pulled a razor from his underclothes anil drew it across his breast, inflicting a flc3h wound Tic is now under restraint, Sir ,T. Ronnie will be a candidate for the neiv electorate of G'oum-nay. He will stand as a Government candidate.