TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12607, 10 March 1903, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

(Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 9.' An elderly man, Georgo Lett, was sentenced to four months for breaking confinement at Waipdra, where lie was employed tree-planting, serving a term of five years. He pleaded that the work was too laborious, and tho food insufficient, and ho hoped, by attempting to escape, to be sent back to Auckland Gaol, whom ho preferred to be. At the Supremo Court to-day a dooree nisi was granted in tho ease of Wells v. Wells and Ogben, a husband's. petition. Costs were given against the corespondont, the husband to have tho custody o£ the children. i

MARTON, March 9. Tho now Catholic Church tit Marton was officially opened' on' Sftliday by Ajchibshop Redwood, who was presented vilith an illuminated addr'tsso 'of 'welcome.

..ASBBURTON, March 9.. Between Saturday . night and Sunday morning the promises of Johnston, cyclo doalor, woro burglariously entered, and two gents' bicyolra were.taken: also a lamp and ss, the contonta of tho till. Entranoe had been effected by the bursting open of the front door.' The promises of tho Farmers' Co-operativo Association were also entered by breaking the.window at the rear of the building. Tho till'-in tho grocery department was forced, but, as.then was nothing tliore, the burglars-evidently left disgusted, as nothing furthcHias bcon missed. There is no clue to tho propetrators,