TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13946, 4 July 1907, Page 7

TELEGRAMS.

(Per United Pnnss Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, July 3. A decree itisi was grafted iii the ease of Boon Versus Boon and Glatf-a husband's petition on the ground of inisoonduot. Costs were given against the corespondent on the highest scale.

. GISBORNF,, July 3. ' During the quarter ended Juno 30 there were 68 sidings of the Magistrate's Court and 151 civil cases. The sum of £998 5s 9 ; 1 was recovered. On the criminal sido persons were apprehended; of these 30 were dismissed. 2 committed for trial, 183 convicted, and 32 otherwise dcait with, Following on a batch of prosecutions for riding: bicycles on footpaths, the borough council was approached, and favourably viewed a proposition to set aside part of tho footpaths for cyclists, hut nothing ' was decided on. A cyclists' association MI be formed at a meeting on Friday.

. WELLINGTON, July 3. ' It is understood that Mr Thos. Bell, of Murchiston,. who lost 1 his wife, and who was lumselr injured in the Brooklyn tram«nnn a< i nt a / eu ' ago ' '"'claiming' &2000 damages from tho City Council.

CHRISTCHURCH, July 3. ' Inspector Gillies lias received a telegram from Little River statipg that a Maori boy named Jaeky Urn, 12 years of age, was thrown trom a horse at Port Levy .yesterday and killed. ' J

"T nof • i. 'J'IMARU, July 3. Last night a 10-roomed house, close to town owned by Mrs Fisher,- a widow, was romp etely destroyed by lire. The house was msuicd in the Royal Office for £500. •