LATE TELEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1947, 18 June 1891, Page 24

LATE TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, June 17. In the case of Rae v. Greeuway, a claim of £448 money lent and jewellery sold, threa-f ourths of the jury gave a verdict for £248. Astounding revelations were made during the trial. The judgo summed up against the plaintiff. The case of Goldwater v Greenway, a claim for £663, was settled out of court, plaintiff acceptiug the actual cash advances, £450 including costs;

The Bootmakers' Union are increasing the strike pay owing to increasing funds. At* a special m~eHng of tns city council, to consider the Auckland Electric Lighting Bill, a resolution was carried refusing to consent to the bill ; because, amongst other objections, it vests the control of the undertaking in an outside board, in the appointment of which the council has no voice. The mayor was instructed to take such steps as he may deem necessary to oppose the passing of the bill.

Wellington, June 17. On the petition of Mr Edward Seager, who h a creditor for £70, Mr Justice Richmond made an order for the winding up of the New Zealand Antimony Company.

A woman named Fanny Roacoe was to-day sentenced to three months on a charge of steal* ing a bottle of arsenic, with which it was stated •he intended to destroy herstlf. T&e Supreme Court was occupied all day hearing the charges preferred against Mr Coleman Philips for sllcged breach of the Land Act in connection with property in tho Wairarapa district. The case for the Crown had not concluded when tho court rose for th» day. The mayors attending; the conference lunched with the Governor to-day, and all the delegates have been invited by the mayor of Wellington to dinner to-morrow evening. Tho Manawatu Railway Company have issued invitations to the delegates to travel on their railways. | A conference of the New Zealand licensed victuallers will be opened here on Monday to di&cuss matters connected with the trade.

Ohbistchuhch, June 17. It is stated that the secretary of the Licensed ■■Victuallers' Association has laid an information against Mr W. J. Rurid, charging him with violating the provisions of the Licensing Act by acting on the Sydenham Committee, he being a paid officer of the Government.

Invebcabgull, June 17. At the Supreme Courb to-day.^Timpthy Regan was acquitted on a charge of sheep stealing. The jurjt first found him guilty of having the sheep in his possession, but they had no proof that he had stolen them. His Honor pointed out that this was no offence, and invited the jury to consider whether he had received the sheep. They then returned a verdict of " Not guilty." , An important civil case has been commenced. Jeremiah Finn suing the Wallace county for £2025 damages for neglect in not keeping a culvert in repair* He was riding at a canter over a culvert when it is alleged that the horse broke through the defective planlcing and threw him, causing concussion of the spine* which has up to date entirely disabled him,