WITHIN THE COLONY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 231, 23 November 1894, Page 3

WITHIN THE COLONY.

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. (Per Press Association)

Supreme Court. * Wellington, This Day. In tho Supreme Court tho Chief Justice granted the application of Managan, Wright, and Miners, three youths charged e with rape, to be tried separately. The >- first case will probably be taken on Montv day. James Breen was indicted on a i* charge of forging a cheque. After accused i» had given evidence the Crown Prosecutor applied for leave to call rebutting evidence h and the case was adjourned until next day, t the jury being liberated. George Combe, e alias Simpson, alias McGuire, charged f with forgery, was sentenced to two years’ s gaol to begin at the expiration of tho sen- » tenoe he is now serving for a similar » offence in Christchurch. Henri Opera--1 hama, convicted of larceny at Wainui, ■ was remanded for sentence. J An Aged Culprit. 1 Auckland, This Day. r Noah Kepler, aged 80, has been arl rested on a charge of assaulting his wife, r aged 88. Tho woman died last night. [ N.Z. Rifle Association. , Wellington, This Day. i The programme for the 34th annual meeting of the New Zealand Rifie Associ- » ation to be held at Trentham, Wellington, i beginning on Thursday, 14th March, has been issued. It has been drawn on much the same lines as previous years, and the i prize money offered is £1230, exclusive of trophies. The principal innovation is the bronze medal match, particulars of which were recently published in a circular. Owing to complaints in previous years of a number of competitors living out of camp, thus affording the caterer no guarantee as to the number he had to provide for, a new rule has been inserted in the regulations to the effect that each competitor must deposit 12s 6d with his entries to the weekly boarders. This 12s fid will be taken as payment in advance of one half the weekly charge, balance to be paid the caterer, but in case of the competitors not living in camp they will be given eight single meal tickets for their 12s fid, these to be available for any meal at the batteries table. More Magistrates. Wellington, This Day. { The rapid growth of settlement in this | island will necessitate the appointment of I another magistrate shortlj’, probably in- ! volving several changes in other districts. The rules under the Conciliation Act are being pushed forward and will be ready in a few days. Good Finds. Wellington, This Day. The Minister of Mines has received a jotter reporting several handsome yields I - in Coromandel goldfields. For seven | ! weeks one man got lOflO ounces, another I l 1500 ounces, and another 900 ounces, and f they were expected to secure fifteen hun- J dred ounces more by Christmas. Several ; » other handsome returns are reported. I t Political. Wellington, This Day. | Several important Cabinet meetings will ' , be held before the Minister's leave for the j South. The appointment of nautical cx- I ;l ports and the ijutsiion of the Aj;ent- ' jGeneralship are to be settled, and the I t , machinery settled for bringing the Cheap 1 Money ar.d New Zealand Consuls Act j - into operation. A schedule of valuers s under the former has been already pro- i c . par. d (or submission to the Cabinet. These | Acts will be brought into force by tho Ist of December. Mr Glasgow. Secretary of Customs, did j not leave by the Wakatapu, though his 1 , passage was booked bv her. It was de- j cided at the last moment he should wait | for the arrival of the I’remier to-day, and i he will probably leave by the Monowai ! and join Mr Keencs at Adelaide. Ilis ; business will bo to collect informatoin as I to tin* possibility of reciprocity in tariffs, j particularly with Victoria. The difficulty j f is that most Victoria" natural products : . come in free, and to admit her manu- i 11 faeturcs would entirely swamp tho New , " Zealand manufacturs.