LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume VI, Issue 688, 29 August 1898, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

I’er Press Association. Death of an old Identity. Napier, This Day. The death is announced of Mr Allan McLean, aged 05, The deceased, who came to the district in the seventies, is widely known and respected along the cast coast. He was olosoly identified with sport and bred many successful racehorses. A Gold Record. Auckland, This Day. The Waihi, Waitekauri, and Crown mines this month yielded 31,5700z5., a record for Auckland mines. Mining Returns. Rekiton, This Day, The returns from tho Progress mines for the four weeks is OOOOozs. from 3875 tons. Supremo Court. Wellington, This Day. In his address to the grand jury tho Chief Justice, referring to tho caso of the woman Jones, charged with deserting her children, said there was some doubt whether it was an indictable offence, and whether a hill should ho presented. If it were, he might have something to say. Later. D. Ross, a bookmaker, was finod £ls and costs for laying tote odds. 1' rcdcrick Parslow pleaded guilty to torging and uttering a cheque for £6 ami was remanded till to-morrow. James Jackson, a lad, pleaded guilty to setting lire to a wlmre near Masterton, ulso to a number of petty thefts. lie was remanded.