MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAMS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XII, Issue 2370, 29 May 1906, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAMS

I>ER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. Westport May 27. The Westport Coal Company’s output last week was 12,629 tons 9cwt. Christchurch, May 27. The first “Sanitorium Saturday was held yesterday, when a brigade of ladies took up positions at the principal street corners with collecting loxes inviting contributions in aid of the fund tor establishing a consumption sanatorium ori the Port Hills. The collection was carried on in the evening by members ot the fire brigade. A considerable amount w ill be added to the fund. Wanganui, May 27. The body of a man name W. Johnson was found in the river yesterday attornoon. He had been missing since .he Bth instant. On the day before Ins disappearance he was fined £lO slid -osts for supplying liquor to a prohibited person. Wellington, May 27. A fatal accident occurred at about 10.15 last night on the electric tramway. Daniel Duggan, a single man. boarded the Oriental Bay car at Courtenay Place. Ihe car bad not 1 roceeLxi far when Duggan jumped lrom the car against me ot the tramway posts, smashing his skull. He died hi ten minutes. Fred Parra, a single man, agent 2 1 years, formerly a steward on the steamers Penguin anti Mapourik... r bile working on the steamer Aparaina, about 5 o clock yesterday .••*- ternoon, fell several leet and was killed. Wellington. May 2<. At the Supreme Court yesterday Hopi fauara. who bail pleatled gmii; to thefts as Hastings, was sentenced by the Chief Justice (Sir Kobe it Stent) to six months’ in.prisonmeiG John McCuxker, lor steding trom n dwelling at Napier, was sentenced t > twelve months’ imprisonment. Janies Kennedy, alias George Cleary, ior three offences ot false pre-fences, and one ot forgery, received a sentence ol two yars’ imprisonment. Wellington. May 28. In the divorce case Stovonsen v Stevenson anel Russell, husband - petition, the jury found that the accusation of adultery was disproved. Wakapuaka. May 28. Mr. Selfe. New Zealand manager ol the Eastern Extension Company, states that the Recorder completed repairs to the cable at 2.50 p.m. today. Communication with Australia per the Eastern Extension Company's cable is now completely restored. The Recorder proceeds to pick up and repair the second cable.