INTERPROVINCIAI.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6484, 29 September 1892, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAI.

— tßr Temoraph.— Piiess Association.] WELLINGTON, Last night. Constable McGill, who was suspended from public duty for allowing the escape of the hue Uail Moeller, has been reinstated by the Defence Minister after receiving a reprimand. The railway traffic through tho Manawatu Gorge is expected to be resumed to-night. The Railway Commissioners have arranged that as soon as the land slips nre cleared away from the line trains will run as usual from both Palmerston and Woodville ends as far as possible, a coach meeting both passengers and mails and carrying them over the damaged section. It is expected that the whole of the line will be repaired by Friday. The evidence in the charge of murder, preferred against Finley and Seel, was continued this afternoon, but no new facts were elicited. At 4 o'clock an adjournment was made until Tuesday to enable the evidence of Detective Herbert, who is engaged in a case in Masterton, and that of the wounded man McDonald to be taken.

Jo-dat. - The Marine Department have receired advice from Russell that a Native says the wreckage found near there came ashore fire weeks ago. If this is correct it cannot be the Linda Weber, as she has only left her* six weeks. MASTERTON, Yesterday. The hearing of the ense in which Ed. Nnylor claims from J. P. Clarke, of Pahiatua, £100 as damages for alleged Blander, is occupying the District Court today. Th« case aroso ou* «f the poisoning case at Pahiatua last Christmas. Plaintiff, who is a draper, alleges that in December or January last tho defendant falsely and maliciously publ'shed the following words :-r" This was not intended, for it would never have happened if it had not been for Dickson. I believe that Clarke was the man that did it and nobody else ;" that " Clarke had poisoned Dickson and other persons, and had only escaped proceedings through being a Mason ;" that " Clarke was the man who put poison in the meat at my house." The statement of claim says " that in speaking. and publishing of and concerning plaintiff in the matters aforesaid the defendant meant that plaintiff had been guilty of an indictable offence." The defeoce is a general denial of the allegations. Detective Herbert is watching the case for the police. [This telegram is most contradictory, as according to the facts set out, Clarke should bo the plaintiff in the ■lander action.]

DUNEDIN, To-day. The City Council has passed a resolution protesting' against the erection of a permanent gaol in the present central position. A company is being floated in London to convert the present tramway service into an electric overhead line. At the half-yearly meeting of the Colonial Bank, the report was adopted declaring a dividend of 7 per cent. Mr G. McLean, chairman, said steady progress had been made, and that 25 per cent, had been added to the reserve, and L 8126 carried forward. The deposits were gradually increasing, and the old securities were being steadily reduced. Hardly a week passed without a sale. WOODVILLE, Today. The information laid by Dr. Davenport against Wm. Syms, J.P., chemist, was heard to-day before Mr Turnbull, R.M., Mr Baker for informant and Mr Edwards for accussed. In opening the case Mr Baker explained that the circumstances rendered it necessary and it was the duty of informant to lay the information. He proposed to call evidence to show that the accused performed an illegal operation upon Elizabeth Hall. Mrs Hall had nsked accused who was the best doctor. and he told her neither was of much account and proposed to treat her himself. He becama intimate with her, and used precautions to prevent pregnancy. As a result, however, irregularity set in, and he proposed to show that accused gave her medicine, and he used an instrument resulting in a miscarriage. The medical evidence would show this. Elizabeth Hall was called, and His Worship advised her that if asked any question tending to criminate herself, she need not answer. Mr Baker protested that this intimation was calculated to prejudice the interests of justice. Mr Edwards contended she should be fully warned of her position as a witness. The case is now proceeding. Elizabeth Hall stated she visited the accused who treated her and was intimate with her, and when she complained to him of irregularity accused gave medicine, and used an instrument. Recognised the one produced as similar to that used by the accused. After the use of the instrument she suffered pain and became confined to her bed, and was then attended by Dr. Davenport.

WAKGANUI, Today. With reference to the wreckage found near Russell, the Wanganui Herald says the official number 7513 is not represented by a vessel, hut that 75,138 is the number of the Auckland-built schooner Linda Wober. AUCKLAND, To-day. The enquiry by the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board into the charges made by Caleb Wood against the management of the Cost-ley Home and People's Refuge was concluded last night. The Board, after Hn exhaustive discussion decided in favor of the present management, holding that the evidence adduced did not bear out the charges of ill-treatment.