LATE NEW ZEALAD NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12411, 22 March 1911, Page 6

LATE NEW ZEALAD NEWS.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. Sharemarket business : . May Queen, Is lid ;' Sylvia, 2s lid ; Victoria, Is Id ; Waiotahi, 2s .8d; Bremner's (freehold), 4d; Talisman, 49s 6d, 46a 0d; Waihi, 65s to 66s 6d ; Grand Junction, 27s 6d, 27s 9d; New Waitaia, 9d ; Wilson's Cement (pref.), 425. WELLINGTON, this day. Another phase of the well-knoAvn Mewhinney ease avos before the Magistrate's Court to-day, when Oliver Mewhinney and Jeremiah Stevenson were charged with breaking, entering, and theft at the dwelling of Nettie Mewhinney, at Seatoun, where complainant had been living since the divorce proceedings about May, 1909. It was alleged that defendants broke into the house, and took a number of household articles. Mr Wilford, appearing for the defence, said that he Avould prove Mrs MeWhinney.'s story Avas not correct. The case is proceeding. ..'•:..

GREYMOUTH, this day. Walter Leitch, manager of the Blackball Mine, left for Christchurch to-day to confer Avith the directors regarding the dispute between ..the Industrial Union of Workers at ' Blackball, and his company, as to trucking., He will con : suit the Coal OAvners'. Federation. A meeting is to be held, at Dunedin on Saturday. He Avill return on Tuesday, ■and meet the executive .of the Union at Blackball on Wednesday. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The Hon. T. Mackenzie has received the folloAving telegraphic reports as to the fruit crops r — North , Auckland : Peaches, nearly over; late apples, fair supply; pears, .light. South Auckland: Japanese plums, good ; English, moderate; nectarines and peaches, good season; apples, good, late sorts affected by dry AA-eather ; pears, bplow the average. Hawke's Bay and Wellington East: Stone fruit, nearly done, late rains benefited apples and pears, Avhich are Plentiful and of good quality. Taranaki : 'ears and apples, fairly, good. Nelson: Late peaches, heavy ;- apples, good; peaches, fair average. ' : Late apples, limited; pears, good. Canterbury: Stunners and Wolseleys good; other apples, very light ; pears, light. Otago and Southland : Stone fruit, about finished; pears, fair; apples, very light. DUNEDTN, this day. A somewhat unusual application came before Mr Justice Williams, due to a curious mistake m the will of Bridget Elizabeth Mcßeddie, widow. The will contained a ' clause bequeathing all her household effects and goods pleasing to Aromen to her grand -da\igbter^ named Mary BroAvn, of Mataura. The evidence showed that there ere three granddaughters named Brown at Mataura, but not one Mary BroAvn, and not one was knoAvn as "Mary." It was stated also that the next-of-kin, Richard. How-; ard, was Avandering about m Australia. An order Avas made that the legacy lapsed to Mary Brown through uncertainty, and that inquiries be made for the next-of-kin.