LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12770, 23 May 1912, Page 3

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.) i: -, i: AUCKLAND, last night. ~;o At the Supreme Court to-day a young Ivlntaii named Francis Henry Sutton was '•^jiarged with assaulting Edward Websfter at Taneatua, Bay of Plenty, on *>March 30, with intent to do grievous ;*bodily harm, and furthei* that he caused (Such harm that if death had ensued accused would have been charged with manslaughter. After, nearly an hour's *' retirement the jury brought m a veridict of "guilty," with a recommendao'tion to leniency owing to the provocation prisoner received. Sentence was (deferred.' WELLINGTON, last night. Archbishop Redwood announced at/ the Town Hall to;njght that he had received a cablegram from'tjihe Pope, congratulating him on his silver jubilee. WANGANUI, last night. Wanganui '' is well provided with theatres. Ini addition to the Opera House and the Lyceum, a new picture theatre named the King's was opened on Monday night.] The King's theatre will, when extensive additions have been completed, hold 1500 people. Yet another theatre, His Majesty's, is about to be commenced, [ This will accommodate about 1400 people. The Wanganui Gun. Club's New Zealand championship meeting concluded today m fair weather. J. White and R. J. King tied for the championship with 19 birds, White winning the shoot-off., Third money was divided among E. R. King, D. A. Fraser, H. Collins, E. Stead, H. Douglas, and L. Bailey. A sweepstake of £1 each was also fired. The first prize was divided between McKenzie. E. F. Stead, E. Porter, D. Fraser, W. Woolven, E. R. King, H. Collins, R. Buick, and J. Harvey, with five birds each.