LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1241, 8 January 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[per united press association]. THAMES, This day. The evidence in the attempted rape case showed that the prisoner Gudgeon and his wife were on terms of intimacy with the Ehrenfrieds, both parties holding good positions. The assault occurred in Ehrenfried’s house, when Ehrenfried was alarmed by his wife’s screams, rushed into a room and found Gudgeon holding her down on the ground and assaulting her. In a severe cross-ex-amination Mrs Ehrenfried denied having given any encouragement to the prisoner, who reserved his defence, and was committed for trial. AUCKLAND, This Day. The Native owners of 146,000 acres of the best land in the King Country, in the Waipa Valley, are taking steps to get a special meeting of the Land Court to get it through so as to be open for disposal. R. J. De Lias, proprietor of the Theatre Royal, is dead. The allowed. Priestley-Hamilton Murder. The case of alleged murder against Priestley and Dirs Hamilton was commenced at the Police Court to-day. Mr Cooper defended, and Mr. Williamson, the Crown prosecutor, prosecuted. Strong comments were made by the prisoner’s counsel re the newapapers, commenting on the case. There are forty witnesses to be examined. The only evidence of importance which has yet transpired, is that of Dr. Goldsboro’, who made the post morleni. He deposed that the wound on Hamilton’s head corresponded exactly with the axe Mrs Hamilton was seen carrying the morning after Hamiiton’s death. He also deposed that the wound could not have been caused by falling against the bedstead, as asserted by Mrs Hamilton. WANGANUI, This Day. An inquest on John Wilson showed he took a pound of arsenic, and the cause was a love affair. The verdict was temporary insanity, DUNEDIN, This Day. The foundation stone of the Anglican Orphanage, to accommodate 60 children, being built by Bishop Neville, to be maintained by himself and wife, was laid yesterday. The Rev. Byng has invited the pedestrians who competed at the Caledonian games, to attend a special soiree on their behalf this evening. One day last week he gave a special address to the Fire Brigade, and it is said he intends to invite the publicans to another.

As the New Supreme Court Act permits j solicitors to carry on actions on percentage I or commission on amounts recovered, the i Otago Law Society has resolved to apply the ■ principle generally, and has agreed to rccogi nise the following ns part of sales, business, I negotiating loans on commission, and buy- ! ing and selling properties, collection of rents, interest, and other moneys, nianage- ! ment of companies, including assurance companies, land and estate agency generally on commission. The Refrigerating Company have arranged with the N.Z.S. Co. for steamers from Port Chalmers in April and June. The shareholders have already applied for space for 34,000 sheep. The Wakapaio murder case was fixed for the 22nd inst. Massey is still unable to find bail. It is understood the police found some important documentary evidence at his house. OAMARU, This day. A furnished house untenanted, the tenant having left for Melbourne a fortnight ago, was burned down last night. The cause is unknown. It is believed to be insured, but the office and amounts are unknown. The crops look splendid. The weather is fine. The harvest will be general in about a fortnight. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. A boat belonging to one of the vessels in Lyttelton Harbor, and containing three men, capsized yesterday while under full sail. The men were rescue2 in a very exhausted condition. A dwelling house near Lyttelton, partly occupied by Mr Reed, caught fire on Friday last, and on the flames being extinguished proofs of attempted incendiarism were discovered in the unoccupied part of the building, which is insured for £2OO in the owner’s name in the National Office. Portions of a human skeleton, supposed to be that of a European, were found on the cliff near Sumner, on Sunday. HAWERA, This Day. A drowning accident occurred at Manutahi on Saturday. A boy named King, who was bathing in a dam, got out of his depth, and his father went to save him and was . drowned also. NAPIER, This Day. ' No little excitement was caused by the j publication of a telegram from the Colonial ; Secretary, apparently in reply to Dr. Spencer, who has assumed the position of Chairman of the Hospital Committee, in reference to the e’ection of the Hospital Committee, in accordance with the resolution passed by the committee in 1878, and approved by the then Government. The committee consists of ten j members, two elected by the Hawke’s Bay Council, two by the Borough Council, one by the Wairoa Council, four by the subscribers to the Hospital, and the Mayor of Napier e.v officio. The Hon. Dick’s telegram,

tpp&i ently id jMsqprdftneb with suggestions by Dr. fjpencov- iuihorises two committee-men to be bleetea by the subscribers, and one by Hawke’s Bay; Wairoa and the Borough to be disfranchised,. The .election cornea off tomorrow. At the rertuQst of. numerous subscribers Mi' Shfbtoh, M.H.R., addressed a Strongly worded telegram to the Hon Mr. Dick, repudiating Dr. Spencer’s action, and pointing out that he had not been authorised by the committee to make such a secret arrangement, The Borough Council voted £2OO to tne Hospital, and will decline to be un • represented on the ooriimittee; The rainfall registered in Napier during 1882 was 37 inches.