NEW ZEALAND

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4991, 26 April 1889, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND

(By Telegraph.)

AUCKLAND, April 25

His Excellency the Earl of Onslow, with the Countess of Onslow, and his aide-de-camp, Captain Baviilo, left for Wellington to-day overland. The parly were escorted to the train by the Mayor, and to him Lord Onslow returned thanks for the hospitality and attention ho and Lady Onslow had received from the people of Auckland. During the journey they will visit the Lake district, pass through Napier and Masterton, and arrive at Wellington at about 12.30 p.m. on Thursday. t

WANGANUI, April 25.

Laing and Smith, the two principals in yesterday’s light, together with their seconds, were this morning charged before the Resident Magistrate with behaving in a public place, to wit the racecourse, in a manner calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. r i he case was dismissed, the Resident Magistrate holding that the racecourse is not in included in the definition of “a public place” in the portion of the Act under which the information was laid. A second case, in which the police applied to have the men bound over to keep the peace, on the ground that they had agreed to fight within 48 hours, was also dismissed, the articles produced expressly exempting the continuance of the fight if the police interfered. It is believed now that the fight will be finished in private. WAIPAWA, Apbiii 25. A man named Nicholas Loye, an old settler at Ashley Clinton, shot himcelf this morning and has since died. A coroner’s inquest will bo held. WELLINGTON, Amir, £5, The land sold by the Waste Land Board during the year ending last month amounted to 130,254 acres, and renliecd £33,925. The body of a man named Patrick Billiard, believed to bo SO or 60 years of age, was found floating in the harbour. Deceased was a labourer, formerly resident at Poston, but lately returned from Mahifcapawa goldfields. Ho was last seen yesterday afternoon. It is not known bow he got into the water. At a meeting at Newton last night about establishing a branch school of design there, Mr G. Fisher, in the course of his remarks, said that the probable outcome of the recent commission to enquire into the Lincoln School of Agriculture would he that the school would be taken over by the Government, and bo placed under the control of a board of practical agriculturists. NEW PLYMOUTH, Apeii 25. The Supreme Court sessions opened to-day. The calendar is heavier than usual. George Jones, for indecent assault on a Maori woman was sentenced to 6 months’ imprisonment with hard labour. The same person, for housebreaking, was sentenced to 12 months’. William Moore, for breaking and entering was sentenced to 18 months’ hard labour. There were four charges of perjury. The Grand Jury threw out the bills against Martin Petrie and Jessie Petrie for yerjury, and brought in true bills against James McLauchlan and Albert Edward Nelson for perjury The court adjourned till to-morrow morning, when the perjury cases will be taken. are expected to last several days.