Yesterday’s Telegrams.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 8778, 13 March 1897, Page 4

Yesterday’s Telegrams.

" (lii- Tsf-KORAPH.) AUCKLAND, Mill'd; 12. A native woman, Te Pi Aden, was burned to death at Kasai) Lb os. sawmills, Manakau. tier clothes caught live. Mrs Jenkins, Avilc of a settlor at Pukekolie, died suddenly. At tbe inquest two female witnesses deposed that she told them before her death that she had taken poison by mistake. A verdict was returned accordingly. WELLINGTON, March 12. News is received that shortly after the Mataura left Rio for Wellington the chief steward committed suicide. Stone. Son, and Company, publishers of the well known directory, sued for an injunction against the publishers of Bagger’s Shilling Directory, on the ground that I hey have copied a large part of plaint ill's publication. The latter was not registered, and there was no provision in the colony f-T registration, and it was contended that this nullitied the-copyright. The Chief Justice held that the-Ordinance of 1842 gave a copyright to the first publisher of any periodical, and that there could be a.copyright interest in a directory. The injunction was granted. NELSON, March 12. The .Medical Association terminated its business to-day, when after the reading of the final paper, various acknowledgements were made, CHRISTCHURCH, March 12. The annual meeting of the Canterbury Agriculturnlfiud Pastoral Association was held to-night. Mr D. McMillan was elected president, and Mr W. iieece vice president. It was decided to oiler flock rams ou the first day of the ram fair next year, ASHBURTON, .March 12. Ellen Allman obtained £7O damages for breach of promise and seduction against Michael Mahoney, a farmer, in the District Court to-day, DUNEDIN, March 12. So as not to intercept the jury case, at the civil sittings, the further examination of Mr Harry Mackenzie, was postponed till next week.