TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 9362, 30 October 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

+ (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Oct. 29. At (ho Helensville Timber Company's annual meeting to-day no dividend was declared, but L 2613 was carried forward to credit. Tho revenue schooner has arrived from a cruise, and io to be dismantled and laid up. WELLINGTON, Oct. 29. Mr Pube Te Ao, M.H.R., for tho Western Maori district, died at O:aki yesterday evening. He had been ailing for some tiim\ and was aged about 53. Heuare Kaihau, a relative of Tawsrao, aud George Browne, late Government agent at Auckland, ara mentioned as probable candidates for tho vacant seat in Parliament. CouDsol for Samuel Deesforges, the bankrupt who was committed to gaol for 14 dajs for the unsatisfactory manner in which his hooks had b- j «n kt'pt, intends to apply for a writ ot habeas corpus calling 1 on the gaoler to show cause for hin de tentinn. The contention of couuael is that the cotmnitmenc is bad. Mr George Fisher has definitely decided to withdraw from the Mayoral con test. NELSON, Oct. 29. A fatal accident occurred 'ast night. William Rou'dl), an old rosidtjnr, while lying across the tiara way in si state of intoxication, wna ruo ov.t by the hue and killed instantaneously. Mr Wright, mining surveyor, recently returned from a visit to tba Owen ree f a, and gives a favourable aocoun 1 . . Lar ( ,'c quantities of quanz hava be^n proved, arid the prospects ara very good. A company ia beint? formwd in Nelson to provide cruahiuij machinery, and tho Sold is likely to be thoroughly opened up this summer. CHBISTCSURCH, Oct. 29. The action — Eulund v. the Canterbury Tramway Company — closed this afternoon with a vor;ict for defendants; Mr Stringer, for plaintiff, having leave to move for a verdict for Ll3O (the amount of damages 1 by tho jury) should the result of an argument as to tho right of the defendants to use steam engines in the street be against tLe Company. Sir R. Stout arrived by the express from Dunedin to-night. TIMARU, Oct. 30. A meeting of residents was held this evening to consider the queslion of a testimonial to Dr Mclotyro in connection with the Hall wife-poisoning trial, snd resolutions were pasned to the effect that the conduct of the doctor was deserving of some substantial recognition by th« public, and thai considering the grave nature of the charge he had laid aDd that had he failed to substantiate such charge his professional reputation would have bet-n ruined, the meeting thought that the most sabetantial recognition they could mnke would be to present him with a ! piece of plate and purse of sovereigns. ! A large committee was appointed to carry out the object ol the meeting. mmmm „, ,_