TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 9542, 11 June 1887, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

I (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, June 10. In the It.M. Court to-day three employes of tha Wellington Meat Co. were charged with an infringement of the Stamp Act in not stamping a pay sheet as a receipt for wages. The R.M. disagreed with the decision recently given by the Chriatcliurcb R ivl. in a similar case, and held that it was a money payment and did not come within the exemption provided by the Act. Each defendant was fined LI and costs. Tbe Chairman of the Wellington Rfanawatu Railway Company bas received a cable from London announcing that the whole of the Company's debentures (L 120,000), and the new is6ue of shares Lad been taken up. CHBISrOHURCH, June. lo. James Anderson has been committed for trial for stealing a bag containing L 6 10i iv cash and aLS chtque. The big was dropped in the street by a Mrs Martin, and Aodereon, who was in a good situation and not in want of money, picked it up and cashed th« cheque. In banco to-day Mr Justice Johnston quashed the conviction of Mnrk Kiddle Thorupkioß, convicted before Mr Whitefoord, K.M., at Kaiapoi, of spiling intoxicating Jiquor without a license. The judge held that the uvidenoe ot tho person alleged to have been supplied was not corroborated. GREYMOUTH, June 10. The taking of evidence in the Wallsend mine explosion inquiry was concluded today. Mr Binns considered the management of ths mine had been very !ax in the matter of firing shots when gas was being given off and that sufficient care had not been taken to see that the places were properly clear of gas before shooting. The evidence will be forwarded to Wellington. __________»