TELEGRAMS

Southland Times, Issue 12767, 28 November 1893, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

(Per Press Association)

AUCKLAND, Nov. 27. James McLean, aged 18, was accidental!)’ killed at Coulthard’s sawmill, Hunua. He was working at a deal frame when he was caught by one of the belts Col. Hume has inspected the Rangiriri Cemetery, and a decent monument is to be put up to the memory of the soldiers interred there who fell in the Waikato campaign. The soldiers’ graves in the district cemeteries are to be also looked after. Sweeney, a miner, was the man who fell from the Waikato train. He is still unconscious and is not expected to recover. WELLINGTON, Nov. 27. Messrs McMillan, Rhodes and Co., merchants, of Foxtou, have issued a writ claiming damages from the proprietor of the Manawatu Standard for an alleged libel contained in a paragraph published in his newspaper referring to the disposal of the , firm’s stock as a bankrupt stock, whereas it was simply disposed of by tender. At an inquest on the infant Knuckey medical evidence showed that the child died practically from starvation, but whether from inability to assimilate food or from absence of food the doctors could not say. The jury returned a verdict that the child died from exhaustion, consequent on insufficient nourishment, but made no imputation of neglect. The Woodville Farmers’ Club has resolved to invite a conference of representatives of the different farmers’ clubs in the colony to consider matters affecting the agricultural interests. CHRISTOHURCH) Nov 27 A breach ofjpromise case, Gertrude Grace Winstone v. Sainsbury, in which L5OO damages was claimed, was heard to-day. The plaintiff obtained a verdict for L5O and costs as per scale. The annual meeting of the New Zealand shareholders in the New Zealand Shipping Company was held to-day. The report and balance sheet presented to the London shareholders was adopted, and the retiring directors, Messrs J. Anderson, J. Studholme and the Hon. C. O. Bowen were re-elected, and Mr H. P. Murray Aynesley re-elected chairman of directors. DUNEDIN, Nov. 27. At the Police Court to-day two youug men named William Reid and John Dix were charged with maliciously wounding Charlotte Gullon. The latter was found in her house in an unconscious condition on Sunday with wounds about her head. As she was unable to appear a remand was granted. At the annual meeting of the Union S.S. Co. a dividend of 6 per cent, per annum was declared.