TELEGRAMS

Southland Times, Issue 14221, 14 December 1898, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

New Zealand.

(Per Press Association.]

WELLINGTON, Dec. 13.

In connection with the arrest of Myers Commissioner Tunbridge will send an officer to Monte Video by the Ruahine, which leaves on the 22nd inst., and he should reach that port on the 11th prox. The officer will take with him a copy of the extradition papers. Myers will probably have to be brought back via Loadon. The railway receipts between Ist April and 12th November exceed those for the corresponding period of last year by 1252,000. If the holiday and harvest traffic comes up to expectations the Department balievt s it will be able to show a most satisfactory result of the year’s working. The Government have received a cable stating that the absconder Myers had been arrested at Monte Video, on board the s.s. Maori, charged with forgery. WESTPORT, Dec. 13.

Charles Solomon, 18 years of age, was thrown from a trap last night and killed. William Snow and Percy Barney have been arrested at Denniston for burglary at the Co-operative butchery.

CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 13. At the wool sales on Thursday 12,415 bales will be offered.

A nice rain set in thia morning and it looks as though there would be a heavy fall, which is much needed.

TIMARU, Dec. 13.

Mr J. S. Keith, the Mayor-elect, announces that, instead of giving a banquet to the borough councillors and their friends, to celebrate hie inatalation, he will provide an extra scholarship for one year at the High School, to be competed for by Timaru children, pupila of the Catholic schools included.

DUNEDIN, Dec. 13.

The committee of the Cricket Association has decided to suspend A. Downes for a month for insulting behaviour to A. E. Harraway, umpire, who no-balled Downes’ brother. This means that Downes will not be able to play against Canterbury, and will militate against his chance of being included in the New Zealand team. In the libel action, Murrell (chairman of Cromwell Hospital Trustees) fv. Gilkison (proprietor of Dunstan Times) a claim of L5OO for libel, Judge Pennefalher gave judgmentjfor L2C, and costs on the lowest scale.