TELEGRAMS.

Colonist, Volume XXXI, Issue 5169, 23 March 1888, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

'""{?'" United Press Association,) March 22. An action was, br'ougM in the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr Justice* Richmond and a jury of twelve, in whioh Tiki, an aboriginal chief residing at Yftingßhau, Wairarapa, against Wm. P. Allen, of \C»rterton, gtorekeeper, for alleged malicious pro*?-, tion. The defendant admitted that he laid informations agajnst the plaintiff, but denied that he laid them falsely or maliciously. After hearing ovidence and counßel, the Court gave judgment for tbe^efendant with costs. Tha Venerablo Archdeacon Stock, owing to ill-health, has resigned the incumbency of St. Peters. Mr A, 8. Allen, Registrar of the Supreme Court, retires on a pension next month. He bos been in the service for SO years. Mr B. M'Alister, Provincial District Auditor, has received intimation that his duties, are to be taken over by the Auditor-General's Department, and that consequently his services will no longer be required. A deputation from Westport arrived* to-day to urge on the Government the necessity of rondering assistance in repairing the Bailer road. A. W. Blake end Henry Hamling have been committed for trial for illegally pawning liw books, wig, and gown, the property of W. SY. Middleton. Hamling, one of acemed, has laid information against Middleton chuiging him with perjury. In tha Assessment Court, in the case of Luke and Sonß, ironfounders, v. City Corporation, claim £2(5,500 for loss of foreshore, rights, award was made for £4,800, partly in cash and partly in land. Tha return cricket ma'.ch between Hurwke's Bay and Wellingloa was not continued today, as several of the visitors could not play, and the match has been abandoned. The Eauroto, from Sydney, with Lillywhite's English ciicket team did not anive until 4.30 this afternoon. The amateur members of the*team are guests at the Wellington Club. It has been crranged that the match against a local twenty-lwo Bhall be played tomorrow and Saturday, commencing at 11.30 a.m. Sailed at 12.15 p.m-H.M.S. Calliope, for Nelson. .. • The Governor has received a memo, from the Secretary to the Imperial Institute in which he states that the total amount promised and collected is £100,000, of which £2,853 4sid i? from New Zealand. The report of the Koyal Commissioners on I the Seacliff Asylum has been presented to the Governor. The Commissioners, stats that the buildiDg is in a very unsatisfactory condition, partly through neglect to drain the sue, and. partly through defects in construction. They consider the architect b'amcable for not insisting on the drainage, if he really deemed it essential, ' and b'ame the Public Works Department for pajing no attention to the '.architect's application or Sir Jamei Hector's warning on this

point. The building i not in an absolutely dangerous state, but a close watch on tha progress of the settlement of the building (which is slill going on) will be imperative. The Commissioners consider that theexcossive settling is due to a lack of good drainage and the weak method of construction of the foundations which are inadequate, a serious departure having bean made from the contract plan. This departure was a serious error of judgment on the part of the architect and In* spec tor, the architect being • the person responsible. The Commissioners advise that the site be thoroughly drained and the faulty parts pulled down and rebuilt. ! Hon. J. Williamson, M.L.C., died this afternoon at 3.15, at his reaidenoe, the Pah, Onehunga. Mr Wilson, of Broken Hill, yesterday offered the proprietor of the Battery Company Te Aropa, £25,000 for four-fifths of the Uo.'a mines and battery, whose offer was deeolined. Negotiations were then apparently broken off , but renewed to-day, when the offer to sell the property for £3O;Q0O was made. This Mr Wilson declined, and he was about tq prooeed to Australia by the steamer, A short time before the departure of tho vessel* however, an agreement was arrived at, and a memorandum of agreement signed right off, Unler -this the Company i3 to r«ceiva £25,000 cash for four-fifths of their property t the remaining one-fifth to be retained by tho Company, and to ba represented by fully paid shares in any Company that may be formed by the purchaser. Iv addition to this Mr Wilson pays £4000 for tha Silver King mine, which adjoins the Battery Co, 1* property. WANGANTJr, March 22. At a public meeting held to night to ooa« aider tho best means of assisting the Norse« wood settlers, a committee agreed to oaavass tha town lor sub3cripii his. Messrs Ballanoe and Hutchison, M.H.R.'s, his Worship the Mayor, and a number of other influential gentlemen were present. AUCKLAND, March 22. George Haines, a storekeeper at Pahl, wa« accidentally shot dead while pig hunting iv company with a man named Swallow. The . latter had no gun, but Hdn?s carried a double-barrelled breech-loader, and when using it to club a wounded pig it want off, killing him instantly. ■ Professor Thomas left for Wellington toda.?, in response to a request from the Government that he should make enquiries respecting a certain disoase.which has broken i out amongst the rabbits of Wairarapa. Five Teinpa-auca candidates, pledged to local option, were returned by an overwhelm^ ing majority as the Licensing Committee of the Mount Albert District. DUNEDIN, March 22. The inquest at Lawrence did not conclude until tbia morning. The jury, after two hours9 consultation, during which they asked the coroner for directions, returned a verdict of manslaughter, adding a rider that while Connell's death was directly caused by a stab in tho groin, ifc was nevertheless expedited ly the gross negligence and indifference of those about him. Dr Withers, in the course of his evidence, said the deceased's death would not have occurred had he received pr per medical treatment, a very moderate amount of which would have prevented his death. A littfe judicious management would have prevented the bleeding. It was to him amazing that men should let a man die through loss of blood, when by simply pressing a thumb on the vein they could have stopped the bleeding. They simply let the man bleed to death. The whJe thing wa3 mismanaged from beginning to end. Edmeads, the publican, denied that any of the parties to the quarrel or himself were drunk on Sunday night. At the Police Court to-day, tlree lads about twelve years of age were charged with assaulting another lad. It appears there wa3 a feud was between the boys attending the Primary Schools and the High School, the boy assaulted belonging to the latter. In addition to a beating, the boy wai stuck with Ihe blade of a knifo in the leg. The Bench dismissed the case, remarking that if schoolmasters were allowed to give a boy a good flogging when he deserved it without being in fear of being brought up to the Police Court for an assault, thare would be less of this sort of thing heard of. At tho Charitable Aid Board requisitions from the Institutions for Ihe year were received. The Benevolent Trustees for £9,000, the Industrial School £2,476, the Female Befuge £200, the Hospital £5 100, and £400 for the Operating Theatre. Comment was made on the fact that the Board had to fnrr nish money for the Industrial School without any control, and it was decided tq bring, the matter btfore the Premier. WAIPAWA, March 22. A meeting last night decided to form a Central Committee comprising the Mayors and Chairmen of the various County Councih an! Boroughs in Hawke's Bay to relieve the 'su&Vrers by the Norsewood fire. It wag resolved to appeal to the people of the Colony for subscriptions. CHBISTCHtJECH, March 22, Mr Ollivier ohose the following players tonight to represent Canterbury in the coming oricket match with the Englishmen :—E. P. Barnes, W. F. Crawshaw, L. A. Cuff, D. Dunlop, J. Fowke, W. Friib, C. Garrard, B, B. Harman, A. Labatt, B. Halley, H. E. Mathias, B. B. Mathias, F. A. M'Donald, H. Ogier, W. P. Reevf s, H. M. Reeves, W. Studholme, and F. Wildisg. The team is strong in bowling and fielding, but its batting form is not much above the average. At ths annual meeting of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association held to-night Mr John Dauns was elec'.ed President. The Committee's report shewed that £3334 had been received during the year, and £7029 expended, including £4115 on new grounds. The Bank overdraft was £3695. The Association numbers 141 life and 304 annual members, At the annual ram fair held to day the entries numbered 2144 against 3274 last ye*r. The general quality was good, but prices did not run very high.