TELEGRAMS

Colonist, Volume XXXV, Issue 7268, 12 March 1892, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

Per United Press Association. WELLINGTON, :*: ; ■■■.-:.;:. March 11. . Harrison wasi put in the witness box for the defence this morning. He stated positively that he had never seen Dalton alive after he left Ecoleston's hotel, and that he. heard no row while going home. Smith and: Dalton left him at the hotel, and he went out afterwards to look for Smith, who pioked him up on his way to the tent; His reason for asking for his time was that he wished to, go back to Eketahuna to join Dalton, who was an old mate of his. He aoeounta for the blood on hia clothes by saying that ho had been wrestling with Smith and aoratohed his elbow, and thumb. Accused gave his evidence quietly, and apparently without reserve. Under cross-examination he said that when Smith and Dalton left him at the hotel he did not make any arrangement to pick up Smith. Afterwards he admitted that he was under the influence of drink to some extent, and bad not a distinot reoolleotion of everything that ooourred. . Smith and Harrison, charged with the murder of Dalton were on their trial to-day, and after lengthy addresses by counsel, and the summing up by his Honor Mr Justice Biohmond, the Jary returned at 4.5 p.m., but failed to agree upon a verdiot. When Mr Justice Biohmond resumed his seat on the Bench at 10 o'olock to-night, the foreman informed him that there was no possibility of an agreement,; and the Jury were therefore looked up for the night. They will be discharged at nine o'olock to-morrow morning, when the. Crown Prosecutor will probably ask for a new trial. Great interest ib being taken in the case, and the Court was densely crowded when the Jury returned to-night. The man Anderson has recovered consciousness, but is too weak to give any aocount of the affray. . . A meeting of shareholders and creditors of the Mokau Coal Company was held last night. The proceedings were of a particularly. lively character. Some of the shareholders referred in strong terms to the way in which the concern had been mismanaged. Mr Hill, auditor of the Company, stated that no Board meetings had ever been held, and thai; he had never had a proper set of books put before him. At the last meeting he had given the deficit as £568, bat since then other accounts had come in, and had increased the amount. One* of the Waitara directors said that if the mine had been properly managed it would have been a splendid ooncern. The Government has purchased a few shares in the Waikopiro Block, Seventy Mile Bnsh, which it has been trying to aoquire for some time past. At last night's meeting of the Trades and Labour Oonneil a communication was read from a kindred body m New South Wales with regard to the introduction of black labour into Queensland. The Oounoil discussed the matter at some length and passed the following resolution; "That this Counoil learns with surprise and regret that it is the intention of the Qaeensland Government to introduce black labour, and joins with the New South Wales Trados and Labour Council in strongly protesting against such aotion on the part of the Qaeensland Government." At the Wesleyan Conference to-day, it was decidedr'ih 'order to popularise the 'New Zealand Methodist,' to reduce the price to one penny, plus the cost of postage. It was also agreed to provide a guarantee for three years of £125 in case of loss, and that guarantees of 10s or 20s be accepted The Bey W. T. Williams was appointed editor of the paper, with the assistance of an editorial staff, consisting of the Keys W. Dewsbury, W. G. Parkinson, W. Baumber, and P. N. Buttle. The report of the Jubilee Fund, which was brought up, showed that the total amount promised for the fund was £9,943 Is lOd. Of this amount £5,735 9s lid has already been paid. The Beys W. Banmber and E. C. Brown were appointed Treasurers of the fund. Information has been received that the Grand Lodge of New Brunswick has extended its fraternal recognition to the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, " The Grand Lodge of New Brunswick was established in 1877, and exercises jurisdiction over 36 Lodges. Th® local agents for the barque Doon bound from Liverpool to this port), which pat into Hobart last month with the main mast out away, have reoeived advice that the repairs to the vessel, which will cost more than £2,000, have been commenced, but will probably not be finished till the end of the next month. On moving some of the cargo stowed round the mizzen mast some damage was peroeptable, bat nothing serious. A movement is again on foot to extend the tramway to Island Bay, -and to form a recreation ground there. The. Hon B. Seddon will inspect the railway and the Mokau section of the North Island Main Trunk line at an early date. He returns from South on Sunday, and next week will .probably go direct to Auckland, inspecting , the Mokau section on his way back, ... The objects to be benefited by the funds raised through the week of self-denial which the Wesley an Conference has decided to hold, Are defined as follows: — 1. Occupation of three new centres in the North Island, where the population. is rapidly growing, and new settlements are in rapid course of formation. 2. Increasing demands of home mission work generally. 3. Engagement of two young ministers from England to aseiat in the overtaking of 4his argent work.' The time lor self-denial' week will be the first week in May. Should the results fall Bhort of the proposed ; outlay, the grants to circuits and Borne mission stations will be subject to pro rata redactions. - Messrs Hempton and Batger were passengers for Auckland by the Takapuno, which left for the Manukau this afternoon. The former wired to Auckland today eoratohing himself for all the events at the Athletic Club' meeting on the 19th inst. The Handicapping is here considered too severe for the Bcratohmen. The Hinemoa left this afternoon on a visit to the northern lighthouses. Sailed — Lizzie Curry, barque, for New York. . . At the Wesleyan Conference to-night the report of the Sunday Schools was read by the Bey W.B. Marten, showiDg that 227 schools existed, with 19,393 scholars, 2060 teachers, and 3771 volumes in the libraries. . The sum of £2044 13s lOd was spent during the year in school management. .. The thanks of .the Conference were presented'/ to the District Secretaries, and the following: gentlemen were appointed for the coming year:— Auckland, Eev T. Barr ; Wanganui, C Becroft ; Nelsbn| F. W. Isitt ; Canterbury, D. Murray ; Otago, J. Luxford. The President of ihe Conference was elected GenerarSecrefary.of the Sunday Schools. There was a large ! attendance of the public in the Wesley Church to-night' to hear the reports of tfie delegates to the (Ecumenical Conference at Washington. These were presented by the Beys W. Morley and J. Berry, and Mr -T. : Allan, and very great interest was excited by the long and graphic' ac6ount of the proceedings given by these gentlemen. The Conference will probably close on Monday or Tuesday next. AUCKLAND, March 11, Mr Carroll, Native Member of theExeou-i IWe, has left by the 8.6. Tulane for Wellington, to v be sworn in and take up the duties connected with the Native Department. ASHBURTON, March 11. A threshing machine hand named James phalmera, aged 27, a single man, was killed

at Ohertsey last night. He had taken off the feed board to dear loose straw. : The engine was siill going on when he stepped into the drum. His leg was torn from his body at the hip, and paased through the.maohine. Chat 1 mers survived nearly six hourß, and died in the Ashburton Hospital. An inquest was held, and a verdiot of accidental death: was returned. ; . j ■'■..'■■•.■"'■ TIMARTT, : - ; ; ."'■■■•••■■ :i ■:--■• ,: Maroh 11. : Two tags palled at the Elginshire during two hoars of last night's tide, but made no impression. The lineß were again carried away by the chafing of the ship,. but not till the tide has gone down. This morning four serf boats were taken down to fetch up wool. This will take two days. The weather is.fine with a moderate swell. The captain still holds the ship for the owners. WESTPOET, . March 11. ; The Denniston miners Btate that if the threatened reduction in pay is carried out they will not goto work on Monday. It is anticipated that the diffioulty will be amioably arranged before that date. CHRISTCHTJRCH, March 11. This morning a lad named George Goldsmith, [aged fourteen, was gored to death by a bull on Mr Napier's farm, Wairiri Valley, Malvern District, \,. DTJNBDJN, March 11. The half-yearly report of the Directors of 'the Colonial Bank states that the net profits for the half-year, after providing for everything, amounted to £17,677, to whioh has to be added £7230 3s 7d, balanoe from last halfyear ; from this has to be dedaoted £2190 13s lOd, tax on note oiroulation and property tax ; leaving available £22,716 9s lOd. The Directors reooramend a dividend at the rate of 4 per oent per annum on paid up capital, absorbing £14,000, and carrying forward a balanoe of £8716 9s lOd.