New Zealand Telegrams.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11823, 21 November 1901, Page 3

New Zealand Telegrams.

AUCKLAND SUPRiBME COURT/ *- . SESSIONS.;. ■> -'- ■ Auckland, NovemUer 21. At the Supreme. Court al. young Miiori named Matui Tanc was convicted- of attempted rape on.a Maori vrohtaii, and sentenced to four. years fottprisdnmerit r and 25 lashes. - "•THETTdKAORA LATSD'SALK. - , Hawera, .^ovemoer 2i.r -Applications for the sections. i# the Tokapra estate fell, .short qf antxeipationsy-, only tbirteen^ing , i-cceiv-, cd. For the homestead- and the next- largest section there:, wefoYjßO aisdicamts. The LavS 3*oara is 4ms niwsaing examining appftca^o^ but tho "baUot Wiill, not -take place till to-, morrow. > ,_,. < - , : . : • . THE WAttGANUI SHOW. '-'■■ Wanganui, 'November 20L prize winners in lAgr coins at the Show were 'Messrs^ W.Wilson, J- Wflkie, and Donald Grant., m' Kttuuieys^lr J. tV. Batchblor was most" successful ; in Downs, f Mr S;B.. Uancastcr, and in Leicesters Messrs Fernie Brothers, Fantfeanl; r andiDonild Grdhfe. In pigs -Mr. John Jarvis^ vad the most successful' competitor. In horses only : a portion of theithor rbughbreds, coaching^ and nusceltoneous classes were judged. In the leaping competition three spills joccurred, -one of ihose injured being removed to the hospital. Totanorrow will be the most important day. ',' , '" Wanganui, November '21. The weather is. delightful for the people's clay at the Shdw,. The afp tendance is fully up to the^ariticipated record Estimates of 10,000. The premier and party and Sir Joseph Ward are' amongst those -present' ThO champion thoroughbred entire is Musketry a»d thoroughbred SS Aquatfc. J. S. Sinclair won M~ championship for English setter SsTj: O. Batchelor the champion ewe and ram. Rbmney Marsh, and R. Bren>er for rams/. .-■.. BREACH OF PRINTERS'/ACT: Wellington, November 21. In 'the Magistrate's Court to-day Henry Wright, manager of the Commercial Agency, was lined the minimum sum of £5 and costs for pubr liahrug a paper without an .imprint. SUSPECTED LEPROSY. A. case of suspected leprosy, that" of a Chinaman at i'almerstfpn 1 South, has been reported %o the Health De~ pturXment. ,-„ »-. .. '.'..,' -'-\, ARBITRATION COURT. Messrs Sam.- Brown and Robert Slater- have been re-elected to the Station Court as the representat£^pf employers and .. ww ° r K ers T<J -. spectiyely. . NBI^BON SUPREME COURT ■ SITTINGS. Nelson, November 21. In the Supreme Court the Chief 'juJtiS 0 sfSnced May Gifford^o six months' P^ afclO " nd for W alt?r & & tiSSt 3^G^crnment moneys from the Motueka^sfc offlce^Botb prisoners had pleaded guilty in the IJoyfrer Court. :

An ex-Boer officer'i account of how the Boers get «mmunition and supplies appears on the first page of this evening » issue. . A, very fln«« and extensive stock of of^nmSeaoent rings, wedding rings. Seeoers dress rings, new cenSrywfttche* in gold, sfiver, genuine rolted gold and nickel cases, docks, spectacles, •»* electrorplate at J. H. sarke?«7 watchmaker, jeweller and o£ician f next mpwaywoadtog, Tte; voa-street central. New TlyMoixth.* Bili-headß, letterhead*, envelopw on *horlcst notice at HEBALDoffice.*