SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

Thames Advertiser, Volume XIII, Issue 3529, 4 February 1880, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

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Auokuhd, Tuesday. Mr P. A. Whitaker, M.H.E., entertained a number of hie political supporters at an excellent lunoheon at Pearce's. Commercial Hotel, on Saturday.

Mr Seymour George addressed the electors in the Public Hall, Fort Albert, on Monday. Mr Shepherd, chairman; about forty persons were present. .A vote ' of thanks and confidence, mored>by Mr T. Collinge and seconded by MrT. Gubb, was carried unanimously. The Harbour Board are advertising for a pilot in ithe place of Captain James. Six Gentlemen at the North Shore' observed a comet in the westerly sky between 8 and 9 o'clock laßt night. The ebulci was of great length and brilliancy, and the stranger appeared to be travelling at a very low velocity. A sailing match between the open boats Rip and Pastime was to have been arranged last night, but the owner of the latter boat did not put in an .appearance. The money was staked on behalf of the Rip, but it is understood the Pastime will not sail. A race between the Jessie Logan and Lela is also spoken of, At the Polioe Oourt to-day, Edward Scott, from Tairua, who had been* remanded for eight days, being of unsound mind through excessive drinking, was brought to receive sentence.-Sub-In-spector Tardy said the prisoner had improved in his mental condition since his confinement. |.Ened 10s and coats,-' Halpb. Lucas'was charged with attempting to commit suicide on the 2nd inst. ' with a razor. The unfortunate man was blind, and purchased a razor yesterday and said he intended to cut his throat. : On the application of Mr Pardy the case was remanded for a week. The ketch Pearl was offered for sale by public auctions at Messrs B. Tonk's and Oo't Mart to-day, but as no suitable bid was made she was withdrawn from competition. The highest bid was £320. Shipowners and persons engaged in the coastal trade of the Colony have reason to be grateful to Mr Swanson, M.H.E., for his exertions in securing the abolition of the light dues. • Captain Casey, for instance, was burdened with this tax in one year to the extent of upwards of £800. It was hoped that the impost would be discontinued from the beginning of the year, but no step was taken until a few days ago, when Mr Swanson received a communication from the Colß- - Treasurer, Major Atkinson, conveying the welcome information that the dues will cease from the Ist April next. Tho news will give great satisfaction to owners of interprovincial trading vessels. Cohouakdei,, Tuesday, The Royal Oak manager reports 601bs of specimens from last week. The specimens on hand will be crushed (his f week, '

: . Wellington, Tuesday. At a-meelintr of the Wellington facing Club it vras decided not to proseonte'tho Postmaster at Otaki for antedating p. letter containing an entry for one of their raced. The owner of t-ho horse was disqualified from running against any liorso on the course under the control of tho club. The secretary "was.requeatod to write to other clubs in tho colony asking them to sustain the action. Hawera, Tuesday. It is expected that it will bkv a weolc to coraploto the formation of tho road between Otara and Waingongoro. The Constabulary will then start at Itaupuni and from the road towards Kaupokuna, Tho Native Minister is expected here to-morrow. No natives are allowed inside tho camp at laipipi, but are permitted to bring commodities for sale, and a'sentry placed to keep them from 'intrndinff inside the ine. Suoli precautions are necessary, but nothing is done to wontonlr hurt the focliugs of the natives who consider themselves the owners of the soil. Blenheim, Tuesday! Tho tail of what appeared to be a very largo comet was visible here to-nigbt. Nahrb, Monday. A man named White was arrested on boarditbe Tararua by Detective Grace, on Saturday ovening, on the charge of doseeing his wife in Auckland, but was discharged on promising to send for Mr wife._ The Eesident Magistrate remarked that in his opinion these arrests on telegrams were illegal.

TIIUBTT, Tuesday. Thomas Dawler was brought before the ]?.M., charged with shooting D. Aynier with intent. Dawler had been watching bis fruit garden on Friday night, nnd Ayraer, whoia a shepherd, was trespassing when Dawler fifed, inflicting a large number of shot wounds. The accused was remanded to Tetuuka, whore tho affair happened.

'I he Agricultural Society have appointed a deputation to meet the Lincoln delegates on Friday.

Port Chalmers. Tuesday. Jas. Hunter, chief steward of the-ship Canterbury, was found dead this morning —cause, epilipsy. Mr Jas Wallace, shipping clerk to the Albion Company, had his right leg frac tured by a bale of wool falling on. him this morning,

DrjNEMN, Tuesday. Ministers went up the country this morning,

The Governor is to be invited by the Jockey Club to attend its forthcoming annual race meeting.

A BUSHMAN STABS HIS MATJB! . AT MERCUEY BAY-MURDER. OUB ASSAULT AND EOBBERX. At the Auckland Police Court yesterday, Thames McCarthy was brought up on a charge of robbing William Cain of his money and property at Mercury Bay on the 27th January, also with attempting to murder Wm. Cain, by stabbing him with a clasped knife. Wm. Cain, a youth, deposed that he had been working in the bush at Tairua, Knew the prisoner slightly, by the name of McCarthy. Knew him at Tairua. Left Tairua on the Monday afternoon, the 26th ult„ by tho Eingal. landed at Mercury Bay on the same evening. Prisoner was on the samo boat. Stayed at an hotel. Saw prisoner therethe next morning. He came up to him and asked for the loan of 3s. He lent Lira that amount. Told prisoner that he was going to_ Whangapoua "to get work at tho mills. Prisoner said he would acoom» pany him after dinner. Started together about two o'clock. Changed a sovereign at the hotel before starting. Had 18s 6d change. Bad a swag.' Started together. He was filling a bottle with water when McCarthy asked for the loan of his knife. He said ho wanted to cut some weed (fobacco). He tried the knife, and said, 'it's not very sharp.' Went to pick up the swag, and put a bottle of wator into it, when prisoner came behind and caught me round tho waist, and cut up my trousers with tho knife. He then stabbed me in my waist/ (trousers produced, showing a cut o&; several inches in length). Struggled with him. He then made a stab at my back, saying, 'I'll put a set on ye.' I said, it my money?' He replied, • All right, that's it.' Gave him the money, 18s 6d-all I had. He took the money, and' still brandished Wie knife, I screamed. He then said, * Shut up, or I'll cut your throat,' pointing the knife at me. Pushed him off, and ran into the thick fern. He followed and cauahfc me in the fern, which I could not get through. He knocked mo down, saying, 'Don't think you are going to get away from me.' He then stabbed me with the p'en-blado in my shoulder. It bled very much. Bo then gave mo three stabs in the side. He left him lying on the ground; returned in a few seconds, and said, you b you are not dead yet, . and gave me another stab in the side; I lay motionless, apparentlydying, when he went away. I looked cautiously round; did not see the prisoner, and ran a mile, bleeding all the way to the beach, when I took off my boots and vest and left thorn there, went on as.far as White's shed, and told them all'about the attack. , My wounds.were dressed and.sown up; left - my swag in the bush, ne'ar whare I got the water.. On the following day, Constable Beilly brought my swag and the prisoner into the room where I'lay; recognised McCarthy as the man who had assaulted me,; nearly all my things were in the prisoner's swag-blankets, shirts, stockings, coat, and a pair ot boots. Charles Olßeilly, police constable,' deposed-He left the lad in.charge of Albert White, while he and William White went in pursuit of the prisoner. Found McCarthy's old boots and a cast off shirt by the way, Presently discovered the prisoner sitting with his swag among the scrub. As soon as prisoner saw him he said,' What, something wrong again ?' Witness then charged him with robbing and stabbing William Cain; he denied the charge, and said he knew nothing about it; he said he had last seen Cain, with his s*ng on his back, going over the hill, to which he pointed, adding he must be near Whangapoa by this time. Arrested the prisoner, handcuffed him, and took him to Mercury Bay. On going to tho hotel, he found the lad in an exhausted state. The boy got very bad, and he (witness) sat up with him all night; he appeared as though he was choking, and found it difficult to breathe; appeared to be in a very precarious state until tho Thursday morning, when he revived a little. Searched the prisoner in (ho presence of the brothers White, and found 2 knives and 19s in silver upon him. Tho depositions were then read over to prisoner, who had nothing to say in his defence: The charge of attempting to murder Wm Cain was then preferred against the prisoner. The evidence of Wm. Cain, Constable O'Reilly, and Dc Cooper, was tho same as given in tho previous case. The prisoner was fully committed for trial, ■

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