TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVII, Issue 8145, 10 June 1895, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Per Press Association.

"Wellington, June 8,

In Supreme Court judgment given in the case of Black*awl another versus tho Goverment Life Insurance Commission, an action to decide whether apportionment on a policy is revocable. The Bench held that the first apportionment is irrevocable.

Masterton, JuneS,

Somerville was before the Court today, charged with the murder of Herbert. Ho new evidence v/as adducad. Tho accused was eocimiiitou for trial. The prisoner throughout taainiained an indifferent aspect keenly watching the evideuce/cspecially Mr Iktcheson's. who bad been talking tc Herbert wheii ths fatal, fihcs 17a 1 : fired.

PaLMJwtOX, Juufc 8,

The Ernpir hotel at Ashuvt was burned dovrv." £ a.m. It was occupisd by W. Shaehy. Y:he:i lb? ?:ro trac discovered it had too greati a hold to ba extinguished. The lasurancss ars £900 in the Phoenix, Palatine, and Standard, The loss is £400 above the insurances.

CiiMSTOiiimcir. June 8,

Adeputationof representatives from the local bodies waited on the Protakr today in respect to the unernployfl qus3tioiu After the object bad been afcotsd by the Mayor of Cbristchurch, Mr Seddon said it was for those present to state what was proposed to bo done, and he would give the mind of the Government on the matter. Nearly all the members of the deputation spoke suggesting what they thought would relieve the distress, after which Mr Seddon made a long reply in the course of which he stated the local bodies had a duty to perform in assisting the unemployed else why did they accept subsidies on rates and char, it-able aid contributions, etc. So far as the law allowed and the finances permitted the Government would do its best as it had been doing he asserted, in its co» operative works, alternative system, and the purchase of private and native lands. A. J. White, one of the best known business-men in Christchurch, died early this morning after a protracted illness.

"Wanganut, June 8.

A sad and sudden death occurred last evening, when Mr Garland W. R. Woon, a very old reaident, fell into the river owing to failure of the heart's action,