TELEGRAMS

Waipawa Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 2351, 22 October 1889, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

(Per Press Association.) (by telegraph.) Wellington, This day. Major-G°noral Edwards left in the government launch Ellen Ballance at 10.30 tin's morning to inspect the forts and was accompanied by the Hons. C »pt. Russell and Messrs Fergus and Richardson, Colonel Humphrey, Lieut. Cel. Hume, Lieut, Col. Butts, and Capts. Falconer. He inspects the barracks in the afternoon and the volunteers in the morning. It is understood that Mr A. C. Arthur of Gisborne contests the East Coast constituency. At the Wellington Agricultural Association’s Show next month the Governor offers a medal for the best roadster stallion foaled in the colony and sound. The steamer Tuna was successfully launched and make ' a trial trip to-day. In the Divorce Court this morning, the decree was made absolute in the cases v. Bontsch, Malcolm v Malcolm, and Brodie v. Brodie. In the R.M. Court, Maurice Timan, pawnbroker, was charged under section 35 of the “ Pawnbrokers Act,” with accepting goods from a child under 14 years o' age. He was fined £2 und costs. It is believed to be the first case of the kind in the colony. . The police assert that they have a clue to the robbers of the Foxton railway station, who removed the safe and broke it open, but they anticipate a difficulty in securing a conviction, as only the notes and silver were taken. In the Divorce Court in the case Delatour v. Dolatour and Lees, the husband’s petition for divorce on the grounds of adultery had been committed, but the husband’s conduct had been such that he would take time to consider whether ho should grant a decree nisi. General Edwards returned from the forte at 2 o’clock. The party landed in Shelley Bay, and, after inspecting the torpedo sh. Is, in which every thing was in tip-top style, they went to Point Ilalswell, where the eight-inch disappeating gun is station j. From this, General Edwards walked to Fort Gordon, and made a minute inspection of the guns and of the electrical machinery in connection with the submarine mining. At this fort the six-pounder Nordenfeldt was fitted with the Morris tube, and some excellent firing was shown to General Edwards by members of the Permanent Artillery, Ttie torpedo launch in the the shed on the beach below the fort was subjected to a close scrutiny by the General and staff. Palmerston North, This day.

A single woman, named Allen, committed suicide by drowoing herself in the Manawatu river at Foxton yesterday. Gisborne, This day

Mr Arthur is the only gentleman spoken of to fill the vacaucy caused by Mr Graham’s retirement from the House. Christchurch, This day.

After his gallop this morning Merrie England pulhd up very lame. Springstou broke down this morning and is scratched for all his engagements at the Metropolitan meetings.

Westport, This day. An information will be laid by the police against Annie and Gbarlottc McDowell, of Lyell, for manslaughter. The case arises out of the death of au infant child of the former upon whom an inquest was recently held. Tho case will be heard at Lyell next Tuesday. Auckland, This dny. Williams’s fire-kiudler and ammonia factory, in Albert street which was only purchased a fortnight ago by Mr John Brody, was destroyed by fire this morning. Owing to tho risky nature of the business there was no insurance. The building was owned by Mrs Brown of Napier. A Compliment to Mr A. E. TullLast evening some members of the Oddfellows’ Lodge and of the Fire Brigade, beside some prominent townsmen, assembled at the Oddfelows’ Lodgeroom, to spend a pleasant hour or two of the few left to Mr A. E. Jull as a bachelor. Mr C. H. Maclean took the chair, and was supported on his right by the guest of the evening and on his left by Mr Samuel Johnson, J.P. The toast of Mr A. E. Jull, was musically and enthusiastically honored, and many speeches were made of a nature very complimentary to the guest. With toast and song and speech, the evening wore pleasantly away, and concluded near midnight by the singing of “ Auld. Lang Syne.” The gathering of Mr Jull’s friends was a happily conceived idea, and was well carried out, serving to illustrate the genuine respect nnd esteem in which that gentleman is held in this town.