TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

West Coast Times, Issue 7430, 28 June 1889, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

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Reefton, June 27.

H. G. Hankin and James Wilkis ware charged by the police at the R.M. Court yesterday with throatsoing behaviour in a public street. Haukin pleaded guilty of assaulting Wilde iv retaliation for news* papar comments and was fined 20s. The information against tbe other defendant was dismissed The amount of fine and costs 33s was subscribed by those in Court and paid to the clerk.

Wellington," June 27.

MrJ. E. George, nnnager of the gasworks, died suddenly of heart disea-e late last night. He had been about town as usual during the day. Ho was only 48 anil carce out 25 years ago as engineer for Kinnaird Bros., who built the extension to the Queen's wharf. He constructed the patent slip aud upon the formation of the Gas Company, took post as maoager, which he held ever since. He had occupied a prominent position in tbe Chamber of Commerce, Harbor Board and other local bodies.

Captain Home, SergeanNat-arm?, has received an appointment as gaoler at Trial Bay, New South Wales, 300 miles north of Sydney. He leaves direct on Saturday.

This afternoon at 2 o'clock a final test of the water power available for the pur« poses of Gulcher & Co. in lighting the city by electricty was nvade. The Earori as well a3 Wainui-Omata power was utilised and it was, after an hour's trial, found that the available power was, even in daytime when other machinery is being worked, sufficient for the whole electric light installation,- This was admitted by Mr Barron, representative of the Company. Full lighting under the contract will ac» cordingly be commenced to>-morrow even* ing.

Ddnedin, June 27.

At a meeting of the Federated Seamen's Union last Jnight over 100 were present* In the Bothwell Castle casa it

waa reeoked that the men come out at all hazards, and the ship be not allowed to leave Lyttelton un'ees the coolies are knocked off. Tbe Union Company has offered to compromise, and is willing to replace the coilies by whiter, on the vessel's return from Sydney. Bishop Moran returns in September. Auckland, Jun- 27

Applica'ions for the isue of writs of mandamus to compel tbe Auckland North Licencing Couaraiituo togran* a renewal of the licenses of t*ie Eag^, Foresters Arm", Clanricarde and Wbnrf hotel, the licensees of which were recently refused, were before the Supreme Court to-day. Argumeats were prolonged and are not yet fi ai-hed. by Laialil y appeared on behalf of the authorities of tbe Eagle Hotel, Mr E. Esketh for those c,f the Foresters Arms and Wharf hoe, and Mr Baume for those of the ClauriearJe Intel, wnilßt; Mr T, Cooper represented the Committee,.

The case of the New Ze ilenl Loan and Mercantile Company against J. C. Firth, two actions for £5142 2a lOd and £4048 10a 9d, the fornvr in regard of a bill of sale and the other for two promissory notes and a counter claim by ifuih against the Company for £5000 dimaojts were before the Supreme Court to-day. The cases were adjourned till to-uiorrow, but it is probable tbey will be settled out of Court,

A brief telegram received (o-day states that a man employed at the Parutorau tunnel on the North Island Trunk line has been killed and another seriously injured r The men were sub-contractors. There are no futther particulars