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Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 9420, 15 May 1879, Page 2

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Wellington, May 14. | ■ The assault case against Henry Anderson was further heard in the Police Court and adjourned to Saturday. . Thomas Martin, barman At the Post Office Hotel, has been, arrested for, stealing money from the ti11. , . £40 was' found in his possession, £30 of which , he .aclnjits having stolen.' '" , t '■■ Mr Tolhurst, manager of the Bank of New Zealand, writes denying that the Bank ever dishonored any Government cheques drawn according *to Treasury regulations. " , ' In the Supreme Court Chambers today ,Mr Gorden Alien, moved for, a writ of habeas, corpus in the,case of Fred. Gleechj the Adelaide fraudulent bankrupt, qn the ground that the R.M. had no power to remand prisoner to Adelaide. . As the prisoner is now under a month's remand here, .the Judge held the application to bo premature. It should not be made' till prisoner was actually remanded to Adelaide.

Christopher Emm ett, carter, and G. R. Foley, clerk, have filed declarations of j insolvency, Messrs Blundell Bros.; of the Evening Post, "have given a handsome silver challenge cup to be competed for by the City Rifles. f

Nelson, May 14. A writ has been issued in the District; Court to-day against the City Council. of \ < t Nels,ou, for damage sustained by plaintiff,! 'fe. Lambert, by . alleged negligence,, whereby water overflowed from the roadway on to plaintiff's property, causing injury to his house, garden, and orchard.. Napier, May 15. \ A young lady named Tathoin is miss-! ing from home at Meanee since Monday night. That evening she left her friends! house at some distance on horseback to go home. Not since seen, florae with saddle and bridle found next morning. Footprints seen oh river bank ; river dragged. No trace. No reason known for suicide j foul play feared. Timaru, May 15.

Mr Campbell, of Waitohi, had his arm and collar bone broken by a fall from a horse.

A man named Edward Hart was found i near Bruce's mill bleeding profusely from a wound on the thigh. He had been drinking heavily but could not give any account. Supposed accidental. A seaman of the barque Edwin Fox, named Inglefield, received a nasty scalp wound while working at -the donkey engine. l Payne, who was. injured by a surf boat, is still unconscious.

Alexandra, May 15. The chiefs and principal men of Ngatimaniapoto met to-day, and it is uunderr r stood that the majority are favourable to Rewi and two chiefs being appointed a committee to negotiate with Government respecting their land. Christckurch, May 15. The North Ohristehurch Nowb at Kaiapoi has ceased publication. A man called, at the police itation and TO

~~*^Z \ ? said he was the steward^of tnetw-8.5., and that some years .ago ;fie Had com-, nutted four horrible murder&in Etigland.\ The Sergeant looked himj^p, not appear able to take careiS&f^bfm'self ',•' DuNßDiir, M^yflS. . It i 9 reported thatMr.Mansfora, R.M. oi Wellington and^Mr*;Bftthgate;"R.'M; - of Dunedin, will change places. The latter will pro' mblj become senior Magia«' trate of the Colony. „., AT the "Tnqueßl on J. JR; Paton, who was killed at f the" sale yards, a verdict of accidental death was returned. \ A man named Donald J^cDonaia, formerly a butcher,: has been arrested ior fraudulent bankrupty, and ' also. :for obtaining cattle by.. means of a valueless' cheque/ ' <