LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1074, 23 August 1904, Page 3

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

♦• •• (Sppiifll to the Daiw Teibqbavh.) Acokland this day SUPREME COUNT At tho Supremo Court., Hurry Ashor, who ploadod guilty to stoaling n watch, was admitted to six months' probation. A Bum of £2, which was found on the lato Harold Harrop, who auicidod in gaol, was ordered by tho Judgo to bo handed to Mrs Johns, tho victim of tho Ocmotery Bridge robbery, PAEROA PARTNERSHIP CASE

William Forrest and Rico Owen Clark, timbor merchants, of Pacroa. trading as Forrest and Clark, olnituod from Thomas Runciman tho sum of £IWW balance of account allogod to bo due from defendant on tho pnrohaso of a partnership in tho firm, in addition to 6 per cent interest. For plaintiffs it was statod that defondant ontorod into an agrcomont with them to prwhaso for £2OOO a onc*third partnership in thoir timber milling businoss, Also that ho paid 1200, but neglected to pay tho bianco. Tho statement of tho defonco was that no bucli agreement was inado, or that if it was inado the conditions wore that defend dant should pay the money at any time convenient lo him, ho paying G per cent, interest, on tho amount romaining due, In tho moantimo tho case had boon heard bofore a jury of twrl\ o, Yesterday afternoon the partios, with the assistance of counsol, sottled the matter out of Court, and at tho request of Mr Martin tho oase was placed at the bottom of tho list to enablo tho forms of sotllemont to bo canied out prior to striking tho case out, DR, NEIL AND THE HOSPITAL The recent removal of Dr, J. Hardy Noill from the honorary medical stall of the hospital has causod a grent deal of publio interest, owing to the allegations mado by tho doctor regarding surgical cases. Dr Neill will not allow tho matter to rest with hip dismissal, and is actively moving to securo a lioyal Commission to inquire into tho conduct of tho hospital, DEATH FEOM SEIZURE A well-known resident of Coromandel named Edward Callnan died somowhat suddon'y last night. Ho was taken with a seizure somalhing in tho uaturo of a para' lytic stroko when in front of tho Central Hotel on Thursday evening, Dr, Chccso* man was called in and advised his removal to the hospital, where ho died iast night. Docoased was 72 years of ago, and highly respected, DEATH OF A BANK ACCOUNTANT Mr J, G, Scott, accountant at tho Bank of New Zealand, Auckland, diedsuddonly of heart failure this morning, Ho had been 26 years in the service of tho bank, BIG ROBBERY Mr T. Dockray's houso on Mount Eden Road has boon ramsaeked by burglars in tho ownor'a absence and jewollory and clothes stolen to tho valuoof £IOO, the robber packing thorn up in a Gladstone bag. HEAVY LOSS OF STOCK Mr Alfred Brett, a t\m holder at Manngatautari, boyond Kiliiltihi, has suffered hoavy loss amongst his stock. On Friday night he lost forty-two fat bullocks ready for market. They got out ol tho turnip paddock and strayed on to some rough country thickly grown with tutu. The cattlo appear to have eaten freely of the young shoots, with tho result that fortytwo out of fortvMhrooworo found dead on Saturday. The Government stock inepeotora havo geno toinvestigato. ARBITRATION COURT. Tho deferred decision of tho Arbitration Court in tho case of tho alloged breach of tho builders' and contractors' award against J. H, Bannan.'a draper, for casually era* ploying a workman, was given yesterday. Mr, Justice Chapman, after consulting Willi tho Appeal Court Judges, decided that tho award did not bind a person in respondent's position, as ho was not engaged in tho industry govomod by the award. Tho Court thorcforo dismissed tho application, with costs.