New Zealand.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1104, 27 September 1904, Page 3

New Zealand.

By Teleuraub.—Presi Association. Supreme Courts Palmerston North, this day Tho Supremo Court opened yeslorday with a heavy IU of criminal and civil actions, in addition to four cases on appeal and four divorce petitions, The criminal calendar, howover, only contains ordinary offonces, and nono of a serious nature, Robert Humphreys was soiucnced to two years' imprisonment for acttiog fire to a wharo at Fcilding,

Nkw Plymouth! this day

At tho Supremo Court Thomas Brown, who pleaded guilty to procuring abortion, was sentenced to live years' hard labour; Edward Arthur Haven, for a similar offence, waa rornamkl while tho circuui' Btancea of bis turning King's evidenco is being submittal! to Wellington,

Attempted Burglary

Nafier, tbis day,

Hannah's boot shop wai burglariously ontored last night, and an attempt waa made to blow tho sale open with dynamite ; but tho charge only blew the outer casing off, and tho burglars then docamped without securing anything of valuo,

An Inquest Cuuisiciiuiicu, this day, At tho adjourned inquest on tho body of the illigitiiuato child of Carol™ Hautz, which waa born on September 10 and was fouud lying dead besido ita mother soon after, tho medical ovidenco ascribed tho doath of the child to asphyxia, which might liavo been duo to overlaying, possibly, but not probably, accidentally, A verdict was returned that death waa due to suffocation, but that thcro was not sufficient ovidujeo to show the cause. Colonel Porter Wellington, this day Colontl Porter, who ,vss recently i,. chargo of the Canterbury volunteer district, has been appointed Inspector of Eille Clubs and Acting Under Secretary for Dofenco,