Telegrams.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XIV, Issue 2492, 13 March 1896, Page 3

Telegrams.

Christchurch, March 12. Tho Fire Brigades competitions in connection with the bi-annual demonstration commenced to-day at Lancaster Park. The manual engine competition (dry), one man, was won by Christchurch, Ashburton second, and Spit third. Ladder Rescue Competition.—Lieutenant Mulville and Foreman Rugg, Kumara, 1; Ashburton, 2 ; Grcymoutb, 3. Dunedin, Grey town and Now Plymouth were disqualified. The manual engine competition for five men and horse-reel flat competition were not completed. Auckland, March 12. Gavin Mclntyre Park, charged with having stolen £ll2 Gs Id while Postmaster atTaupo, having already forfeited his retiring allowance, has been admitted to probation for 12 months. Mr Justice Conolly remarked that there was no doubt a good deal of suspicion, but he could simply go on what was proved. Ho took into account the fact that the prisoner made an immediate confession, and there was no attempt to falsify the books. Tin Government were actual gainers through the forfeiture of the retiring allowance. His Honor hoped that the Civil Service Guarantee Fund would not be called on to make up the deficiency, seeing that the prisoner would have been entitled to compensation. In his evidence, the Taupo constable faid it was a lie of the deepest dye to say that the lock-up was in a filthy condition. An accident of a serious nature befol the Hon. W. Jennings, M.L.C., yesterday afternoon at Waitekauri. He was riding along the road, when his hat blew off, and Mr Jennings, watching his hat, did not notice a sharp bend in the road, round which his horse shot, and flung the rider off on the side of the road, He fell heavily, and had two of his ribs broken, besides injuring bis shoulder and arm. Napier, March 12. A boy named Martin, son of a fisherman, fell off the Port Ahuriri bridge while walking along the top rail, and was drowned. Dunedin, March 12. At Balclutlia yesterday Williaip Tubman was fined the'maximum amount of £lO, with the option of two months’ Imprisonment, for assaulting a woman in the Episcopal Church at Owako. The prosecutrix took a child to church to be christened, At the conclusion of the service she met defendant in the aaile. He said : “ Let me have a look at your baby. Isn’t it like you ?” and thereupon struck her three severe blows on the face. Caqon Dodd interposed. Both the parties bad previously appeared in a maintenance case. Dunedin, March 12. Janet Kay, aged 94, a resident of Woodhaugh, is supposed to have committed suicide by taking poison.

She had been drinking with a married daughter, with whom she had words. The daughter alleges that the quarrel was with her son, and that she exclaimed, “ This will be the last of me,” and drank a solution of rough on rats. The woman administered an emetic, but Mrs Kay died next morning. Two men named John Brodie and Thomas Farrell have each been fined £2 and costs for falsely representing themselves as travellers to the licensee of the Terminus Hotel.