COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 358, 1 October 1889, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

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Wellington, last night. The Minister of Mines has received a box of coal from a resident of Onehunga, taken from a new discovery on native land in the King Country, A seam six feet thick was found on a land slip. At the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday, Edward John St. Edwards, who was arrested at Westport on a charge of having obtained board and lodgings in this city under false pretences, was placed in the dock, There were three charges against him, but they were all dismissed, as the case w»s evidently one of mistaken identity. Mr Edwards announced that he would take proceedings against the informants. The ground on which the election of the Bishop of Hadfield to the Primacy of the Colony has been challenged is a technical one, that no vacancy had actually occurred when the election took place, the present Primate having then merely intimated his intention of resigning. The matter awaits the decision of the Standing Commission.

The preliminary inquiry into the wreck cf the Koranui was held on Saturday, before the Collector of Customs, who forwsrded the evidence to the Marine Department. The date of the Magisterial inquiry has not yet been fixed.

It is understood that Captain Bussell, will accept a seat in the Cabinet, and very probably will receive the portfolio of Minister of Defence, leaving the portfolio of Justice still in the hands of Mr Fergus.

Natier, last flight.

The Diocesan Synod opened this afternoon. The Bishop delivered an address, and several notices of motion were given. There will be a choral service in the Cathedral this evening. Auckland, last night. During the voyage of the Rotorua from Wellington to Manakau, Major Jackson, member for Waipa, disappeared, and there is little doubt that he fell overboard.

Gbeymouth. Saturday,

Messrs Guinness and Kitchingham, solicitors, have received from Government £1125 as compensation and costs in the Supreme Court action brought against the Railway Department for causing the death of George Stevenson, of Wanganui, by a truck running over him at the Greymouth wharf. This settles the aotion brought by the representatives of the deceased to recover £3OOO on behalf of his nine children. The Government have also decided to pay over the amount of the verdict in Vincent’s case—£3oo damages and costs—for injury in a similar way.

Cbristckubck, Saturday. At tbe R.M. Court yesterday before Mr Beetham, R.M., Isaac Burt and wife were charged with stealing linen and underclothing off a clothes line »t St Albans. Rurt was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment; the wife was discharged.