COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 478, 10 July 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night. Tom Sullivan, amateur rowing champion, was presented with a purse of sovereigns to-day, on the eve of his departure for Sydney. Thomas Savage failed to recover £2OO from Henry Burt for alleged wrongful imprisonment. Savage had been arrested on a charge of assisting in the abduction of Laura Burt by his brother. The Opera Company left for Sydney tonight after a splendid season, with crowded houses right up to the close. The Waihora has not yet arrived from Sydney, but she was late in leaving. The frozen meat steamer Duke of Suther. land arrived here to day, from London. She takes io a part cargo here and then proceeds to Napier. George Wilson, slaughterman, was severely wounded in the breast, yesterday, while killing sheep, by his knife slipping. A large meeting ia proceeding here tonight relative to the establishment of an institution for the blind, ample funds for which are now available. The Bey. Dr McDonald, Boman Catholic Missionary amongst the Maoris for very many years, has died at Hokianga. A section of ground in Queen Street has been sold at an average price of £l6O per foot. The Mission . schooner Southern Cross returned to day from her Island cruise, and will ba replaced by the new vessel from Homa shortly. SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. Ths Djnedin Ohambsr of Commerce strongly disapproves of the primage daty. The WelHogton Cc- jpetative Bas Oom* peny propose putfihasi&a the Wellington

The Canadians have not given ap the idea cf a conference with the Australian Colonies which was temporarily interrupted by the Federation Convention. There is no further development respecting the proposed reduction of pay in the Denniston coal mine, no demand having been made oa the men. The New Plymouth Harbor Board to day received two strong lettois from the London bondholders, respecting default in payment of interest. The Chairman stated that if an enquiry was held, he was certain the Board would come out all right, and Government would be held responsible for the Board‘a position. The Wellington police have cabled to the Sydney police, requesting them to arrest Edward J. Robinson, Customs clerk, wanted on a charge of embezzling Government money. He is believed to have sailed on the David Hastings Brown, formerly manager of the Ashburton woollen and flour mills, has been committed for trial at Christchurch on five charges of embezzling sums amounting to £466 18s 7d, the property of the Bank cf New Zealand. Mrs Bennett, residing at Wellington, died last night from the effects of a dose of strychnine administered by mistake for morphia. Mr Fitzgerald, the chemist who made the prescription up, says the poison must have been put into a bottle when filling from the store. This was done by a former assistant, who has been telegraphed for to give evidence at the inquest. Throe doctors attended Mrs Bennett, but were unable to save her life. Sensational disclosures have been made at Dunedin and Invercargill, where several percons have been arrested in connection with an illicit still. It now transpires that the whole affair was a well arranged plan to discover stills and get the reward. The promoters put etills into houses, and subsequently informed on them. A man named Waters was arrested’in Dunedin. He is an ex Inspector of distilleries in Queensland. He wrote from Melbourne to the authorities saying be had . seen a still at work in Invercargill and knew cf one in Dunedin. The Customs paid hisexpeuses from Melbourne and allowed him travelling expenses for a month, while he was unearthing illicit still?. They had previously ascertained that lie really had been in Queensland, and had obtained bis credentials.