COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 550, 30 December 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND Last night. The weather since Saturday has been very boisterous, with several thunder storms and frequent heavy rain. The steamers Monowai and Zealandia both left for ’Frisco to-day, the former taking up the mail service. The Hon. George McLean was a passenger outward by the Monowai. A young man named Latimer, nephew of Mr Cotter, solicitor, and Mr Hanna, photographer, has been drowned near Waikato. In answer to a deputation to-day Mr Mitchelson promised to endeavor to have an impartial Commission to enquire into the charges against Dr Collins, of the Hospital, and the Hospital Board has since decided not to go on with their enquiry. The Red Mercury Goldmining Company at Kuaotunu has let a contract for a battery, which will be the third on the field. Captain Austin, of the steamer Australia, which arrived from East Coast ports yesterday, reported to the wafer police that he had on board a sick man named John Jervoise, with his face and whiskers badly burned. He took the man on board at the request of several persons at Waipiro. The man’s face is covered with blisters, which are getting black on the surface. He states that his injuries were inflicted by larrikins at Waipiro, who set fire to his whiskers and burned his face on the 26th inst. He cannot tell the names of the persons referred to. Gallagher (the author of the Waverley tragedy) and his wife were well known in Auckland. They kept an hotel at the Thames and at Te Aroha for some time. They were both wealthy. He made ,£33,000 out of the Great Bonanza Silver mine and the Nevada. After leaving Auckland they went with their family of five children to New Plymouth, about two years ago, and the relations between husband ahd wife became so strained as to lead to a separation, for owing to his violence and jealousy Mrs Galiagher had to summons her husband before a Magistrate. He had threatened to take her life, and he was bound over to keep the peace. There was considerable scandal at the time about the circumstances in New Plymouth, for on the husband accusing Father Cassidy of being intimate with his wife, Gallagher got a sound thrashing for his conduct and expressions. Husband and wife then separated, as she refused to reside with him any longer, and she proceeded to Waverley with her five children, while he returned to Te Aroha. During the last 12 or 15 months Gallagher has been at Puhipuhi, where he remained until quite recently, being interested in several mining properties there. About six weeks ago he was in Auckland. He informed Mr Craig that he intended to go to Waverley to see his children, and Mr Craig says he now has little doubt that Gallagher then contemplated the murder of his wife. At the inquest it was elicited that Gallagher had stated he had intended for the last three years to commit the deed ; that he loved his wife, but she would not live with him.

SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. A man named John Barker, barman at the Eastern Hotel, dropped dead in a yard at Christchurch —it is supposed from heart disease. William Jackson, boatbuilder, was drowned on Lake Wanaka yesterday, while bathing. His wife, mother, and brother reside at Port Chalmers. The annual meeting of the Orange Grand Lodge of the middle Island sat on Friday and Saturday. R.M. Adams, of Dunedin, was elected G.M. Edward Gibson, a carrier, was killed at Wedderburn, Otago, last Tuesday, while on his way to Dunback with a load of wool. Gibson, who is well known, was about 50 years of age, and has a brother at Taieri. The Laira, barque, Captain Hughes, with 693 tons of sugar, 39 days from Mauritius, arrived at Port Chalmers on December 24. Whilst Leon Brins, a lad about 17 years of age, was reefing the upper fore topsail, he fell into the sea, but although the vessel was hove to and a life buoy thrown, nothing was seen of the unfortunate lad,