NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.
AUCKLAND. Last night. Mrs Gratton was returning from a concert at Papakura when she was thrown from her horse and killed. A letter has been received from Sir G. Grey, giving hie consent to hie nomination for Parliament. Kate Buller, daughter of an Auckland painter, was thrown from a bnrse while riding to a dance in the Wellington country district, and was killed. The Alameda, which arrived from 'Frisco with the mails, continued on her voyage to Sydney the same night. The Hon. J. Ward, Postmaster-General, left for the South to-day. Veitch, who was a«?aulted and robbed at Wairoa South, is in such a dangerous state that his depositions have been taken, The Auewsin warship Saida arrived from Wellington to-day. Iu the Fire Brigade Association's competition essays the choice lay between the essays of Mr Bellringer, of New Plymouth, and Mr A. A, George, of Hastings. Eventually it was decided to place the former first.
The dispute in the boot trade has uot yet been settled.
An application to hare O'Halloran, late Postmaster at Whaugarei, adjudged a bankrupt, was dismissed on techuioal grounds. After occupying the Supreme Court two days the case James Rae, pawnbroker, against A. R. Greenway, solicitor, was adjourned. The claim was for £448, alleged to be due on promissory noted, and for jewellery sold. The defence was that the defendant was so intoxicated at the time of the alleged transactions that ho did not know what h 4 was doing. The oHdonco showed
that Gronnwav, who is now in an asylum, was continually d-nnk, an i in eighteen months had £l4 OO ». A t. 10/rain from Sydney stftt -s that the N-'W Z-almd Rf-nHintrchimpmn had anoany victory ovnr N. il Ma’heson, for £4OO. The timo was 22iniu 59isec.
NAPIEB. Last night, Mr Booth had to deal with some party cfis-’g at Wairoa Pel i’ions worn proven ted against the election of Messrs Sargisson and Lambert ns members of the Licensing Bench, on th«* grounds that, they wer<* paid officials of local bodies. Th- p-titi min the first case onlywis ullowt‘d, and the n-xt candidate on the list, the Rev. .Mr Raeburn, was declared elected to the scat. No c<>sts were allowed, Mr Booth saying that the first petition wasevid-ntlv the outcome of bitter and vindictive feeling a’ Mr Sargisson and other moderates being return-d at the head of th-poll. In the case of Mrs T J Steel her husband npppared both as plaintiff and defendant, —Mrs St-ol su-d the Official Assignee and her husband for half the cost of fencing h-t ween her property and that of her husband The latter appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, who won the case. Captain Preece sat late nn Thursday night hearing the case of Charles William Walsh, dairyman, of Poverty Bay, against Robert Smith of the Misonic Bote], for the recovery of £l5. which Walsh alleged he lost, while sleeping in the defendant’s hotel. Mr •'’rerfswell, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr M- L-an for defendant. The evidence »-h >w d that Wa sh was at defendant’s on the 18<h inst. and stayed 'here till it was too late to get to Un hotel where he was stopping, so was allowed to sleep at the Masonic, but, without paying for a bed. He had three £5 notes in his coat pocket, and before going to bpd went into the yard. N xt morning Wa’sh went out and discovered while talking to a friend in the street that hie money was gone. His Worship said p aintiff had failed to prove he lost the money in the I hotel; he mizht h ive lost it in the street. > According-to his own showing he had evinced gross carelessness in putting three £5 notes j loose in his coat pocket. Judgment would be fnr defendant, with costs and solicitor's fee £3 16s.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 588, 31 March 1891, Page 2
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643NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 588, 31 March 1891, Page 2
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