NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 658, 12 September 1891, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

AUCKLAND. Last Night, Messrs Kelly and Baulfe, proprietors of the Observer, were acquitted on both charges of libelling Hugh Shortland. Mr Moody reports that there is sufficient coal on the Hikurangi field, near Whangarei, to supply 200 tons per day for sixty years. There are now in Auckland a number of officers of the French warship Volge, wrecked at the Paqmotos Islands. They are on their way home to be courtmartialled for the loss of the vessel,

News has been received that Miss Bischoff, teacher of the Wade school, died suddenly this morning. A wheelbarrow fell on two workmen at Hunter and Nolan’s new building to-day. John Roor was seriously injured, and Thos. Chaopel was also badly hurt.

The Alameda made a very fast run down with the San Francisco mails. She got away for Sydney again early this morning. Mr Bryce has telegraphed to the Hamilton electors that he will not stand again for the House while the resolution of censure is uncancelled, Samuel Wilcox and John Donovan were sentenced at the Supreme Court to 12 months, for larceny from the person of George Hill. Richard Spendell, sen., butcher, was jumping off a bench, when a hanging meat-hook caught his eye, inflicting injuries which caused his death, He was chasing a rat at the time, The charge against Hugh Shortland, solicitor, of criminal libel on a girl, is pro. ceeding at the Supreme Court. The case yas not concluded when the Court adjourned, and the Judge refused bail. Shortland was locked up for the night, Mr Frank Dawson, formerly employed in a Gisborne Bank, has died here front congestion of the lungs, after three weeks' illness. He was only 23 years of age. SOUTHERN NEWS. Best night. The arrivals hi the eolony during August numbered 989, and the de? partures 1145. Of the latter, 622 went to New South Wales. At a meeting of the Christchurch Labor, and other. Societies 1 delegates, it was de- .4 cided last night to celebrate Labor Day” by a demonstration on October 28th. The demonstration will not be under the auspices of the Trades and Labor Council, bid it seemed to be the general feeling that the surplus funds {Svailablfi after*

wards, should be devoted towards the liquidation of the debt over the Trades Hall.

A young man named Bell, working at Rahotu, who had been missing for two days, turned up at New Plymouth this morning. He reports being thrown from his horse on the beach on Wednesday, and he remembers rolling until he found himself at sea on a log. He remained on the log till it floated near land, and then he swam ashore.

The Wellington Co-operative Farmers’ Alliance starts business with 664 shares, representing 106 applicants, and £3220 of capital. Directors were appointed yesterday, and premises have already been secured. It has been decided to reduce the nominal capital from £250,000 to to £75,000. Hazel, a theatrical agent, who was found guilty at Wellington of obtaining money from a new chum under the false pretences of putting it into a travelling company, was brought up yesterday, and remanded for probation. The Chief Justice refused to reserve the law points raised, on the ground that there was nothing in them.