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Inangahua Times, Volume II, 25 October 1880, Page 2

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— ♦ [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] [ritojr oufi own coerrspokdext.] Tjmagu, October 21. A Farmer Co-operative Association is being started by public lectures, and will be a big success. Annie Mitchel, 17 years of age- a re» cent arrival from Oamaru, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment for stealing a pe.irl belonging to a ho*el cook. Oamaru, October 21. The inquest on tbe body of Jo'i'i AL'MilUan, who was found hanging to > li".im in a 6tore nn Tuesday, resulted in j the following verdict, " That deceased had I hacged himself while in a stale <>f ; temporary insanity." ; October 21. Some rich quartz has come from r ; miDe rerenlly opened at Mohiika, tboug'i | whether it exists in payable quantities is ■ j not j r et known. \ ! DuNEDiif, October 20. The Tuapeka Times has been informed o.i reliable authority that a saving U j being rffectfed on the permanent way alone of the Jnvprcavgill section of rails way of £30CO a year. The wife of a member of the Uyronic Comedy Company was confined in the Tivercargill train yesterday. Nsfoir, October 20. The centenary of Sunday schools was celebrated here to-day, when the p''ocrcd« •nt;s were successful. About 2000 children walked in procession through tJie town accompanied by two bands. On sssemblin^ at the Botanic Guldens tho children sang, and were then a(!dre«e<l by the Bishop of Nelson, and Sir William Fox, and several members of the clergy. There was a very large alien* dance of adult*— estimated to be fully that of children. Cheistchubc >i:, October 20. ! The report about finding the body of Vennal was quite unfounded. Pi ice, who was shot in the knee while walking on the river bank, died to-day. j Three lads have been nrre?led charged ■ with shooting with in'ent. His dying depositions were taken in their presence. Auckland, October 20. A singular ease e;ime on for hearing at ! (lie Police Court. Charles M'lllrny w»« charged with neglecting to support his i illp£i!im;i*e child by Mrs Elizuboth Bush. Her husband hail tieen away eight years. : and she did not know whether he wis living or dead, but she believed the la^er. Counsel for the defendant took tie kijal 1 objection lh:it a woman could nol baxtnidise her children without showing I safiViictorily thnt her husband was ! 1e»:illy dead. Tho cjse was therefore dismissed. It is- staged he<e tint the Governnjpnt have not finally removed { he prociamn* i tion from the Patetri land, nnd (be specuw lato^s hnv© Jft't the business. I under^ <?<nnd that Mr Sheehan iieftotia^ed in Wellington. Seme trouble has arisen between thp Pnteivi Company, and BUlwortb. and Howard, who are negotiating for purchnse of the adjacent block of 100,000 acres. The Diocesan Synod will probaMy de« e^'ne to endorse the resolution of the Gene«al Synod in favor of grants to denominational schools, but will pass a resolution urging increased facilities for religious teaching. AceKLAND, Oc ; obpr 23. Five of thfe crew of tbe barque Lnlfer* worth were nnested tin's aliernoon on a charge of ns.^iultiMjj the ma'e on the pas* sfls:e out IVom London. The singular ense of Mervyn Sfewnt charged with re'«--ing to siinpoil the illegitimnte eliild of Constance Johnston of which be t'io pufnlive f.'lber, nine on n gain for hearing to'-dny before Mr C;irMow, IJ...Vt. Constance Jolinslone Imposed that she had been in service of Vesey Stewart at Kalikati where sbo

met with Mervya Stewart. He knew she was a married woman, but said if iiuything happened slic would be divorced from her husband, and he would man y her. He gave her a written acknowledge nient that he was father of the child, and «ouM do all be could towards its support. (Letter read in Court.) His Worship said Stewart's letter was evidence — eti l ) in the absence of corroborative proof he could make no order, aud (he case was dismissed. •DuxEDiif, October 22. The police are investigating what at present seems a strange nffiir. The ', driver and conductor of the 9.30 am. 'r tin | from Ocean Hen eh lodiy, reported that j just l)cfi»rc lvidiino- Jones' Hotel a shot , »ras iiivil tit t'te cnr. Th'-'ir stnicinenti< ; ho far backed u;> ; >\ window in the cnr \ was found to be luoke'i iimnedjiitclv j :if'trwards. Tlk'sc were no p-i-sn timers in j Jio rar, and ihc conduclor, v\ fio s>pi c;n s ' to be of a romantic turn of mind., thinks ' >he shot was iircd by a jealous rival in a love affair, { IxvEECAacrrji, October 22. ' Tlie Grovtrameat lias forwarded a circular to Hie gaols, intimating thai , pi'>on libor is to be let to the Corpora- J fcioa oi 1 individuals requiring ifc, Rt j three quartern the current rate of dni!y wiiges- ■