TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 233, 29 August 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(united press association.) ! Auckland, August 27. At the police Court to-day, Henry Butler, one of the Saturday night rioters, was sent to pi it»on for sixty days, without the option of a fine, and m another case a fine of 20s and costs was imposed, the defendant also to pay for the damage to the policeman's uniform, or undergo seven days' imprisonment. Judge Gillies gave judgment m the case of the Property Tax Commissioner v. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company to-day. He held that the" Company was bound to render statements of property as principals so far as guaranteed m- J vestors was concerned ; but with respect to the Agricultural Company, it was not bound to render such statements, as the Agricultural Company had its headquarters m the colony, and is bound to render its ( own statement. Mr Vaile, the draper, estimates the damage done to hi* stock by last night's fire at £7000. No further light has been thrown on the origin of the fire. Colonel Williams, a passenger by the Tarawera, from Sydney, visited the Sylvia Park stud establishment to-day, and expressed himself highly pleased with what he saw. He proceeds south to-morrow to visit the horse-breeding establishments of the Southern, provinces, and to make arrangements for a supply of horses from New Zealand for the Indian service . Invbrcvrgill, August 27. At the Supreme Court to-day J. H. C. Christie, convicted of setting fire to a house at Soho Creek, "Wakatipu, which had that day beeu sold to one Hamilton, but which had formerly been the property of his moiiheivin* law. Mrs Champion, was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude. In Mildenhall v. Stevens, an action by a father for seduction of his daughter, aged 16, by a nephew of a j runliolder by whom plaintiff was employed, the jury gave £150 damages to the plaintiff. Chuistciitjrch, August 27. The meeting conveued by an unsigned advertisement was attended by about 400 persons. Mr Dorney, chairman, was introduced by W. J. Harker, vice-president of the Working Men's Political Association, who said he was" lung "spoken of by the Lyttelton Times' correspondent, and that he had put that matter m the hands of Mr Joynt.. He addressed the meeting m the support of Urey. Two resolutions were disposed of — one that Grey should be m the Ministry ; and the other, that if Grey were not, delegates should be sent to the centres of population to assert the rights of the people. The resolutions were lost, and the meeting broke up. Gisbobnb, August 27. The increase m the number of sheep m Poverty Bay for the past year, is over twenty-five thousand. The lambing is progressing satisfactorily. The County Council has received a communication from Mr Kitso, an agent fov some large English capitalists, stating that it is probable the necessary funds can be found for the construction of a line from G-isborne to Opotiki, if sufficient "Crown lands can be obtained along the route. The line would pass through some magnificent timber country.