INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7366, 14 November 1898, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(BY TELEGBAPH.) (PEE PBESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON. November 14. The Gothic left Rio on Saturday with her meat in good condition. The Agent-General cables : —Cheeße, 445, market rising; Australian butter, 104s, very dull. At the criminal sessions Judge Edwards, addressing the Grand Jury, Baid that the calendar was light but the offences serious. None presented nnusnal features. attempted murder cases, if they fo'hnd that there was no intention of murder they would probably find evidence of aggravated assault. There were several forgery cases of the usual description. He supposed these would go on as long as there were such things as banks and people cashed cheques without inquiry. All he could say was that if such people lost their money they deserved to do so. Norman G. Hall, with a long lisb of previous convictions, pleaded guilty to forging a cheque for L2 and was sentenced to three years' hard labor. James Hart, alias Radcliffe, pleaded guilty to forging a cheque for L 6 15s and was sentenced to two years' hard labor. Arrived—Warrimoo, from Vancouver. She waß detained a day at Vancouver waiting for the mails and 26 hours at Honolulu, where she had to take in 650 tons of coal, owing to a strike in the colliery at British Columbia interfering with the supply there. She had rough weather in latitude 44, which retarded her progress. She brings 43 passengers for New Zealand and 60 through. A large number were unable to secure berths at Vancouver.

Mr Fryer, a second-class passenger per the Warrimoo for Sydney, died as the vessel was coming up the harbor. CHRISTCHUROH. November 14. The criminal session of the Supreme Court opened to-day. There are eleven cases for trial. His Honor briefly addressed the grand jury, pointing put that the cases on the calendar were simple in character and needed little or no comment from him. Referring to Grossman's cases the said that they were very simple, and if the grand jury were satisfied that a prima facie ciso were made out they would return true bills.

At the Supreme Court William Marshall M'Dosrall pleaded guilty to forging a cheque and was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.

AUCKLAND. November 13. Mr G- M. Reed, journalist, died suddenly from failure of the heart's action. TIMARU. November 14. Heavy seas have been running here from east to south-east for some days, and yesterday afternoon the sea was as heavy as for many years, A little damage was done to the breakwater, and a large quantity of shingle was carried over at the end of the wharf. The sea is much reduced this morning, but is still heavy. While shifting the schooner Gisborne yesterday, the mate (tveilson) had his arm broken by the flying end of a hawser. Obituary—Mr A. F. Johnston, one of the oldest linemen in the telegraph service, aged 66.