NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 256, 2 May 1895, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

.» f^Per Press Association) WELLINGTON. Mnj 1. Iv the Court of Appeal to-day Mr Haseldcn referred to the motion by the Law Society to striko the name of Leonard Harper off the rolls of barristers and solicitors. The evidence against Leonard Harper being the same as that against George Harper last year. There was no opposition, and the application was granted. Leonard Harper was residing in Jersey when served with the process. The cable repairing steamsr Terranora had paid out about 7A miles of new cable yesterday when a stiff north westerly wind with a heavy sea sprang up, and operations had to be suspended. The vessel has returned to port for more cable. This Day. Owing to statements made both inside and outside of the Colony as to the open sale of liquor at the last races at the Hutt, the police took special precautions yesterday, but without avail. Apparently no attempt was made on this occasion to infringe the law. Auckland, May 1. The South British Insurance Company received cable advices that at a i meeting of the shareholders of the Mutual Union Fire and Marino Insurance Company (Tasmania) an agreement to dispose of the Company's business to the South British, which was arranged by Mr Kirker during his recent visit to Australia and Tasmania, was unanimously ratified. Patrick James Fish was found dead in his hut near Helen.sville. An inquest was held at which' it was found he had died from internal hemorrhage through the bursting of an aneurism. At a meeting of the Auckland Women's Liberal League, a discussion took place on " old age pensions." It was sugi gested that a quantity of land should be set apart for the purpose of providing funds for the scheme, and a resolution approving of the desirability of the scheme was carried. A man named Patrick James Pish has been found dead in his hut, near Hellens* ville. At the inquest it was shown that he had died from internal haemorrhage. Chkistchukch, May 1. The Hon. A. J. Cadman, who arrived from the South last night, received a number of deputations to-day. He left for "Wellington this eveningThe shop of C. H. Smith, grocer, • Victoria-street, was broken into yesterday morning and a quantity of goods, mostly tea in packets, stolen. . The police are taking action against '. youths who obstruct footpaths in the evening. To-day a young man was fined 20s and costs for refusing to move , on when requested by a constable to do so, Duxedix, May 1. James Wilson, cook at Tarras Station, Cromwell, has been killed through being thrown out of a dray.