NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 115, 13 November 1895, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

♦ (Per Press Association). Dunedin, November 12. Loo Kof, who was awaiting trial for shooting at a Chinese camp at Lawrence died in the hospital this morning. Mary Ann McGuire, a widow, attempted suicide to day by taking strychnine. She is in a very bad state. Wellington, Nov. 12. At the iDquest on the death of the child of Mary Davis, the jury brought in a yerdict of death from hemorrhage. The girl is at present remanded on the charge of wilful murder and the jury wanted to bring in a verdict of concealment of birth, but the Coroner refused to accept it. A man, name unknown, apparently a laborer, fell down dead on the Te Aro breastwork this evening. The Hon Mr Cadnian has sufficiently recovered to be about again. Mr Amelius Smith, a well-known civil servant and at present secretary to the Department of Industry and Commerce, has left for England with six month's leave of absence to obtain some property recently bequeathed to him. Mr R. C. Kirk has been re-elected Mayor of Petone unopposed. The whole of the Grand Masonic Lodges of Canada have now recognised the Grand Lodge of New Zealand. In consequence of the absence of the Chief Justice at Nelson and Blenheim, the criminal sessions have been postponed from Monday * next to Decetnberer 2nd. Christchurch, Nov. 12. At the Supreme Court today, Justice Dennis ton dismissed the appeal of the police against the decision of Mr A. W. Bishop, S.M., dismissing the information against Neill and Co., ot Dunedin, for alleged breach of the Gaming Act by issuing coupons in packets of tea. Auckland, Nov. 12. Two stowaways by the Tarawera were fined 40s or 14 days hard labor. The police secured a complete set of burglars implements in Albert Park, consisting of skeleton keys, file, packages of dynamite with fuse, picklocks, etc. Two men have been arrested — Kenny and Butler Wilkinson — who are said to be recently from America. They were remanded on the charge of vagrancy and having barglars implements in their possession. The lockmakers say the skeleton keys are the best of the kind they have seen. A nine-roomed house in O'Neill street, occupied by John Fry, senr., has been burned down. Insurances — £150 on the building and £80 furniture, South British office. Napier, Nov. 12. The fourteenth annual session of the Baptist Union commenced this morning. The body of a man in an advanced state of decomposition, and quite unindentifiable was found in a drain near Hastings yesterday. No one is known to be missing. A seven-roomed house on Goldsmith road, acenpied and owned by Mr A Winks, was destroyed by fire Jaat night. It is insured for £300 in the South British office. New Plymouth November 12. Boring operations for petroleum were resumed to day at Moturoa.