NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 20 May 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[Pee Pbess Association.]

Midland Railway Commission. Wellington, Mey 18.

At the Midland Railway Commission to-day Mr Bell, counsel for the Crown stated that his address to the Commission will be in writing after having been submitted to the Government.

Ante-Sessional Address. Wellington, May \B. Mr Atkinson, one of the City members, addressed his constituents last night. His speech was principally devoted to a criticism of the methods under which work was done in Parliament.

Federation Commission. Wellington, May 18.

Members of the Federation Commission have been engaged all the week in discussing their report. Although the draft is now practically completed it will be a week or two before the report can be presented to the Governor, owing to the nonreceipt of certain important statistical returns bearing on Federal finance, which are expected from Australia. Break down of a Steamer. Auckland, This Day.

On her trip up from New Plymouth to Onehunga the Rotoiti broke her shaft in the fan engine and caused a delay of six hours. Permanent repairs were effected yesterday, Booth Arrived

Commandant Booth has arrived. Peculiar incident at an Inquest.

At an inquest at the Asylum oa Caroline Lidpard, who was severely bruised in several ineffectual attempts to suicide, the jury returned a verdict of a natural death.

During the inquest a peculiar incident happened. The jury called attention to the fact that on the table on which they were sitting was written " Call me, Godsell, to give evidence on Caroline Lidyard." Dr Beattie said he had a patient named Godsell, and on Mrs Godsell being brought before the Court, she said she wrote the words on the table, and proceeded to make a number of wild charges agamst the institution. The Coroner assured her he would report the matter to the Minister of Justice and official visitor in order that they, if thought fit, might investigate. A Drunkard's Bill. The Government has adopted the remoddelled Drunkards Bill introduced in the House of Lords by the Bishop of Winchester one of tho Governments amendments grants, the husband separation from his wife who has been proved to be a habitual drunkard.