NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 28 November 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(pee press association.)

Supreme Court Sittings. Dunbdin, This Day. At the Supreme Court, James Wood for indecent assault was sentenced to three years and one flogging of 20 strokes, the Judge remarking that the case was of a bad kind.

Wm. Watty aged 28, who pleaded guilty to stealing .£347 from E. Paterson was sentenced to two years.

Charge of Manslaughter. Auckland, November 27.

The trial of Dr Williams, on a charge of manslaughter, is concluded. The prisoner called evidence to show that the woman he was alleged to have operated upon did not come to his surgery on the day stated. The jury after two hours’ retirement, returned a verdict of not guilty.

“ A Ring ” in Flour. Wellington, Nov 27.

It transpires an arrangement has been made between the Master Bakers’ Association and flour millers, that a Millers “ combine ” shall refuse to deal wiih all bakers who are in the habit of undercutting the rules agreed upon by the Master Bakers’ Association, by refusing them supplies. The bakers in their turn are shunning all outside mills. The arrangement applies not only to Wellington but to the whole of the colony. The bakers claim the question is forced upon them by the demands of workmen, and the undercutting of rivals.

Bonus on Shale Oil. Dunedin, Nov 27,

W. P. Watson, general manager of the N. Z. Coal Oil Company has received from the Government, a bonus of £SOOO. for the first hundred thousand gallons of oil purchased from shale oil. It was the result of operations at Orepuki.

Returned Troopers. Wellington, This Day. Lieutenant Fulter, of Auckland, and Lieut. Stewart, of Napier, have returned from South Africa by the Rimutaka. Wesleyan Synod. The Wesleyan District Synod passed a resolution urging the members of the church to discountenance gambling and that the Government be asked to introduce a Bill making the totalisator illegal. Anothsr resolution urged that the Conference take the statement as to demoralisation of Taranaki natives through drink into consideration. Earthquakes at Cheviot. Cheviot advices state that a slight shock was felt at 2 49 yesterday afternoon and a few tremors during last night. Killed by a kick. Mastketon, This Day. William Millar, an old settler was killed by a kick in the chest from a draught horse.