WELLINGTON NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 874, 25 April 1903, Page 3

WELLINGTON NEWS

ALLEGED FRAUD. Per Press Associate m. 'WELLINGTON, last night. V/ilHarn Knnciinau was to-day committed for trial on a charge, of forgery of the names of Major Burton Phillips, an obiter of the British in my, who was recently in the col'biy, and Captain Alexander, private

.‘cretary to Lord Kaiifuriy, to a pronote tor L2b(i, which was ■negotiated with the Northern Estate Agency Company at Auckland m Oc.l ober last. PETREL IN .STORMS.

Robert Wright ami Walter Carmen were 10-day lined 2Us, witn f.ls costs, for publishing a newspaper without publishing an affidavit under the Printers and Publishers Act. 'The paper in Question was the Pel re I, which is issued there at election tunes, i and against which a big libel action is now pending. ROLLE.STON MEMORIAL. AI an invitation meeting held this ai-ernoon to consider the movement inauguraled in Christchurch for the erection of statue in that city to perpetuate the memory of Lie late 1 lon. William Rolleston, Sir William Russell and Messrs .John Dulhie and John Hutcheson were amongst those present, and bore testimony to the worth of the deceased gentleman, ft was decided to form a committee to co-operate with Southern friends of deceased. Some more definite information than is contained in the circular of the central connnilccc, sent through the colony, is anticipated shortly. The committee will then commence active work. COMPENSATION COURT.

'The Compensation Court Lo-day awarded G7(>2 to a claimant who sought to recover ,£11)011 from the City Council for land taken for street widening in Kevans street, The Council had offered Loot).