LATE NEW ZEALAND.
Per Press Association. Timaru, last night. At tho Supremo Court a man named Wilson, charged with violent assault with intent to rob, was found guilty of assault only, and was sentenced to twelvemonths. In a divorce case, in which the husband, petitioner, lives in Christchurch, and the respondent in Auckland, a deoroe nisi was granted on the ground of dosortton. The evidence showed that the wife left the husband within a month lI their marriage, and refused to have anything more to do with him. Feilding, last night. The Licensing Bench to-day renewed all hotel and two wholesale licenses. Auckland, last night. The weather is now fine, bright and settled looking. Mr Duncan, Minister for Lands, arrived in Auckland from the Waikato to-day. He leaves for Wellington to-morrow. The Minister visited Selwyn Estate, lately ac quired for closer settlement. It consists of 160,000 acres. It will be ready for selection in August. At a meeting at St. Peter’s Presbyterian Church it was resolved to extend a call to tho Rev. R. H. Cathewood. of Southland.
LICENSING; COMMITTEE, Per Press Association. BLENHEIM, lash night.; £&s (the annual meeting .of the Wairau Licensing Committee to-day all applications were granjted, though, there were police objections, ip the cases of one Picton I-Ijotel anil one Blenheim Hotel, anil in the latter case a severe reproof was administered as to the conduct of the business. An extension to eleven O’clock was granted to, Blenheim, aod I-liayelook as .usual.
fi NOT GUILT Yd’A’ FOREMAN'S REMARKABLE COMPARISON^ (Per Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, last night-: After g, trial of four days in the case -'of alleged shecp-stcaling against Hi, R. Wilson, Otapiri, after a retirement of twenty minutes tho jury returned a .verdict' of Not G.iuity,” Tho foreman stated that the jury Wero satisfied the acc.used was as innocent of the charge as they, themselves were. The Crown Prosecutor intimated thpt he did hot intend to proceed) on the second charge. The prosecution. Was to a largo extent tho outcome of useless boundary, fences between, thfl parties^
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1474, 7 June 1905, Page 2
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