NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 106, 28 August 1896, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

GENERAL ITEMS. Auckland, August 27. At an inquest on Frank Cork, killed by a fall from a scaffold, a verdict of accidental death was returned. Ernest Whitley, aged 14, accidentally fell down the well of a lift at Hayrnan and Co.'s while putting a case on the lift, falling 37ft. He was removed to the hospital unconscious, He is a &on of Mr Whitley, importer. Wellington. August 27. Mr J. H. Baker, Commissioner of Crown Lands, has resigned and will take tip his residence in England. With a view of testing the value of the English market for the export of tanning bark Mr Charles B. Valentine, formerly chief dairy expert to the New Zealand Government, but now of the Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company, of England, who is on a "flying visit to this colony, is arranging for the exportation of a ton of birch bark from the west coast of the South Island. The article will be brought here, then concentrated, and shipped Home. Mr Valentine expresses himself confident of a large opening for the trade. When the poll for the city at the last general election was taken there were 16,497 names on the roll, but as provided by the Act all those not voting were struck off. At present there are upwards of 15,000 on the roll, and the number is daily increasing. CffKISTCHFECH, August 27. The football, the Kotahitanga (Greytown North) native team v. Utu Ahuriri (K&iapoi) this afternoon was won by the former by 4 points (a potted goal)'to nil. The ground was very greasy and good play impossible. Harry Uru, one of the Kaiapoi team, broke a leg soon after the start of the same. Dcnedin, August 27. The criminal calendar comprises 14 cases gainst 18 prisoners, including the Pomahaka murder. At Tapantii to-day Edward Sheath, a young man, was committed for trial on a charge of perjury in connect ion with evidence he gave in two cases of alleged sly-grog selling. Sheath on that occasion denied giving, information to a constable, and denied that a statement produced was signed by him. To-day a witness gave evidence that he was with Sheath when he made the statement and saw him sign it. Mr S. Carew, S.M., gave judgment to-day in the case in which the City Corporation sought to compel the brothers Lung to full down three cot-

tages on the grounds that they wore insanitary aiul a danger to the public health. The Corporation had obtained a certificate from two medical men as to the condition of the building. The Bench said there was a wide difference in the evidence of the medical men on each side. No compensation was provided by the Act, and before an order was made, he thought it should be clearly proved that the condition of the buildings was such that there was real danger to the health of tenants and neighbors. The tenant of what appears to have been the worst of the houses had resided in it 12 years and brought up a healthy family. His Worship ordered one out-cioset to be pulled down, but dismissed the information in respect to the others.