LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 866, 10 July 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] Christchurch, July 10. A woman wus sent to gaol, with 12 mouths’ hard labour for using obscene language. A meeting of tradesmen has been held to consider the question of fostering colonial industries by imposing extra duty on imported manfactures. An effort will be made to bring the matter under the consideration of Parliament. Dunedin July 10. Andrew Murray, manager at Kirkpatrick Glendining, and Go's has been charge with committing a rape on his own daugther, 12 yeais of age. I'he prisoner is a widower. Prosecutrix swore positively to the commission of the olience by the prisoner, who attempted to assault her companion. Capt. Baldwin will not contest the seat for the City.

[new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, July 9. Brother C. J. Foxward has received a commission from H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, as Grand Master of England, appointing him successor to the late Donald M'Lean, as District Grand Master of Wellington Masonic District. Morton Quinn, late District Secretary to to the Foresters, has been arrested and remanded on a charge of embezzling the funds of the Order. Christchurch, July 8. At the Supreme Court, 0. Greenwood was acqnited of the charge of embezzlement. The charge of arson against the Ash wins, mother and son son was then taken. They were accused of burning down a mill at Decanter Bay. One of the witnesses swore he got up at night and saw the prisoners in the act of setting the place on fire. It had been on fire the previous afternoon. Later. The Ashwins were acqnited by the jury without hesitation. The judge summed up greatly in their favour. Timaru, July 8. A man named W. C. Graham was charged at the Waimate Police Court yesterday wath violently assaulting Thomas Martin, by striking him on the head with an axe. The wounded man is in a dangerous state, several pieces of bone having bad to be extracted from his skull. The accused was remanded. Mr Turnbull, M.H.R., left for the north to-day by express train, with many southern members. Mr Wakefield will probably leave to-morrow. Dunedin, July 7. Captain Baldwin and Mr Reeves are mentioned as likely candidates for the City. In the Supreme Court to-day the following persons were sentenced : Jane Tremble, for stealing a sewing machine, 15 mouths’ bard labor; Etfia White, stealing clothes, six months’ do ; James White, larceny as a bail ‘e, 18 months’ do.

July 8. At the Supreme Court, to-day, John Cooney and Robert Fuller, convicted of robbery, were sentenced, the former to two years’, the latter to three months’ hard labor. James Hartley, charged with robbery from thA person, -was acquitted. Ah Sing, uttering counteract coin, not'guilty. Julius Eastwood, man of color, and Timarij volunteer, charged with riot, was found guilty. He bad already been iu gaol three montbs ( and was sentenced to 24 hours’ imprisonment, and bound over in the sum of £SO to keep the peace for six months. Oamaku, July 8, The R.M. Court to-day. gave Judgment in the case of Russel v. Wilson & Co., in which plaintiff sought to recover £lB, being at the rate of 10s in, the £, on the amount of his account against Eddington, Bust & Co., whose estate defendants at fust agreed to take over, and afterwards, owing to alleged deceit on the part of the debtors, refused, Judgment was given for plaintiff, iu order that the case might go to a higher court of appeal. The trains are again running through from Christchurch to Dufiedin. ! ’

Auckland,. July 7. ' Orders have been received from Wellington tc prepare a -site for the new railway workshop at Newmarket. ■