TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 397, 13 June 1908, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

Dunedin, June ix. The body of Thomas Brown, a retired gentleman, aged about 60, was found hanging in the bush at Caversham. Deceased had been suffering from melancholia, and it is supposed that he committed suicide. Gisborne, June 11. At an inquest concerning the death of Andrew Walwick, engineer of the trawler Endon, whose body was found in the river, a verdict of found drowned was returned, there being no evidence to show how deceased had got into the water. Deceased and the master of the trawler had retired on board the vessel on Saturday night, and on Sunday the master found his engineer missing. Wanganui, June 11.

Navvies employed on the tramway construction work, which was only commenced on Monday, struck this morning for an increase of from 8s to 9s per day, but the hands employed on other parts of the contract remained on the job. Many others awaiting employment refused to accept less than 9s. [The Wellington Trades and Eabour Council discussed on Thursday night the strike of la-, houters on the Wanganui tramway construction works. A resolution was passed, approving o( the men’s demand for 9s a day, and advising workers not to go to Wanganui until this wage was conceded.] Napier, June 11. Cases in which Mr H. B. Eusk, barrister, sued Mr Ewen Macdonnel, inspector of police, for and damages for alleged slander and libel, have been settled, defendant publicly apologising. Napier, June 11. Mr D. Anderson, whose relatives reside at Crawford Terrace, Wellington, fell a distance of 30ft' into the hold of the stonier Kini. lying at the breakwater this morning. He was removed to the Hospital, whei'; lie was found to be suffering from concussion ol the brain. His condition is extremely critical. Wanganui, June 11. Owing to difficulties with some of the small building contractors in connection with timber lor backblock schools, the Rangitikei Sawmillprs’ Association, which practically controls the timber supplies of this coast, recently decided that all timber for Education Board contracts must be paid for by the Board in advance. In consequence, the Board will in all probability consider ways and means of undertaking its own building operations for country schools instead of letting them by contract. Gisborne, June 11. A thief cooly entered the Povert y Bay Club last evening and went into the bar and helped'himself to the contents of the till. Fie was observed by the steward, who with several others, pursued him. He threw a handful of coins in the faces of his pursuers, and jumped a hedge and got away. Several overcoats were taken, and it is presumed the thief had accomplices who got these away. Christchurch, June xo.

William Bell, the prisoner who ran away from Lyttelton Gaol on Sunday last, but was recaptured after a short run, was brought up before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Room at the Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court this morning, and charged with having attempted to escape from legal custody. On the usual question being put to him as to whether he would be tried in the Magistrate’s Court, he replied that he wished to be tried by a jury. Mr Bishop asked the gaoler (Mr Cleary) if there had been anything in the man’s conduct recently to lead him to think Bell was insane. Mr Clary replied that the man’s conduct had been somewhat peculiar. He had been sentenced to three mouths’ imprisonment on two charges, the sentences to be cumulative. Mr Bishop oidered the accused to be remanded sine die in order to have him further examined as to his mental condition.

The place on the roof of the Lyttelton Gaol where the prisoner Bell recently climbed over h as been protected by intei lacing the railings with barbed wire, so as to prevent any future attempt of the kind. Auckland, June xo. At the inquest on May Collins, the jury returned a verdict that death was due to septic peritonitis, caused by an illegal operation.