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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 132, 11 May 1883, Page 2

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' (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, May 10. The Chinese gamblers — George Wong aud Mung Wong — pleaded guilty re^erday, by counsel, ab the Police 3ourt, to playing fan-taa, and were iaed £1 each. The other charges were lot pressed. The Governor visited Hamilton, and ya 1 * received by the Mayor and Council, j?ho presented an addrtss. In reply, 16 said the projected frozen meat enterprise opened up a splendid future for the Waikato settlers. He visited Paterangi and other Waikato battleGelds. The Mataura ships a quantity of frozen mulled for the London market. Nelson, May 10. At Stoke yesterday, the funeral of Mr R. Ching, who arrived m Nelson m the expedition ship Wild Watch m November, 1841, took place to-day. Fully 150 settlers followed the remains of the deceased, who was m his 72nd year, and who leaves a widow and 17 (f) children, besides grandchildren, tie was greatly resp< cted . Wbstport, May 10. At the "Resident Magistrates' Court yesterday, the information for criminal libel brought by Charles Wright, proprietor of the Bailer News Against John Tjrrell, proprietor of the Even iv? Star, was heard, and the defendant was committed for trial at the sitting* of the Supreme Court, m Nelson, m June next. The matter about whicli thb action was taken was the publication m the Star of April 21st of an •' open column" lettei regarding the conduct of Wright m the capacity of Borough valuer. Greymouth, May 10. The W«st Coaph Railway Commissior arrived at Tteefton last evening. Thej will probably go next to Westport The Greymouth Railway League hav< sent a communication to the Commission asking they may return so as tc view the class of country on the Reef-ton-road, and receive statistical inform a tion which was not prepared when th< Commission was here before. Ashburton, May 10. At an inquest on the body of Samue Chessatl, killed on the raii way, thejurj returned a verdict of Accidental Death appending; a rider, " That there evidimce ot want of proper supervisor over the material and workmanship used m the New Zealand locomotives as shown by the couplings on Engine J 24." Evidence was give that the draw bar snapped, and that the coupling! were quite inadequate to bear the strain after the bar broke. Timaru, May 10. A man named William Burroughs was found drowned m a water hole neai the Washdyke yesterday. It is supposed he had missed his way m trying to take a short cut across the paddock, | Dunedict, May 10. At lhe_ meeting of .creditors, m the estate of Staveley, Austin, and Co., held on Tuesday afternoon, the following was the resolution adopted : — "That ibe estate be carried on m liquidation, I and that Messrs Perier and Deniston ibe the liquidators ; that when the estate ! has realised 15s m the £ net without interest, any balance is to be left to the , debtors, it bein^understood that should the firm within two months be enabled to offer a composition of 15s guaranteed this arrangement shall take the place of ( the arrangement above mentioned." It is understood that the greater part of the liability to the Bank of New Zealand is secured. The Otago University's revenue for the year was £9222, of which £6620 1 was derived from endownments. Judge Williams yesterday ruled that there was no reason, under the legislation of last session, why a married woman, after obtainiug a protection order, could not commence an action to obtain probate of a will m which she is named executrix. The public Trustee had pleaded that she could not do so. A movement is on foot for the purpose of erecting a suitable monunmnt to the late Mr Ireland, M.H.R. for Waikaia. Mr James McFie, for many years town missionary m Dunedin, and esteemed for his Christian character and benevolent disposition, died to-day. i At the Land Board yesterday several applications were read and adjourned for a week from persons who purchased lat the recent deferred payment pastoral sale." The brothers Phillips, Wm. Youna 1 , iJas. Peasall, and W. Free, all of Tasmania, wrote asking for a resconsideration of the decision by the Board only to grant licenses to those persons on application personally or by agent. They also forwarded notice of their intention to appeal to the Supreme Court. Mr M. O. Young, the father of the Youngs, also wrote on the sons' behalf, stating that there was no ar--1 rangement with Mr Gallebrand or any other person by them. The communications were all minuted as " received.'' The judgment of the Court m the Monarch case is that the mishap was not caused by default of any person, but by the dangers and accidents of the sea. It appears that due care had been taken. The accident occurred through the unexpected setting m of heavy rollers.