TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 131, 2 May 1884, Page 2

TE LEGRAMS.

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AncKLAND, April 30. Five stacks of oaten buy, on the farm of Mr F. W. Waters, Papatoitoi, valued j£GOO, were destroyed by lire. The property is uninsured. Incendiarism is susjseuted. The first, annual meeting o£ the Society for Mie Preveution of Cruelty to Animals was held m the Theatre Royal this afternoon, the Governor presiding. There was a good attendance, and the report showed that there were 191 members, and, further, that cruelty to animals m the district had greatly diminished. Blenheim, April 30. At the Supreme Court sitting to day, William Stewart for horse-stealing and house-breaking, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisoment on. each charge, concurrently. A decree absolute was j granted m tho divorce suit John McKay against Harriot McKay. An appeal from the Resident Magistrate m a Blenheim Corporation by-law case was argued, and judgement reserved. This concluded the session. Judge Richmond leaves for Nelson to-morrow. Invercargill, April 30. At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, William Stud was fined £2 and Stephen Joss and John McCaliff LI each for disturbing the Salvation Army at a mee'iug, and afterwards following some of the members m a riotous manner through the street. In passing sentence, the Resident Magistrate said the Army had as good a right as any other body to have order maintained. It was a serious thing to disturb a congregation assembled for worship. It is supposed that an attempt has been made to fire the premises of Messrs Price and Bulleid, drapers, Toy-street, by the insertion of" paper between the half-shutters and the front of the building and setting fire to it. No damage, save the scorching of a door, was experienced. The firm offer LlO reward for the conviction of the incendiary. M r Jone's hotel and stables at Pahia Flat,Orepuki, are reported to have been burned down on Monday evening. The buildings, which were quite new, together with the furniture were insured. Dunedin, April 30. A man, Edgar King, has been drowned through falling off the railway bridge over the river Taieri, Otakia. Ir appears that he was walking alongthe line, having missed the train, and fell from the bridge, which is not one for traffic. He had intended sailing for Auckland last eveniug, m the luig Camille, with his family. The brig was detained till this morning, when his wife and seven children took their departure, as he did not turn up. They will arrive m Auckland penniless. In a recent case at Waikari, m which the local publican was charged with supplying beer on Sunday, the barman, named Wilsou, swore that the shilling tendered as payment for beer was never lifted, but was still lying on the bar floor, having laid there untouched for six weeks. The Resident Magistrate (Mr Wood) gave the witness to understand, m plain terms, that he did not credit the statement, aud fined the publican £'6 and costs. . At the Lund Board to day the license of three deferred- payment holders m the Tapuni district, who had not complied with the personal resident pro-visions,-had their licenses forfeited, and m several other cases a warning was given that residence should be more continuos. Christchttrcii, April 30. The honorary secretary of the Canterbury Chess Club has received a proposal from Wellington that the match between the two .clubs will take place on the evenings of May 9, 10, 16, and 17. A meeting of the Canterbury Clnb has been called to consider the proposal. The BteaiuiT Wakatipu, which should have sailed for the South to-day, was detained, pending the examination of .some of her officers ami crew m the case Fucbs v. Union Steamship Company, m which the plaintiff seeks to recover £1000 for the loss of hi* wife's foot. Mrs Puchs' foot was crushed by hy the gangway moving when the ex- J | cursionists were landing on their return from a trip to Akaroa about this time last year. The present is a new trial on the ground of additional evidence. The former tiial resulted m a verdict for the defendants. The funeral of the late Mr H. J. Tancred took place at the Episcopalian Cemetery, to-day, and was largely attended. The Primate lvad the service, and among those present were representatives of the College Governors, the Diocesan Syn6d, and the City Council, besides several of the principal residents of the province. The Government offices were closed and flags were hoisted half-mast high m several parts of the city. Mr John Holmes addressed the electors of Chiistchurch South to-night. Mr Holmes opposed the Government proposals, and advocated a cessation of borrowing, and also the reducing of the Armed Constabulary to 100 men. He objected to the abolition of the Native Minister's Department, and to the department reducing the expenditure of the administration of Justice and of reductions of the honorarium to M.'sH.R. Oama.ru, April 30. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, Ernest Day was committed for trial for attempted rape on a. girl of 17 years of age.