TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 9, 9 December 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

(united press association.) Blenheim, Dec. 8. Charles Ball was committed for trial to-day at the Supreme Court on a charge of attempting to commit an unnatural offence. Bail was granted, but was not forthcoming. Chkistchurch, Bee. 8. John G- Watldn, who has hitherto held a most respectable position' as a builder here, was to-day committee ■ for trial on a charge of forging a promissory note for L 24. ... j At their meeting tornighi "the ,jCfjfsp Council decided to take? $teps to f aisefe^i loan of .£25,006 &r -SOiyea'rs 'Ws:j&t?l cent., for rebuilding * bridges, ere'ciMg; gas lamps, channelling, fire prevention, ;. and tramway to the new cemetery. jj ; "WBLLTtfGTQ*, ; DeC. &. Mr William Spinks, a very old jresident here, died rather suddenly this afternoon, at the age of 82. - : Hearn, the sculler, left for Biverton; this afternoon, where he contests the match for the championship. It is rumoured here that Mr Thomas Bracken and Mr P. Galvin. are about to start a weekly paper m Wellington something after the style of the defunct Saturday Advertiser. Mr Galvin is m possession of the necessary plant, and operations are to be commenced m about six weeks' time. . , Najpier, Deo. 8. The Coptic arrived to day. She is being loaded at the rate of three thousand carcases per day, besides other cargo. Gisboene, Dec. 8. The Supreme Court sittings opened to-day. Trjcker alias Marshall, 1 got two , years tor bigamy. Tutu, a native, got fomr years for forgery.