TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1676, 5 April 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION) I ..... ' Donedin, Saturday. ■ > Sir W. Fox and Mr; T. W. Glover! commenced their crusade m -favor of 1 prc4|ibition this evening, when there |j y,a«a good meeting. v . | ■ ',' Poc the next criminal sittings, of; the. Supreme (jourt six persons await trial, charged a* follows :-HShooting, with iotent, violent assault, unlawfully pawning (five*. indictments), sheep stealing! (two indictments^, larceny and indecent! assault. . : „, ; ;..■,...-, ? --i a. . . y- v V . Mr John Barlow, agent of the Bank jpl New Zealand, died at Queonstown '.yM-, terday morning. He lost his wife only at the end of last week.; Ckristchurch, Saturday, j . James Haratin, who was brought to; the Hospital m au unconscious state oh, March 18, suffering from a fall from; his horse, died to-night. ; „ Dr Stewart, who proceeded against' the proprietors of the Wellington Evening Pr«s« for libel, m connection with an operation at the phristcharch, Hospi tal, is understood to be commencing an action against Or ftedwill,on the alleged ground that ho. made certain statements to Mr Wakefield of similar purport to those contained m the article which was the subject of the recent action. The criminal sittings will open on Monday. The calendar contains 17 charges against 1C prisoners. Besides the Howard conspiracy cases, there is a case of manslaughter and one of un-; natural offence. Auckland, Saturday., : A nuraher ot oystermen have been! fined for breaches of the Fisheries Act m taking oysters m clese season. ;