TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7927, 7 October 1904, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Association),

WESTPOB.T, This day.

At the Magistrate's Court an application by "William Matthie for a renewal of his old age pension was refused on the ground that the applicant hadinot led a soberand respectable life. M^atthie was previously convicted of drunkenness.

' . " . DUNEEIIN, This day. A meeting .'of- unemployed, about, 300 being present, was held to-day and complained about the delay in local works. A committee .was. appointed to wait upon Sir J. GJ.Wai'din the'afteriibbn."' ' v

TAIHAPE, This day.

Timothy' O'Connor was charged at the Police Court , to-day with knocking Samuel Tysacli over a bank at Tur^ngerere, on Sept 12th, since when ike latter has been in the- Wangantii- hospital with broken ribs. . The Bench; however, decided that there was not enough evidence to convict, arid dismissed the case." . .■•-.- ~: .. , -■. ■. ■,' .

--- ■• \: AUCEMND.'TinVI)^.^ : At the Police' Co"urt." extraordinary, evidence was giveninan application by Mary.Seagar to have Mary. Pennaligen bound, over to keep the peace. Plaintiff is the wife of a well known manufacturer, and defendant is her sister-in-law. The defendant thought she had a grievance owinu; to her husband having been dismissed from employment by Seagar. The evidence given" was that at. the buiial of Mrs Seagar's child on Saturday last defendant followed the cafSri out of Seagar's house and called Mr Seagar n. cur. Subsequently she opened the door of every cab, saying she " would see uncle Charlie." She then returned to Mrs Seagar and called her a spy. The-case is proceed-

'By Telegraph—Special to Standard.] ■■•'' EKETAHUNA, This 'day.

Mr F. Draper, who has been agent at Pahiatua for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company for some years past, has been transferred to, Mas-: terton.. .He is being succeeded by Mr Kenneth McLennan, of Wopdville.