Telegraphic News.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8189, 15 May 1906, Page 6

Telegraphic News.

Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, May 14. The Outlook reports that a South Canterbury farmer has promised £500 towards a Presbyterian residential college erection fund. Six other donors are required before the £'500 promised by Mr Bullen can bo claimed. The adjourned case in which the Collector of Customs prosecuted Ernest James Fenn, of Steuarfc and Fenn, electrical engineers, in respect to a declaration made as to dutiable goods, was continued to-day. The firm bad ordered an electrical plant from the Brush Company, and when the invoice and goods arrived the usual declaration was made as to the value, tha figures of the invoice being accepted as correct. Brush and Co. had since sent a declaration that the dutiable goods, instead of being of tho value of £60, have been valued at £100, a mistake having been made by their clerk. The goodd were in the meantime detained and confiscated. His Worship reserved his decision. On an information under section 243, ] a summons charging Fenn with being j knowingly concerned in a fraudulent evasion, was dismissed, on evidence being called upon it. WELLINGTON, May 14. Thomas Goodger was to-day found guilty, at the second trial, of manslaughter of John Prestidge by wounding him in the arm with a knife during the affray in Adelaide lioad. Accused was remanded for sentence. WESTPOI.IT, May 14. An important discovery of coal on the Westpbrt-Stockton Coal Mining Co.'s property at Ngakawau is reported. ; The find practically proves that the | extension of a lower scam similar 10 the | Coalbrookdale is underlying about 1000 | acres of the property and an upper I seam of hard bright coal of fxcel--1 lent quality and about six feet in j thickness is underlying an area of about 500 acres. Tho lower seam is from 16 foot to 30 feet in thickness, and is stated to be equal to the very best quality of coal produced from the Bullor coalfields'. In addition to the above on the Western Boundary 800 acres contains a visible extension of the Granity Creek Seam, with about million tons of coal, bringing the aggregate up to 36$ million tons, or equal to an output of a quarter of a million tons per year for a century. The discovery has been verified by Mr Broome, tho Company's engineer.