TELEGRAMS TO THE “MAIL.”

Patea Mail, 17 May 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAMS TO THE “MAIL.”

(per united press association.)

HALSE AND ROY’S CREDITORS.

Now Plyjiioutli.—A meeting' of Messi-s Halse and Roy’s creditors took place on Monday. A-report was, brought up by the committee appointed, which showed —in Mr Halse’s estate ; .liabilities £BB6B, assets £5131 ; in Halse and Roy’s estate : liabilities ~£12004, assets-£2297, and a dividend in the estate of. Sir. Halse upon a sura of £10,673, being the excess of, that gentleman’s withdrawals over payment. This large sum, tognther with £2OOO received from Sirs Halse on a mortgage on her property, has been absorbed by Sir Halse.during.the three years he had been in partnership with Sir Roy. - After, considerable discussion, the meeting adjourned fpr a fortnight, for the purpose of allowing Sir Roy to make an .offer of coipposition to the creditors in the separate estates. j Perjury. Wsetport.—James Johnston charged with perjury before District Judge Broad and a jury, was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. Locomotive Rpset. ; Westport.—Ani example of the danger of unfehced railway liries occurred at 5 40 last evening, when the last train; was coming into Westport Station the .engine: struck a cow lying across the line. Locomotive was capsized,' and; two trucks loaded with coal followed,, the lot going; down an embankment. The fireman escaped comparatively unhurt, but ,the driver was pinned to the ground, his; arm being caught by the. side of ;the engine; cab, but he was,extricated ,after, a .quarteri of an hour’s work. He but slightly; hurt. The line is torn up, and the per-i manent way injured.. The, escape of , the' men is most miraculous. .. The, passsenger carriages were at the rear]of the train and kept,on the line. The men on the engine; did not sec the animal causing . the ac- : cident until close up to it.