TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 8, 17 November 1887, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND, Nov io.— The inquest, cm Kenholt resulted in a verd ct of suicide while temporarily insane. One of the witnesses, who was the first to discover the deceased, said lie went otf for medical aid, without attempting to save the man’s life, Tho coroner said the hremorrhage might have been stopped nstantly by a pros-ime of the finger, and blamed witness for losing his presence ol mind, The affiliation ease against George Pooler, was dismissed at the Ponce Court to-lay, and the R. M., Mr Baddeley; instructed the police that Fllcn Frances Brown be prosecuted for perjtay. Welling ; on, Nov 11, —John Bennett has been commitied for trial on a charge of stabbing a ship mate on the Cingalese yestciday. An* inquest was held to-day on the body of a child seven months old. who died uom .-kin disease, Ur Collins thought death resulted from neglect in the parents not keening iho child properly clean. A vcruict ol death from natur! causes was returned, but a rider added censuring the parents for neg.ect, Wellington, Nov 3 6, — A man named James Kiik was found struggling in the water last night, but rescue.! iu time. He lad not long a: rived from Melbourne, and 1 eing unable to obtain employment grew very despondent, and threat cue i lo make away with himself. He. was brought up at Tie court this morning, but nothing fresh was elicited, except that he had red crated Ins intent on cf committing >uie;de after being taken out of the water. lie was remanded. In the Appo d t ourt. the Wanganui c-sc, Abba v the Commissioner of Main ns. wa-; r-gui-d. T: c appellant claimed that the (■: i p duty on a memorandum el Gander H should be asso-s.d on the value ■ i i;..- mud, less oneunn-ranee, an l nut on i vame of the land, as cfiutaca by the Com-h.r-s.eiu'.g The appeal wa a.low, d. Mr G. F. Row hat. a solicitor practising ia Uugo. has b en suspended for two yea is u>r irregular prac.ices. iIAWEin. Nov I*,.—A vxd;--: wa-retum d at the inquest on the I ody of C. Quinn of suicioe, whuo ia a state of le.upurai’ ly in« I stuffily. Tuc jury did not retire, f