TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1113, 3 August 1882, Page 2

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

[united press association.] CHRISTCHURCH. The annual meeting of the Union Steam Shipping Company was held to-day. The Directors report and balance sheet for the past year including recommendation of a dividend of 10 per cent, were unanimously adopted. The Chairman of Directors in the course of his address referred to the question of steam service with England, and said if the Government decided to subsidise such a service, the Company would use its best endeavors to secure it, The retiring Directors were reelected.

Another meeting of the Stanmore electorate was held last evening, at which a resolution was passed that Mr Pilliet was unfit to hold his seat in any representative Assembly of British people and calling on him to resign. In attempting to tow the Huon Belle over the bar at Kaiapoi, the Tongaviro sustained some damage through collision. It appears the steamer could not draw the vessel over the bar and consequently turned and gave the Huon Belle room to get back into the stream of the river. It was nt this juncture the collision occurred, as, owing to the schooner having her canvas spread, and the wind being in her favor, the steamer could not get clear, as her steam was rather low. The stern of the steamer was damaged, also her sponson beam and paddle-box.

DUNEDIN. E. Bastard, for many years connected with Messrs Sargoods, died suddenly yesterday, Owing to the delay in holding the session all prisoners convicted have their sentence dated from the 3rd July. Thence the early discharge of certain prisoners. WELLINGTON. The prospectus of the Now Zealand Electric Light Company, Limited, has been circulated. It is to be floated on 10,000 shares of £lO each, The comSis formed for the purpose of ing the principal cities in New Zealand by means of electricity, and also using it as a locomotive power. An influential provisional directory is appointed, in addition to whom local directorates, consisting of three shareholders in each locality, will be appointed in Dunedin, Christchurch and Auckland, to take the management of works in their respective cities, and by this means do away with the expense of having a full list of directors in those places. Nearly 6000 shares are already subscribed.

In the Supreme Court yesterday the case of Hurrey v. The Bank of Jiew South Wales was tried before a Special Jury. Plaintiff is a saw and flour miller at Gisborne, and claims to recover a sum of £BOOO for trespass and wrongful conversion of machinery, plant, &c. Messrs. Edwards, Brassey, and Fitz Gerald, appeared for plaintiff, and Messrs. Holmes and Cowlishaw for defendant. From plaintiff’s statement it appears that he had been carrying on business in partnership with Mr King at Gisborne, under the style of King and Co. In the year 1880 it was arranged that King should retire from the business and plaintiff carry it on. This was at tho request of the local bank manager. The manager agreed to release a nill of sale which the bank men held an the machinery, &c., on condition of King executing a mortgage over two ships called the * ! Opotiki” and “ Advance.” This was dons, but some short time afterwards the bank seized i the whole of the machinery, Ac. The examination of the first witness is not ' yet concluded. It is expected the case will continue until Friday.

The case Hurrey v, Bank of New South Wales is still going on. Witnesses examined so far are —Hurrey, plaintiff, C. E. Major, Solicitor's clerk, W. J. Quigley, accountant, and King, formerly Hurrey’s partner. There are about a dozen witnesses yet to be examined. TIMARU. J. M. Shepherd arrived from Auck. land yesterday, lie was brought up at the Resident Magistrate's Court charged with forging and uttering a promissory note for £250. At the request of the police accused was remanded till 10th inst.

AUCKLAND. At a meeting of the Auckland Pres- j bytery it was decided, in reference to i tho New Plymouth squabble, to sever ;

the Pastoral See between Rev. Mr Breach and the congregation. Mr Breach appealed, but his appeal has been declared incompetent, and steps are to be taken to declare the charge vacant. It was resolved that as there might be some difficulty in his obtaining another church, the trustees of the New Plymouth church should be asked to assist. The Rev. McLeod has been appointed to preach in the charge vacant. It has been also decided to decline a request made by New Plymouth congregation asking the Presbytery to confirm the election of new trustees.

On the 15th inst., several Natives got drunk near Whangarei, and grievously assaulted and robbed Wm. Russell and J. Baily. The culprits were surrendered at the close of the Native meeting and taken before the R.M.’s Court, Whangarei, and sentenced as follows : —Apeta to 4 months’ iinprionment; Heta, 2 months ; Tarawha, 1 month.

As many applications are being made, the Sheriff determined that no one shall be permitted to take a plaster caste of Winiata’s head and face after death. GREYMOUTH. A drowning case is supposed to have occurred at New Plymouth yesterday afternoon. G-eorge Bidgood, an old settler and well known drover, left Paeroa with 22 head of cattle, and has not been seen since. One bullock was found drowned, but the remainder were found grazing quietly by. Deceased’s dog and horse were also found along with them. Marks on the opposite bank of the stream showed that a horse had been struggling up it. The beach has boon searched between Teremakau and Grey River but there is no sign yet of the body. The river is considered the most dangerous one on the Coast. Deceased leaves a wife and large family.