TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1126, 18 August 1882, Page 2

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

[united press association.] ~THAMES. In the charge against Sergeant O'Grady for an alleged attempt of rape on Harriet Eyre, one year ago, upon which proceedings were instituted by the police, the evidence of the husband and wife completely contradicted their signed statements to the police, and the Magistrate said Sergeant O'Grady was discharged without the slightest imputation on his character, WELLINGTON. The rainfall this month has been very heavy, registering 6.71 inches for the 17 days, Last year for tho whole month it was 6. <6B inches, and the average for August for the previous 17 years was 5.326 inches, DUNEDIN. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Hardware Company was held yesterday, the report showed that the gross profits for the past year had been £11,280, from which had to be deducted for expenses, interest, bad debts, and sums written oft', £6,105; leaving a balance of £3,308, Of this it was proposed to pay a dividend of 10 per cent., absorbing £3,049, and to carry £259 forward, The report was adopted, CHRISTCHURCH. It Is now suspected that Thompson, the absconding lawyer, never went by the mail steamer at all, but that he left on Monday by the barque Lutterworth bound for San Francisco.

A meeting re the Electric Light Company was held yesterday,. The Committee appointed at last meeting reported that it was premature to form a Company, and another small Committee has been appointed to confer with Sir Julius Vogel when he arrives. A man named Walsh was fined £5 and costs at the Rakaia Police Court, for working horses while suffering from sores. He was fined £7 more for threatening to shoot and otherwise obstructing the constable who went to the farm to enquire into the matter, and the Magistrate told him he was let off exceedingly easy. NAPIER. At a meeting of the Racing Club last night, a proposal was made to wind-up the Club, but it was decided to keep it in existence though probably no race meeting will be held this year. Officers were appointed with power to arrange for the Autumn Meeting if a course could be obtained. The operations of the Club for the year showed the loss of assets small. This was ascribed to the want of a permanent course. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club will hold a Boxing Day meeting. The weather cleared up after several days of intermittent rain and cold winds. The loss of lambs will be considerable on most of the coast runs. Lambing was over before the rain came ; feed is plentiful, but watery. No floods are reported, the mouths of the rivers having kept open and the sea calm.

AUCKLAND. A sailing boat capsized off Waiwera, containing Mr Dunning. The steamer Rose Casey rescued him in about ten minutes ; he had sunk once.

Dr Philson, the Superintendent of the Auckland Asylum, is suffering from blood poisoning contracted in lancing an abscess in a ease of erysypelis. Captain Burry delivered his last lecture lust night at the Opera House, to the best audience he has yet had present. Having been an eye-witness of Winiata’s execution he referred to the controversy about it, and said the Press hail made far too much of the affair. Still there were movements of the body eight minutes after the dop had fallen, and gurgling sounds heard after Winiata fell. The hangman was not an adept and the rope was hot fit to hang a cat, It was strong enough but unsuitable. The new thimble arrangement used was a failure, and an old identity knot could not be beaten, He said that in executions in Sydney in old times he has seen indications of life 20 minutes after the drop, and the executioner tugging on to the heels of the victim, So he was not surprised at Winiata gurgling a little through the thimble getting under hia chin. He could not swear that the executioner tugged at the heels of Winiata, as the enclosure was boarded up, but after the executioner entered the enclosure the swaying of the rope ceased.

TIMARU. At a meeting of subscribers and others in connection with the Timaru Wreck Fund the total amount subscribed to date as shown by the balance-sheet, is £2104, amounts over £5O being as follows From Timaru, £9O ; Oamaru, £116; Christchurch, £246; Wellington, £181; Dunedin, £346; Nelson, £63 ; anti Napier, 53. The expenditure up to the present time has been for the relief of the widows and orphans, and assisting distressed sailors, £583. Archdeacon Harper, and Messrs. Wakefield. Granger, and .luster were elected permanent trustees, and it was resolved to put £l5O on one side for a monument, and to invest the balance in aid of the sufferers.

An inquiry into the fire at Lyol’s watchmaker shop last Saturday, was commenced yesterday morning. It was conducted by the Inspector Police, and was subsequently adjourned till Wednesday next. WELLINGTON. At aiimctlugof the City Comicil last night ti tetter was n-ud from Hr. liillutq Hospital

surgeon demanding inmedately a full enquiry into charges alleged to have been made against him at a neeting of the Hospital Committee on Wednesday. The nature of these charges has aot yet transpired, but a speech made in the Council indicate that they affect the management of staff, and not that of patients. Dr. Gillion also states that the nurses complain of being overworked and under-paid. The Council ackrowledge the necessity for sift ing the matter, and a Committee of the whole Council will hold an enquiry on Monday next. BLENHEIM. A sudden death occurred last night when a woman named Hockey, engaged as monthly nurse to Mrs Brayshaw fell down dead. She had been ailing all day but there was nothing to suppose that her end was so near.