LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1164, 2 October 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). DUNEDIN, This Day. The 1.0.G.T. Grand Lodge of Australasia meets here about November 22. Judge illiams’ charge in opening the Supreme Court, dwelt exhaustively on the Papakia murder case : no other cases on the calendar were touched on. The following sentences were passed : Edwin Marlow, late clerk in the U.S.S., embezzlement, three years ; William Patrick Sharky, aged 16, horse-stealing, six months : Isabella Younir. maliciously wounding, six months. AUCKLAND. This Day. A deputation of clergy waited on Mr Dick to urge getting a, site for a local hospital, and to prevent the Contagious Diseases Act being brought into force. The Auckland team to play against Sydney is finally selected. Webster (back); Ryan and Wood (three-quarter back) ; Whiteside, Sims and Wurbreck, (half back) ; Arnest, Carter, Clayton, Croxton, Bindon, Henderson, Biggs, Macky and O'Connor. The forward team are not so strong as the last. The “ Waikato Tillies” states that a gentleman whose name we have been reques'ed to withhold, and who has f- r some time past been aware of the presence of alhivial gold in Taupo or Tuhua country, is at present negotiating with the Coven" .ent by way of ascertaining what support ihw are willing to lend in securing any p.n lien of the new discovery. The gentleman to whom we refer has been prospecting with th ■ Natives for several months past, ami we 1 ave every reason to believe this expedition luq not been fruitless, but, instead, has been attended with great success. ; The Supreme Court Sessions opened today. Judge Gillies, in his charge to the Grand Jury, said the calendar was a light one. There were 18 prisoners, charged with 24 offences, none of an aggrrvated character. Thomas Binney pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing from the person, and was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment for each offence ; sentences to run concurrently. Edwin Stone, of Stone, Brothers, shipowners and merchants, died to-day. In reply to a deputation of clergymen re Contagious Diseases Act, the Mayor said he would not be willing tc stay its coining into operation, but he wouli. endeavor tn prevent prostitutes obtaining certificates of cleanliness.

WELLINGTON, This Day. A fatal accident occurred on Saturday to a lad named Frederick Williams, aged 14, who was proceeding to his home at Newtown by the train at 8 o’clock in the evening. When near St. Mark’s Church, in Sussex Square, he, by a jerk of tho train, was thrown off the first carriage and the wheels of the second carriage passed over him. He was convoyed to the hospital but died shortly afterbeing admitted. No blame is attached to the tram officials. An inquest will be held. The Supreme Court criminal sessions opened this morning with a light calendar. True bills were found in all cases. Farrow, for larceny, was sentenced to nine months. The case of Weneford, for injuring grape vines is proceeding. N \ PIER, This Day. Customs returns last quarter, £10,586. The increase on the corresponding quarter was £1051; beer duty in the month ot Sept, was £lB7. The Sydney Footballers landed on Saturday, and were entertained at a dinner at the Criterion Hotel by the local Football Club. The Acclimatisation Society have fixed the price of young trout at £lO per 1000 for liberation only within the Provincial District. The vital statistics for September are— Births, 37; marriages, 10; deaths, 15. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The criminal session of the supreme Court opened this morning. The judges charge contains nothing of interest. The following sentences were passed : Alex’. Clark, forgery and uttering, 2 years. F. S. Williams, embezzlement, 1 year