LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 18, 6 December 1883, Page 3

LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

[Per United Press Association.] Wellington, Dec. 5. The four recently-appointed assignees in bankruptcy had a conference here yesterday with the Hon. Mr Connolly, and a detailed mode of procedure in connection with their new offices was determined upon. The Westport Coal Company’s third new steamer, the Waratea, Captsin Gill, from Glasgow, via Hobart, arrived at Westport yesterday. She brings machinery for the We»tport and Greymouth mines. At the Old English Fair here. £6OO was taken on Saturday and Monday. The Agent-General cables, under date, London, Dec. 3, the departure of the steamer Bombay for Port Chalmers, with 300 immigrants f»r < >tago. The British King, which left on Nov. 5, for Wellington, his 328 immigiants.

At the Appeal Court to-day, judgments were given in the following cases :—Wellington Corporation v. Roberts, judgment for defendant. Aruni Wata v. Grice (Auckland) ; appeal dismissed, with costs on highest scale. Mr Bell applied for and obtained leave to appeal to the Privy Council. In Russell v. Sheehan (Jlapier), three separate judgments were read. Justice Johnston was of opinion that the appeal ought to be dismissed with costs, while Justices Gillies and Williams thought the decree of the Court below should be affirmed. 'I he judgment was acc udingly affirmed. In Stone v. Atkinson (Auckland), the appeal was dismissed, with costs, to be awarded on

highost scale. Leave was given to anneal to the Privy Council. Auckland, Dec. 5. H.M.B. Lark has arrived here from acinise and the Union steamship Penguin from F 'ji. 1 he position of the Triumph is unchanged. The foundation-stone of the Salvation Army Barracks was laid by Mrs Hampson yesterday. Over £l5O was placed on the stone. Timaru, Dec. 4. The Minister of Public Works, after visiting Albury and Fairlie Creek railway ■ Lie and proceeding through Burke’s Pass to the Mackenzie Country, left for Oamaru last night. Christchurch, Dec. 4. The body found iu the Waimakariri River has been identified as that of a Mr Rhodes, connected with a Poverty Biy settler. It has been decided to send a team of cricketers to Auckland on the 20th December. • Dunedin, Dee 5, The sum of £8,919 was pass d through the totalizator at the Dunedin Spring Meeting Ihe principal winners at the meeting were .■Stevenson, £450 ; Butler, £ll4 ; Hon. Goo. McLean, £9O ; Wallace (trotting race), £9O; A. Smith, £6O ; Driver, £6O ; Wallace £5O ; Cottun. £5O, Napier, Dec 4. The body of Thomas Kerr, one of the victims of the recent accident through the capsizing of the ship Pleiades boat, was found uu Petoue beach yesterday. At the inquest a verdict of “ Accidentaly Drowned ” was returned. The following nominations were received last evening fur the Hawke’s B.iy Juckey Clubs Buxiug Day Meeting • —Chris’church Handicap, 60 sovs, miles—Yankee, Pungaweiewere, Kuni, Heretaunga, Kreeze, Luuie, Fiedeiica, and Leonato. Handicap Hurdles, 100 sovs, 2 miles— Blackheath (late Mahanga), Doubtful, Heretuungs, Pastime, and Lcch Lomond. Hastings Handicap, 200 sovs. miles— The Laird, Heretaunga, Lubra, Radames, Lcunatu, and Briar.