TELEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 22214, 17 March 1900, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(From own Correspondent.) ANOTHER CHINAMANMURDERED.

Reef Ton, Yesterday, Another Chinaman.has- been, found murdered* in Bis--whare at Carr’s Crook. He was lying face down, and the back of his head was knocked in. Further parfeiculftrs are not to hand.

DEATH OF ME CROWTHER, M TT.R.. Auckland, Last night.. Mr W. Crowfher, member for the city, died yesterday of cancer in the stomach.. MAORI. ASSAULT CASE;. Napier, Yesterday Aroti Pau, the Maori women; who was assaulted by her- husband, died in the-hospital this morning. Ropata was arraigned in the Magistrate's Court on, a charge of murdering his wife, and. remanded till Wednes day.. CASE OF' MAUNDER v. WEBBE.

Auckland, Last Night. In the Supreme Court to-day, in the action, . George Maunder, of Te Awamu u, v. Wm. H. Webbe, manager of the London and Berlin Piano Company, Auckland, £250 damages for alleged-: malicious prosecution,, the jury returned a verdic', giving judgment for the plaintiff for £7 damages. His Honour entered up judgment for the amount,, with costs on the lowest scalo; ami two extra days for plaintiff’s counsel, at If), guineas per day..

GROCERS FINED: Wellington, Yesterday.- . Ward ell Bros., grocers, were to-day fined £5 and costs 2s 9d for issuing tea coupons.. TRAWLING OPERATIONS. Wellington, Yesterday. Trawling operations have resulted in a catch of four tons of rock cod. and dog fish. CYCLING ACCIDENT. Auckland. Yesterday. A youth named Gordon Forbes, 16 years of age, was riding round the track on a bicycle at-the Domain today, when a boy ran into him and upset the machine, with the result that Forbes’ collarbone was fractured..

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS. Auokland, Yesterday. T-he effect of the quarantine regulations upon the travelling public may be judged from the fact that the S.S. .Westralia, a very popular boat, which left Sydney on Wednesday la6t,.has but eight saloon and nineteen steerage.