Telegraphic.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42792, 17 October 1905, Page 3

Telegraphic.

[by TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION ]. Auckland, This Day. Jus. Mcllhono was committed for trial for forging the name of Samuel Lindsay to a telegraph money order - receipt for £]o. Lindsay is a jockey ’ living at Lower Hufct, who used to employ accused to write telegrams fo’ him of which it was alleged the latter took advantage to wire to oue Beyertof Waitara, in Lindsay’s name for £ 10. Win. Oldham, town traveller for. a local firm was before the Court remanded on charges of embezzlement. A detective said that further charges might be laid. ;. A young woman, Lily Young, was similarly treated on a charge of steal? ing £66 in money and jewellery from ; the dwelling of Margaret Mackay. A deputation of Civil servants asked Sir Joseph Ward to push on the Super annuation Bill, He replied he would do his best to get it passed this session. A new operating theatre was opened at the hospital yesterday, at a cost of £3,000. Sir Joseph Ward was occupied all the morning yesterday re the duplio eation of the Penrose tunnel, the ■ practical result of the representations is that the line will be duplicated but not the tunnel. On completition, the i Mayor, is to appoint ten representative men ; if they are not satisfied that the • line is capable of meeting all demands on it, th'.-n the tnnnel shall be duplicated, g Hamilton, this day. A four-year-old son of Mr E. Dodd was drowned in a gravel pit at MatangV being discovered too late to restore animation. , / ~v- Gisborne, This Day. A body washed up on the beach at Waikare iis believed to be that of Dixon,, drowned at Mohaka river on July 16. Invercargill, This Day. •(' Eobert Watson, overseer on Castlerockstation was drowned while crossing the Oreti river on horseback. The river was in flood and swept him from the.saddle, the body being found 400 yards down the stream.