Telegraphic.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43093, 16 May 1907, Page 3

Telegraphic.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, This Day,

At the inquest held on the lad Trevor, who was killed at the gas works last Saturday, a verdict of accidental death from the result of an explosion of benzine; how it happened there being no evidence to show. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.

At tho Supreme Court, Helier, alias Smitters, was charged with the attempted murder of Nellie Jackson, on April sth, by cutting her throat. The jury, after ten minutes’ retirement, brought in a verdict of guilty. Justice Chapman said tbs jury would have failed in its 'duty had it brought in any other verdict. There were absolutely no mitigating circumstances. If the woman’s life had not been saved merely by the skill of the hospital staff, accused would have been found guilty of murder, and he could imagine no ground that would have induced his Government to spare his life. He would be failing in the performance of his duty to society were he to pretend to discover any mitierating circumstances. There was but one course open to him, and that was to inflict the highest senfence which the law allowed, and the accused wss sentenced to be imprisoned, with hard labour, for the rest of his life. AUCKLAND, This Day-

Two Onehunga tram cars came into collision at Newmarket, and although a considerable amount of damage wa6 done there was no serious personal in jury. The accident was due to a car jumping the points, and but for the promptitude shown by the motormen the cars would have been smashed to match wood.

Responding to the toast of parliament at the Farmers Union Conference, Mr Lang, M.H.R., said he believed that there were sufficient freeholders in the House to prevent the Land Bill being foreed upon the country. They would use all forms of .House resort if necessary in stonewalling to prevent the Bill becoming law. NEW PLYMOUTH, Yesterday. The following is the result of the Taranaki election : —Okey (Oppositionist) 1991, Dockrill (Government) 1627, Malone (Independent) 1010. There are 6205 names on the voters’ roll, and thus 1577 votes were not recorded.