GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 100, 13 September 1912, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

j A BOROUGH ENGINEER. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dannevirke, Thursday. Mr W. J. O'Donnell, Borough Engineer, who recently resigned owing to a difference of opinion with the council regard- : ing drainage, has withdrawn his resignation, the council not yet having dealt I with the same. A special meeting called ) last week to consider the matter was adI journed to enable the Mayor to furnish I a report on the engineers' department, j This was responsible for the engineer's withdrawal. j ALLEGED THREATS. j Wellington, Thursday. J Frederick Cecil Wilson was charged J at the Magistrate's Court with having threatened (lie life of Orton Stevens, inI surance manager. It was stated that j defendant was manager of a branch of ) Stevens and Company, Invercargill, and ] consequent on Ids dismissal came to the Wellington head office to interview Stevens. He had a revolver and am- | munition in his possession, and freely stated his intention to shoot Stevens, i Counsel for Wilson said drink was the. cause of the trouble. Wilson was bound over to keep the -peace for six months in a personal bond of £IOO and two sureties of £SO. He was also made the sub- ! ject of a prohibition order. i ======