GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 4, 23 May 1914, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION. !)>. 'lV'iirraph Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The taring of the claim by Mrs. Lucinda Caldwell against the Union Steamship Company for £IOOO damages for the accidental death of her husband, Thomas Caldwell, was concluded this Afternoon before his Honor Mr. Justice

Hiking and a'jury of twelve. The accident happened on March 31 on board the steamer Maitai. A sling of supcrphnsnhate made up by the deceased and another member of the gang in wliich he was working fell through the rope sling, and broke at the. top of its hoist. Caldwell, who had left the shelter of the 'tween decks to get another sling, I was struck by the bags and killed. His mate, named Bradley, was injured. The jury was unable to agree.

FARMERS' UNION. Auckland, Last Night. The Provincial Conference of the Farmers' Union concluded to-night, Major Lusk being again elected president by a large majority.

ILLICIT LIQUOR SALES,

Auckland, Last Night. Clii't-les James Metcalfe, for illegally s-e.Tng wine to a constable, was sentence.l to two months' imprisonment with hard labor. David Hugh McDerniolt, for selling l«|iior without u license, was fined £2(>'.

A WO.MAN-FRIOJITEN'ER. Auckland, Last Night, A .-i m-itiona! incident is reported to have taken place at Kohinmrama yesterday. Information was received by the' police that in the morning a man went tV a hon?e and knocked at the door. A woman answered the call, and the slraii'.vr then asked if her husband was at home. I'pon receiving a reply in the negative, he is stated to have pre (i:!r,l a revolver and demanded all the u'imry the woman had. At the sun- (i-ie the man accidentally dropped a cartridge. The woman said she had no money, and (he man then went to .another house. Afterwards lie made oir.