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Temuka Leader, Issue 1619, 11 August 1887, Page 3

A man nam°d.Bib‘rt Ja-mo-y, a farmer, near Akaroa, dropped dead yesterday morning, Fa was apparently in good health.

A girl named Martin, waitress in a boardinghouse at Wellington, was found insensible on Tuesday, apparently suffering from tbe effects of poison. She had had a few; words with a fellow servant and is supposed to have drunk some belladonna lotion, which she, had for neuralgia. She is expected to recover in a day or two. A Wellington Licensing Committee, in whofe district a racecourse is situated, recently granted a license to a Wolliugtoa publioanto snll liquor on the course. Hiception was taken to this, as Hamilton, the publican, had no homo in the district. An information win laid to test the point, which the Bench ciemissed, ruling that the Licensing Committee could grant a permit to anyone they chose. The Government have received no informotion regarding the proceedings of the Samoan Conference at Washington, which i* supposed to have led to the recent movements of the various men-of-war. The Admiral is not subordinate to Colonial governors and has probably received his instructions direct from Home. It is reported that the Crown solicitor has advised the Government that it cannot interfere in the fort Chalmers Dock T:ust Loan,