TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1886, 2 May 1889, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

In the last voyago of tho Alameda from Auckland to Sun Francisco a saloon passenger, W. A. Durlack, member of the Sydney firm of Bell and Co., fell overboard on April 4th, and was drowned. Eighteen sacks of ore from the Champion rains, Te Aroha, was brought to Auckland on Monday for shipment to London.

A five-year-old child of Mr Abercrombie, Wangarei, Auckland, was burnt to death through i<s clothes catching fire. At Wellington the decision in the longstanding ciVl actioD of the "ovomment lostirauce Department v. Waller G. S, Lewis, of Westport, Thosdore H. Ritcuey, of Chriatchurch, imd John S. Gibson, of Timaru, for the recovery of £lB 15s lOd due under bond, was given by Mr Robinson, R.M., on Tuenriay moro'ng. Defendant Lewis in 1887 am) 1888 was employed by the department as travelling agent, and while actiDg in that capseity became indebted to the amount stated, due as the balance of an account. The other two defendants beeamo liable for the amount by v rtne of a bond. At the previous hearing Mr Tripp, counsel for d-fendiinn, hud raised ao objection that the court bad no jurisdiction, ag th« orig'Q'il accounts between the parties to the actiou wern over £IOO, and further that the deed had undergone radical alteration. Several other objections were made. His Worship held thn objection as to jurisdic ion fatal, and siiid at the same time ho believed the other objections exempted the defendants. Mr Gray, for the Insurance Department, gave notice of appeal.