WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3397, 11 November 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This day. Iho Financial Statement to "bo

made on Monday.

The Premier announced, contingent upon the advancement of the Electoral Bills this week, the financial statement will ba made next Monday.

The Court of Appeal opened today before a full bench of Judges.

Francis Woods, cabman, and a young man named Arthur Williams were charged with extorting money. It appeai'ed Woods had considerable difficulty in obtaining his faro, and seeing a friend coming up he said, " You are a detective» take this man in chargo ; ho won't pay

me tny fare." Tho other pretended to be a detective, and drove off along with them. Tho passenger subsequently paid the money demanded, when cubby and his friend admitted Iho deception, but professed being unaware of any harm in it. In consequences of the information being laid irregularly, the charge was dismissed, but tho Bench commented in severe terms on the gravity of the offence of which no doubt the prisoners were guilty. A Maori Woman Silled. A Maori woman named Amelia Patariha was killed to-day opposite the' Branch Hotel by a cab driven by Frank Desmond. The horse was frightened, and bolted. The driver slipped off, and escaped with a broken ankle. The woman jumped out, when her head struck a post, and she died in five minutes of. concussion of the brain. She comes from Waugauui, and is a cousin of Major Kemp.