NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8878, 12 November 1907, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

A MAST BREAKS. A MAN'S NECK BROKEN. JBy Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, November 11. A man named Boulte, one of the crew of the scow Huia, x was killed by the mast breaking, through becoming entangled in willows. Part of it fell on Boulte, fracturing his skull and breaking his neck. BURNT TO DEATH. By Telegraph—Press Association. WANGANUI, November 11. A man named Geo. Glasgow, a cook at a flaxmill, near Waverley. was burnt to death in a horsebox at the railway station at Waverley on Saturday n'ght. It is supposed that he took shelter from the rain, and dropped a lighted match in the horsebox, setting fire to it. The body and horse-boxes were burnt to ashes.

A NINE DAYS' WONDER. By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, November 11. During the nine days' carnival period—from' November 2nd to 10th —the amount of tramway fares collected totalled £4,556 L2s 6d, as against £4,435 8s Id for the same period last year. ATHLETIC UNIONS. AN AUCKLAND DISCLAIMER. By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, November 11. In reference to the statement made at Christiihurch by the president of the South Island Athletic Union that the Auckland Proprietary was instrumental in the formation of the North Island Union, the secretary of the latter states that the Auckland Proprietary is not way connected with the new union, which is simply the governing body for the Nqrth Island. .

AUCKLAND SUPREME COURT. By Telegraph—Press Association, AUCKLAND, November 11. The Supreme Court criminal sittings opened to-day, with 37 prisoners involved' in 30 cases. Mr Justice Denniston said that, on the whole, a substantial amount of crime was represented in the charges, but there was iij reason to assume that crime ivas on the increase in the xdistrict. There was no very serious / charge, e::cept the case of a Maori woman charged with s murdering her husband, It was gratifying to note that there were only two sexual cases. These were against Maoris. Commenting on the exploits of the boy, William James Croinbie, his Honor said that there was nothing more likely to destroy theglamour of > "Dead-Eye Dick" heroes chan a sound flogging in public. He regretted that he could not order a whipping, and sent the boy to an industrial school for twelve months.' George Horsecrof, of Thame?, was sentenced to six months imprisonment for forgery Hugh Wilson, aged 43, for the theft of ■ money, was admitted to probation. SUICIDE. A MAN HANGS HIMSELF. By Telegraph—Press Association. INVERCARGILL, November 11. John Wallace, aged 60 years, was found hanging to a beam in a stable ' by his wife, at 8 o'clock, this morning. His \vife cut the body down, and sent for a doctor, who found Wallace to be dead. It was stated at an inquest that is being held to-night that the deceased had been suffering for some time from melancholia.