TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10406, 29 August 1911, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

By Telegraph—Press Association.

THE PILFERING CHARGES.

AUCKLAND GASES.

AUCKLAND, Last Night.

In the charges of pilfering oargo from sheds on, the Queen Street wharf., preferred against Joseph Ehrman and Alfred. Ernest Haddem, foeaad at the Supreme Court rto-day, evidence' for ithe prosecution., which Ttfas on the isaam© lines as that givea in, the lower Court, had mot concluded when 'the Court rose.

A STRANGE SUICIDE.

MAORI CHOPS HIS HEAD ABOUT.

NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Nigh*. An inquest was hald to-day on the body of a. Maori, who committed suicide aimr W aaibara by chopping Ms head about with an- axe. Dr iWylie 6aid the attain nnuet have .been ini a state of intense frenzy wheal he committed 'the- deed. As far a® he kanew, it imigjbtfc he described ais an. unique way of 1 committing siu-* cade. ■

THE WELLINGTON SENSATION*

INQUEST ON WILLIAM LONG.

THE CORONER'S REMARKS.

WELLINGTON, tost Night. The inquest on the.'body of John William Ixxag, who died in bed ;At his (residence, Sage's La&e, at an early (hour on Monday, August 21st, wins ffesuiriied to-day, (before Dr 1. Mci Arthur (Coroner). OhSef Detective Broberg deposed to sunrosifcing a man named WiUiain Francis Dmviman since fthe mquesfc was opeoied, txn a dh!arge of killing Long. 'Mr P. W. Jackson appeared on behalf of Dowmian. Dr Fyffe, who perforated the autopsy, istaibed that the cause of " death wais a fracture of the. skull. The Ooroner returned a yerdiot iabi; oordmngly, and; added that he was of opinion ibhat death was , caused, by a (blow adaniHiistieaied by Dowmam in a dispute j further, that iJowaniaa was aggravated iby the decreased /before he delivered the blow, which' was not given.' with any intention of earning serious injury,, 'but probably fwith the icDiberKtio& ofpretwentuaig deceased (from Assaulting hi® wife The CferkMier 'Cpii^wfectßowman- acted the- nuinly\ part an the whole (concern." \

-SCHOOL ° BOYS' COMPETITIONS.

:■ NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. ! New Plymouitib" has had as guesfea for some dayis football tbeairrts 'from the Napier and Paimersrban. North TTigh Schools engaged in the aniauaL triangular contest with rtihie local High School ifotr possession of -the J Poison Shield, won last yiear Iby Palmierston. In- the first miaitoh • New Plymouth heat Palmier stom by 17 (to 8, them, PaLmarst/On beat Papier: (by 27 to nil. To-day New Piymoutih .beat Napier by 32 to 8, thus winning tine Shield for the year. A dehalba was held beifewieein the Palmieipsfcoiii a)nd . New Plymouth Schools on the (subject "Ha® civilisation been conducive to ±!h& happiness. of manJdnd ?'' , iand was won 'by tihe visitors, who took the affirmative. ■' A rifle match, Palmtemstoii versus / .the local oadafca, wa« won iby Palmerstoai'by '341 to 231.

LAWN TENNIS.

WBMJNGTON, .ISst NiglM. The Couimcil of the 'New Xeaflamid 'Lawn. Teams Association, trust J ;tonight, when it w as' decided thatinTaitataanis for the Singles Championr iShip Tourney he open to eight -playens only, inidudinig, members of the Davis Oup foams; The tourney will be played -atfitter tthe Davis Cup* .con. 1 - ■> test. It is suggested that tfoetonrney ibe a .triangular cantest among the Davis Oup visitors, Australian®, and New ZeaAandeiro, all Davis Cup player® to he chosen, by a iseleotdoju {soommS'tftiee-. It was also isniggosted that ithie matche® foe played in> Wellington., This proposal was' negaitivied, amd "all. arrange* intents, inolud&ig (the fixing of 'the ; vento© and metthod of aelecrfciany wiere left to the management ooammiitrtiee. Thie chairman anmoainced that tihe . management" commiirkt©e(h&d arranged for a. 'team, *yf Australian: lad&aa "' to vdsdifc" New Zealand .to play maibciheison date® to be decided ( later;. The application- of Hawibe's Bay for the New Zealand Tourney of 1911 was refused., '