OUR NEWS LETTER.

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 205, 7 July 1893, Page 5

OUR NEWS LETTER.

Dinah Clark v. James Aiken.—This was an action for £SO damages and an injunction for trespass of the defendant through her property at Toka Toka.—His Honor said judgment would he for the plaintiff in respect of the breaking down of the fence on the 31st March, 1892, dividing allotment 11, Toka loka| with damages Is; also in respect of the trespassing upon her land, with damages Is ; also for an injunction requiring defendant to re-instate the fence dividing her land from allotment 11, and restraining him from trespassing upon suoh part of her land as is not included in the road shown upon Wilson’s plan. Judgment would be for defendant in respect of the breaking down of the fence on the 19th March, 1882, on the southeast boundary of the plaintiff’s land. Each party being partly successful, there will be no costs allowed to either. His Honor said but for the opinion which he had formed, that there oan be no dedication of a road presumed against Walton or his representatives, he should have given judgment generally for defendant. He reserved leave for defendant to enter suoh judgment, and hoped the parties would consent to its being removed into Court of Appeal. On the application of Mr Cooper fourteen days’ time was granted within which to move. The Premier says the present law is sufficient to suppress glove fights. THE VICTORIA CASUALTY. Further details of the loss of the Victoria show that the ships were locked together for eight minutes. Sick members of tho crew were saved through the devotion of the chaplain, the Rev. S, S. Morris, who lost id; life. "V minutes after the ships separated (he Victoria began to sink. The men received orders to leave the vessel one minute before she capsized. Midshipman Leneyon perished owing to his refusal to leave the Admiral. The Lord Mayor’s relief fund has reached £20,000. The ‘Times ' correspondent says it is reported that the collision was the result of misjudged distance and that the turning room was not snfficient, Burglars are busy in Auckland. They visited Mr R. Rew’s private residence on Tuesday and abstracted his keys from his trouser’s pocket* and then proceeded to his grocery store where they robbed his safe of £ll2 6s. Fortunately the amount included a cheque for £BO payment of which was stopped at the Bank.