Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3172, 5 April 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Will Case,' Dunedin, April L The will case, Windmill v. Gallic, entered on its tenth day to-day, Mrs Lydia Ludford, daughter of the testator; was under examination. She 'had rushed out of Court on the previous uight, having apparently broken down when asked to describe the scene of impropriety in which Mrs Gallie was alleged to be one of the parties, She made some startling statements, Her sister Annie, she said, on one oooasion took the contents of a bottle of laudanum after a scene with her mother, in which Annie complained about Walker taking liberties with her, Her mother appeared to be jealous of Annie, and refused to do anything to Bave her from the effects of the poison for some considerable time. From that time out Annie's life was made miserable, Mrs Ludford also alleged that on the news of Mr 3 Walker's death her mother persisted in laughing at Walker for showing grief. After she (Mra Ludford) left the house her mother on one occasion cams to tho place where she was to say a hsfc farewell. The people would not let her see her mother, On peeping out of the window to get a glimpse of her mother, who refused to go away, they saw that she was armed with a big carving knife, Tho crossexamination of the witness has not been concluded.

An Illicit Still Dunedin, April 2. At the Police Court to-day Alexander McGregor and Murdoch MoLeod were lined £IOO each, or three months imprisonment, for being unlawfully in possession of an unlicensed still, The imprisonment will not relieve them of tho fine. ' McGregor asserted that he knew nothing of the affair, but had gone with MoLeod to out wood at the place, As he is a son of «well-to-do farmer this statetneut was disbelieved by the Bench.

Lord Onslow's Reception. Auckland, April i, The City Council have resolved to present an address to Lord Onslow, on his arrival at Auckland, the address to be signed by the Mayor arid Town Clerk, on behalf of the citizens of Auckland. The Ministers of the Government then in Auckland, the members of the Legislature; the Mayors of the suburban boroughs, are to be invited to attend the reception ; while a guard of honour from the Volunteer corps will be present to attend. It is probable, however, that many Volunteers will be absent from town at the Easter encampment.

. Absentee Landlordism. Dunedin, April d. At a meeting of the' Imperial Building Society it was decided to call the shareholders togotber to pass a resolution to wind up. The mortgages of the Sooiety when made, 6howed a good margin, and even now only some £BOOO out of .£IO,OOO were inadequately covered, and a probable loss of £B7O would be made in the realisation. The Society, however, had takeu over buildings in Princessstreet on which, through changed circumstances, they were a making a loss of £250 per annum. The landlord, who was an absentee, refused to come to any terms, but insisted on his bond, and there was nothing for it but to give up the lease and lose valuation for the building at the end of the term, which was probably what the landlord wauted.

Educational. Timaiw, April i, The High School Board this evening appointed Mr George Hoghen, M.A., now Inspector of Schools in North Canterbury, headmaster of the Timaru High School from among 18 applicants. The Education Board to-day in reply to the circular of the Southland Board, declined to make a recommendation on the uniformity of text books throughout the colony, deemiug it unattainable. On the Taranaki Board circular, ono member strongly dissenting, it was resolved not to concur in the aotiou of the Minister in vetoing the proposal of tho Taranaki Board to offer a scholarship open to pupils of private schools. It was resolved to make a strong appeal to the Minister for a liberal share of the unalloted balance of last year's building grants.