Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3337, 17 October 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Trade Mark.

Chiiistchuiich, October IG.

An injunction has been granted oil the application of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company, against the Christchurcli Meat Company, restraining the latter from using the former's brand,

Refusing to Administer

OnniSTCHUiicii, October IG,

Jadgo Denniston this morning gavo judgment for defendant in the case Baldwin v. Pascoo for £2OO damages, for defendant refusing to administer the Holy Communion to nlaintiff.

Price of Commodities.

Inyeucaikiill, Thursday,

A good deal of correspondence lias taken place re the price of bread and tho alleged light weight. The price is higher than at Dunedin or Auckland, and now it is assorted that in some cases journeymen bakers have to work (including Sunday labor) ninety hours a week, which one correspondent describes as a murderous toil, It is also stated that somo bakers only receive thirty shillings a week, or less than fivepence an hour.

Fatalities,

CpisjTCiiuncH, October IG,

Tho seven year old daughter of Mr I'arrett, Taifipu, w«s drowned on Monday in the River Halswell, near her parent's lionso, She fell into 7ft of water. An alarm was raised by another girl, The father and mother ran to the spot, but, as tho child was sinking and tho father could not swim he daml not to venture in, An effort was made to roach tho child with a ladder, but it proved fruitless. Finally a boat was used and the body recovered, but too late to save life, At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned. Tho skeleton of a man has been found in the bed of the Okuku river, at the confluent of the Ashley, near White Rock Station. SUPREME COUiJT. Wanganui, October 10.

Tho Supreme Court resumed to ; day at 10 a.m, W. Whelan pleaded pot guilty to a charge of false pretences; Thos McNaugliton pleaded not guilty to a charge of abduction; Pat Dillon, carnally knowing, and W, McDennott, rapo, also pleaded not guilty. William McDermott's trial occupied the whole of the day, ilr Hogg appearing for tho defence. There was no evidence for tho defence, and tho jury returned to Court after aij absence of fifteen minutes with a verdict of gjjifty. £jente'uce was deferred till to-morrow. Daniel Phjllips, who was found guilty yesterday of larceny as a bailee of a horse, etc, was to-day sentenced to J2 mouths' hard labqiirfofbach offence, sentences to run concufrently. AucifLAsn, October l(j.

His Honor Mr Justice Gonolly gavo judgment tq-day i|) the case I'indlayson v Hobson Oounty Council, an aotion arising out of the sale of 11 acres of laud at Itaipara for ratoa. The plaintiff claimed £2OO damages, also that a certain deed of conveyance bo cancelled, Mr Theodore Cooper appeared for the plaintiff, aM Mr Hesketh for the defondent. Tlib unij I}] ouestiou was owned by the plaintiff, tl|,Q rates on it, bu( by ai) eii-qr the nanje of T.M. Oliver fllso appeared qn' the rate-rqli of the f'oui(ty |qp tijo pme land, and as ho had not paiij t|)e ratps, fto County Olerk Bent a certificate to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, who caused the land to be sold by auction. It was purchased by McDougal, wlu obtained a deed of conveyance from the Registrar, and this deed it was now sought to have cancelled, His IJqnfjr pointed out that all the proceeding's fj.',qi)i the first were bad, and deorqod that the doed of conyeyanca tq McDougal be delivered up and cancelled, and that the registration of the deed be also cancelled; that s|ie Hobson .County Council pay the plaintiff JijQ l§nia<m with'costs on the lowest scaled ana cqsfs for two additional days at L'ls 15s eaclj; also, that the County Council pay Moliougars coats, with additional costs, ait LIS 15s eagl) j and that the plaintiff pay tOMf ougaVtliq sum of LoO compensation for the imprqyojneptsjie'liad affected.