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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3539, 18 June 1890, Page 2

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(united POT association) Auckland. June 17, The bones recently. found on the beach near Helensville are believed to be those of a man named Charles H. Smith. • A peculiar point was raised iu the caw. ot the -National Bank of New Zealand v L. M. Grace, an" action for the recovry of £4B, alleged to be due as interest. The defendant had two accounts, ono at Wellington, and another at Tauranga, ■both with the National Dank, lie withdrew the account at Wellington although ho was in credit iit Tauranga, and the hank charged interest on the account overdrawn at Wellington,' The defendant contended'that the bank had no right to charge him interest on an overdraft i-ccount at Wellington while he was in oredit at Tauranga, Mr Justice Connolly reserved Ma decision,

The blind fuud collected, by Mr Abbot now totals £977. The Sailors' Home authorities pro. nose to bn.ld a mission hall -at the

cost of £IOOO, owing to thb necessity for incieKiid accommodation, ,I'he New Zealaud Financial Reform Association, established recently in Auckland, ii extending its membership to the country districts, At a meeting of hotelkeepers and others to discuss tho question -of the amalgamation of the City Licensing Districts, it was decuied to recommend that the four city wards, north, south, east, and Ponsouby, be amalgamated. Funds are to be collected for the movement.

An opera has been composed by Mi Leon Caron, at present in Auot land. Tbo work is shortly to be prodiiced in Melbourne,

The Pinko County Council liavo decided to protest against tho introduction of stoats aud weasels into the Colony. A block of 80 pounds of silver ore has been sent from Fnhipuhi to be shown at the London Mining and Metallurgical Exhibition, Dukedis, June 17.

At a meeting of the Volunteer Officers' Club to-night it was resolved to get up subscriptions in aid of the noble," Six Hundred," The bamlsare also going to tab the matter up and give a concert in aid of the object, The Warden's Court was occupied 6ve hours to-day in considering a case in which the well known West Coast prespectoi Doclierty applied to have determined a share -Ahich H. B. Harris was entitled to in a uiineral prospecting lease and copper mine on the West Onast, and claiming £SO damages, Warden Carew dismissed the claim for damages, and decided that Han is Has entitled to half share in tho mine at Dusky Sound, and the lease at Wet Jacket Arm. Chmsichubch, June 17.

At a meeting ot the building trade to-night it was. decided to take steps to form a union. The trade, it is staled, has long been in unsatisfactory state, the cutthroat competition having produced low wages and bad work. Timabu, June 17. A bmnoli of the Postal and Telegraph (Jflici r't Society has beon formed here, ■ Nelson, June 17. The Rev Mr Isitt's lecture on the American war to-night was a splendid success, and he is considered equal to the Rev Chains Clark, There was ono of the largest audiences ever seen in the theatre.. The Bish< pof Ne,son proposed t'^vfitmrtvy.'s,. Fawittes. Auokmnd, June 17. News was received in. the'oity to-rlay that Herbert M. Jackson, a fettlerin the Mohurangi district, had been killed by a shot from a gun. No particulars are yet to hand, but it is supposed that Jackson, who was a keen sportsman, had gone out shooting aud was accidentally killed. • • CnmsTCHimcH, June 17, James Gray, a farmer, of Eu'eton, was thrown from a-trap on Saturday and died to-day from concussion of the spine.

Heavy DamagesCiißisioHunflH, June 17In the Supreme Court to-day a special jury awarded a sailor named ' Andreas' Nystrom i7a"o damages against Cameron Bros/stevedores, for Sfiious injuries caused by six coils of wire falling on him from the sljngs on board the ship Brahmin at ' The accident resulted from the 'breaking of an 'eyebolt! % whiol; a. guyrope (part of the hoisting gear) wp fastened by Cameron's men. This bolt appeared sound, hut was rotten/ The jury considered that the stevedores showed negligence in fastening the giiy to it. ■ When ..the accident occurred Nystrom was prknig by'the orders qf the njato : plos| to tlie fqre„ hatch', whence the ■cargo 'was 'being jaised," Tlie jury jpijpt! |haji the officers of the ship had ij'uowh' coutribijtofy pegllgenjop ; by placing bin) therej and jh|. ahestjoi} of whether the ship or the stevedore is responsible, will ,] be argued in