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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3833, 16 June 1891, Page 2

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f (United Press; Association.) 1 Native Obstruction »t Okoroire. Arrest oftto Offender*.;,r..,." ' 1 . Auckland, Junel& - Inspector • Emerson has returned to Hamilton from Okoroire with the Natives accused of obstructing ploughing ou thei Thames Yajle/ Land Company's estate,' He arrived on the! disputed ground on Saturday,. and •net a numher of 'Maoris, who, seeing the stroug force of tbe police, did not resist, but allowed the police to arrest Mihinuiand his wife. The,, Natives were much astonished at the prompt measures taken for their,'arrest, .thinking they would, nt»t hs inter'fered with. Inspector Emerson made short work of; the affair, leaving Hamilton at 8 p.m. on Friday and

returning on Saturday evening with " his prisoners, having travelled con- ' tinuously from 4 o'clook on Saturday morning until 7.30 p.m. No further ' obstruction to the work is expeoted. . Mihinui and his wifo were brought ' up at Hamilton Ooujfc.- to-day, and f acknowledged destroying the bridges, but claimed the land. The case was remanded to Friday for the' Resident Magistrate to hear. ~ TholatelCr J. 8. Qmton. '■ A SimlM Lvwauit CHBisToaoaoH, June 16*. An important oase, arising out o£ the transactions of the late J. B. Gresson, was heard at the Supreme Court before Judge Denniston and a special jury of 12 today. It -war - brought by the Bank of Australasia to recover £SOOO from Mr Cook Begnell, on account of» guarantee of Gresson's overdraft Hgned by him. The Bank advanced £6OOO on this*. Defendant pleaded that Qresson had obtained his signature fraudulently. He read a guarantee stating the amount as £SOO, whioh was what defendant agreed to become responsible , for, but the document was filled in for £SOOO either ihen or afterwards.* Begnell did not notice when he signed ; how it was filled irfc£* he had implicit [confidence in GrelsW who had managed his affairs for £sny years and always acted honourably, Begnell also signed a certificate to the effect that the guarantee had been read to ~ him, and he acknowle&fad himself responsible for the amourit mentioned therein. The Bank contended that J * he ?:ad been guilty of negligence but, the jury by two»tbirds found he had " not. Mr Justice Denniston gars judgment for the defendant, but there are legal points to be argued in. Banco. Messrs Wilding and Stringer . appeared for the plaintiff, and Messrs Harper and Martin for the defendant.

Auckland, Juno 15., , John Burke, an inmate' 'of the Costley Home, on whoalbehalf Lord Onslow used his good offioes to pro* oure Dr Koch's tuberculide, has died. J I When the operation was performed ! little hope of suc6ess was felt, as J Burke, was in an advanpd state of i consumption. - The -prist mortem ' 'i examination showed .that both .lungs '"; had practically gone. No trace of either beneficial or ill effeots could be '- ] noticed as resulting from the use of < -*."'' the tuberouline. " ;

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Hokitikl," June Iff,-', A Chinese miner, Ah Ken,, was • killed in his claim at Ballarat Hill, ' (Stafford this morning. A fall of earth, ' struck and knocked him into a tail race, breaking his neok and. one. leg. , Mr Connell, solicitor (formerly "' Connell and Cooper), died suddenly to-day. A During the Toyage from Sydney of the barque, Alice Muir, during squally >; ' weather, John Humphreys, able seaman, fell from alofc. A buoy was : ' thrown to him, but he failed to reach . it,,arid went down, He was a native''' of Kefiti and waa aged 24. ,'/ -' '' ! r ' %i«|Bsi'Junel6.' A married woman named-Ellen Davies dropped dead yesterday morn- ' ing while preparing breakfast. She had always enjoyed good health. The cause of death was apoples. The same evening a billiard marker *'' named Alfred Clark, who wassubjeot to epileptic fits, fell' into • an open drain and was suffocatedr before he. . • was discovered, being then quite dead. j Chbistohdkoh, June 15,' Mrs Hibell, wife of Frank Hibell, insurance surveyor, died suddenly to* * - night while about her housework. She was 42 years old, The cause of, death is supposed to be heart disease.

Dcnkdin, Jane 15. A writ claiming' XIOOO damages* baa been issued , against theMornington Tramway Company by W Burt for injuries, alleged to have beea ; occasioned by a defect in th» Company's line.. , .. Gbkymooth, Jane 15* ~ James , Young, baker, who was . burned out on Friday list, is missing, and has not been seen. Bince 13 o'olook last night after putting a batch of'bread into the ovon, I 'whioh ha. had rebuilt. Search parties are out over the neighbourhood. " ♦'