TELEGRAMS. INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.]
BLENHEIM, Last Night. A max named John Mclvoy was found dead in a water-closet at the back of the South Star Hotel. An inquest will be held.
PATEA, Last Night. The Government land sale to-day did not attract many people ; lots were taken up oil deferred pjiymenfcru the Moimhaka block, the prices ranging from £1 to £95 according to size and quality. Cash land sold readily, and whenever there was anything good offered, competition was brisk. About 50 lots were sold from £1 to £8 os per acre.
NELSON, Last Night. The Supreme Court opened to-day. Charles Stratford, aha* Coleman Phillips, nluis George Webb, alias George Smith, alia* George Lee, indicted for horse stealing, was found guilty and sentenced to six years' hard labour. He had three previous convictions in Wellington. The charges of keeping a disorderly house, which hive now commenced, conclude the criminal work, after which the case Wil.iuna v. the-Quecn will come on.
WELLINGTON, Last Night. At the inquest to-day on the body of Joicph tSaunders, sen., who was found (I fad. in the harbour on Tuesday last, a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence w;is returned, viz., that death resulted from drowning whilst suffering trom apoplexy. In rdeience to a statement published by a Marlborough paper to the effect that Mr Connolly was about to take the portfolios of the Post and Telegraph Department in addition to that of Justice, Ministers state that the subject has never been discussed, much less decided, but it is possible that some re-arrange-meut of portfolioes may take place after the holidays.
GISBORNE, Last Night. The Southern Cross Petroleum Company's engiueer reports from Rotokianatuku, under date the loth inst. .-—Sinking was resumed on the 11th, since which the total depth sunk is 19 feet. The ground la of a crumbling nature, and necessitates quick stabbing. . Since_ sinking very little oil or gas was experienced owing to the ground leak. l
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Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1633, 21 December 1882, Page 2
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326TELEGRAMS. INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1633, 21 December 1882, Page 2
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