WELLINGTON, Saturday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1888, 12 August 1884, Page 2

WELLINGTON, Saturday.

In his leport on Wai ing Taylors estate, the Oilicial Assignee submits that Taylor has bi ought himself under ths penal clauses ot the jj.uikiuptcy Act. The final football match for tlie Senior Cup was played to-day, between the Wellington athletics and Greytown, ana resulted in a victory for the foimer by one goal and three tnes to one goal. Mr A. W. Brown contests the Mayoralty. Sunday. A young man named Art'mr (Juny has been arrested at Wanganui on a charge of foigingto a receipt the name of one John Fraser. The offence is alleged to have been committed at Queensland in May last, and a constable was sent in seat eh of Curry. The StB. Tonic, from London via Auckland arrived early this morning. Monday. Poppens, the defaulting publican, was arrested at Melbourne, not at Hobart as cabled. He was adjudicated a banki npt on Monday last, and was arrested at Melbourne by virtue of a warrant issued on Tuesday, charging him with ha\ ing left the place with more than £20 in his possession. Before this Mr Mantell, traveller for Mr Chegmal, wine merchant, who was the petitioning creditor, went to Sydney by the Wakatipu to try and intercept him, but only arrived in Sydney after Poppens had left. A telegram was sent to Melbourne, and he was arrested with £650 on him. He offered £500 and the costs of the arrest to let him go, but, as this was committing a felony, it was notaecepted. A constable left by the Tarawera on Saturday night to bring him bac:k. He is supposed to have £1200 or £1300 with him. It is stated that prior to Mr Stout's departure for the South to day it was understood that Messrs Montgomery, Macandrew, and Ballance had consented to accept portfolios. Mr Stout returns here on Friday. At the sittings of the Bankruptcy Court to-day, Mr Y/aring Taylor presented himself for public examination. Several solicitors were present, representing certain creditors. Mr Shaw appeared for the bankrupt, and took no exception to the report to be published before the sittings of" the court. He applied for an adjournment, to enable his client to bring rebutting evidence. William- Waring Taylor, the bankrupt, was -sworn and examined by Mr Stewart, of Dunedin, whose questions had reference to the bankrupt's dealings with May's estate, and were directed with a view of proving a fraudulent breach of trust. The jjankrupt said he had no doubt 1 he had received a letter (produced), dated 16th June,' 1881, from Mr James May, "deceased, in which he was authorised/ to draw certain dividends frpm the Bank of New Zealand on MrMay^s behalf, and }n?est the .moneys in fips^(^a^ } Becuri'tiea; K't^^oney'w^recejve^lt/iw^ilcfife pii% M* Mayisiccgdjt. £,&nfo^lgi'QQ entry of tfiat kind, in fch ®vC^'bpM^H|,

trust funds and ordinary accounts in his books. He never invested dividends from the Bank of Kew Zealand.,; With regard to certain entries relative to investments, he admitted that: the investment referred to had either- lapsed on not been- completed. He that various entries relating to mortgages wfcre fictitious, and said there was no necessity to go into details. Mr Edwards interrogated the bankrupt with regard to the transactions with Mrs Moorhouse. The bankrupt admitted that several mortgages referred to in connection with • those tran&actions were to some extent fictitious. , Mr Stewart afterwards con. turned his examination of the debtor with referenceto May's estate, particularly witli regard to the sale of the Bank of New Zealand shares, left to various legatees by the lare Mr May. Further public examination was subsequently adjourned for three weeks.