NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2251, 11 December 1886, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

NAPIER, Thursday. At the Supreme Court Joseph Forden Bell, who was found guilty of rape and ordered to be brought up for sentence today, was again remanded till to morrow. Two boys, named Connor and Roe, guilty respectively of houae-breaking and foigery, were oulcred to enter into recognisances to come up for judgment when called upon. In Bell's case the Crown entered a nolle proserjui against the second indictment, to save female children witnesses the ordeal of repeating disgusting; evidence.

OHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. Sirß. Stout and Mr Bdllance arrived from Wellington this morning. Friday. The clothing stolen from Mills' tailor's shop, which wa9 broken into on Tuesday uignt, were found to-day buried in the garden of a man named Alfred Payne, who, with his wife, was arrested. Alex. Gaseoyne, with several aliases, got six months at the R.M. Court for stealing clothing from a Salvation Army captain at Lyttelton. He attended a meeting and professed conversion. As he pleaded poverty, the captain took him to his own home, and after being sheltered there for a week, he levanted with most of his benefactor's clothes. The ss. Waihora, which left for the North to day, took the following horses : — Hon. W. Robinson's Disowned and Torrent, Mr P. Butler's Artillery, Mr J. Pilbrow's Fusilade, Mr G. G. Stead's Lochiel, and Mr Shenan's Master Acnes.

NEW PL Y MOUTH, Friday. A young woman named Emily Newland has been arrested on a charge of forging a cheque on the Bank of New Zealand for £1, purporting to be signed by Harry Dempsey, head teacher of the Government school. She will appear before the court to- morrow.

WELLINGTON, Thursday. Colonel Whitmoie's appointment as Major-General of New Zealand Militia and Defence forces is gazetted. Orders as to the uniforms which colonels,, majors, captains, adjutants and lieutenants in New Zealand Militia may wear on ceremonial and state occasions, and also at reviews and parades appear in thitj e\ening's gazette.

NfcLSOX, Thursday. A man named John Anderton was killed at Wakapuaka to-day by the overturning of a dray in which he and Absolom Lyford were riding. Lyford was unhurt, he falling beside a log which prevented the dray falling on him, but Andertou's head wis smashed.

DUNE DIN, Thursday. At the Riiie Association meeting, the aggregate pu/e in four matches, value £8 was won by Civilian Dickson. The Presbytery of Dunedin strongly object to paying the property tax on the Widows' and Orphans' Fund. The Land Board invite the opinion of the law officers a& to \\ hether a mairied man in possession of a freehold can take up homestead sections for his wife and family. Friday. At the inquest touching the death of the child of Mrs Douelly, found dead in bed, the evidence showed that her first child had died from being overlaid, and a verdict was returned in the present case that the child was smothered, the jury adding a rider that they did not free her from blame, as after the death of her first child she fchould have been more on her guard. It turned out that it was not scheelite which was discovered on the Otago Peninsula, but sandstone. The specimen picked up, however, gave a promising yield of gold.

NAPIER, Friday. At the Supreme Court Joseph Bell, brought up for sentence, received 10 years for rape, and three years for indecent assault, the sentences to run concurrently.

IN\ T ERC\RGILL, Friday. The Supreme Court was occupied yesteiday with chaige? against Benjamin Bowing of breaking and entering a store at Thornbury, from which lie stole the contents of the till, and arson, he having set tire to the place to hide his first crime. A verdict of guilty was returned on each count. Justice Willi.ims refused the application of the prisoner to be dealt with under the Probation Act, and sentenced him to five years for arson and two years for breaking and entering, the sentences to run concuirently.