THE RETURNING CONTINCENTS.
STEAMER HAELECH CASTLE SIGNALLED. (Electric Telegraph— Copyright— United Piess Association.) ALBANY, Nov. 23. The ,8.8. Harleeh Castle passed Capo Leeuwin this morning.
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
(Bleotrio Telegraph— Copyright— United Press Association.) SYDNEY, Nov. 23. Jimmy Governor was sentenced to death for the Breelong murders. In the course of a statement he said that while he and his wife and Joe were talk ing to Mistress Mawbey and Miss Kery, they taunted him about having a white wife. He lost Iris temper and killed them. He knew nothing after that. He afterwards arranged to say that his wife and Joe were not present at the murders.
SUPREME COURT SITTINGS.
THE STYCHE CASE. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. In the Styche case His Honor granted the application for leave to apply to the Court of Appeal for a new trial, but stated he could . not admit accused to bail, and sentenced him to seven years' hard labor, the sentence to be suspended till the matter was dealt with.
THE STOKE ORPHANAGE CASES. WELLINGTON, this day. In the boy Davis's case, Kilian was acquitted. The point was whether he had struck the boy with the open hand or with his fist. Accused was sub jected lo a severe cross-examination by Mr Bell, the effect of which was to show that it was a common practice at the school to imprison boys in the cells and take them out repeatedly for thrashings with supplejacks. Mr Bell said early in the case it was not intended to go on with the other cases, but he afterwards intimated that he would make another statement on Monday morning.
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
