TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 692, 19 July 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] Winiata. Auckland, To-day. Pukurutu, Sullivan’s murderer, is much alarmed at Winiata’s capture. Winiata strenuously protests his innocence, stating the blood seen on his clothes was that of a flatfish he had speared the night preceding the murder. Refused. Wellington, To-day. At the Supreme Court, in bmco, this morning, his Honor refused the application of Mr De Lautour to be admitted a barrister of the Supreme Court. Titokowaru’s Reception by bis People. The Evening Post’s Normanby correspondent telegraphs that Titokowaru was heartily welcomed on his return to his pah at Okaiwa yesterday : about 20 Europeans and 200 natives were present. A feast of pigs and lampreys was served up. Titokowaru appeared greatly pleased at the visit of the Europeans. He said that they would see that the gathering had no political signification. Temporary Insanity. Blenheim, To-day.

At the inquest yesterday on the body of one Campbell, who shot himself through the head on Saturday, a verdict was returned that deceased shot himself during a fit of temporary insanity. Coursing. Timaru, To-day.

Waterloo Cup. First ties : Bonnie Scotland beat Miss Lucy ; Snowflight beat Obey; Courtship beat Flora Mclvor; Seafield beat Yashti; Banshee beat Magnolia.

The Oamaru Tragedy. Oamaru, To-day.

The murder case against Alexander Beattie was continued to day. The evidence given was that the prisoner had, on the 10th of June, told a man named Gallie, that that he had been up to his house on the night of the 10th, and that he had found his clothing ready for him, and saw something shirting made up. Evidence was also given that Beattie had been seen coming down from the Coal Pit gully, where the body was found, on Wednesday night, with a light, and that when he got within 150 yards of the main road he blew out the light and went with the geese. Dunedin Supreme Court. Dunedin, To-day.

Judge Williams, in his charge to the Grand Jury, referred -only to the cases on the calender, which were of an ordinary character. Philip Waldeman, convicted last session of arson at Queenstown, and whose case had been reserved from the Appeal Court, was sentenced to seven years’, and Thomas Hodgetts who pleaded guilty of larceny, got two yo rood for the Flames. Three wooden houses in Grosvenor street, Kensington, were burned down last night. The fire broke out in the store of S. Mewhinney, containing seven rooms, and fanned by a fresh breeze, the flames spread rapidly. The shop of R. Ray, butcher, and the dwelling of J. Sutton, were also destroyed. Ray’s premises were insured in the Standard office for LIOO. Sutton was uninsured. Mrs Burns, whose furniture was greatly damaged by removal, was insured in the Standard office for L2OO.