TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1736, 15 December 1887, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Supreme Court. Napier, Deoember 15. There are six prisoners at the Criminal Sesßlor?, charged with forgery, boraeateallng, and criminal libel. The ChiefJustice, m hia charge said with the inoreaße of education forgery cases were alao Increasing. It was a pity men did not put their education to better use. Both Maori and European chargea of horsosteallng were alao on the increase. When men wanted drink and there was a horse handy m a paddock the animal was stolen and, unfortunately, there waa no difficulty m disposing of it, for from medioal practitioners to a barman m a publlo house, anyone would purchase It, f Compensation Court. In the Compensation Court, J. D, Williams -f, was awarded £500 for land token by the Minister of Publio Works at Hastings for station purposes, g Strange Disappearance. Mark McOallum, storekeeper for Scott and McLsod, at Wimbledon, near Wainul, disappeared from the latter place last Friday with £300 m his possession. Hia horse, with bridle and saddle, has beeu found on the Poraugahau Rouges. It is surmised he has committed puiclde. Information bas been laid for embezz'ement and a warraut has been issued for his arreat. A Dastardly Trick. A series of dastardly outrages on horses belonging to B BryaoD. of Kapler, hrs been committed during the past few nlgbta two having their oyea put out, and a third severely cut on the side. Another Large Fire. Fbildinq, December 15, A fire m Fergusson Street, about three thla morning burned a block of buildings owned by P. D. Nicholas, »nd occupied by Prior (solicitor), Bank of New Zealand and Henry (saddler). The books and papers of Prior and the Bank were raved. The aaddlery stock belonging to Henry was all destroyed exoept a machine for teasing horsehair. The following are the insurance — buildlngß, Colonial £600 ; furniture and stationery, Bank of New Zealand, £150, In New Zealand ; Henry'a stock, £150, m the Equitable, and £250 In the Northern. The total value of property destroyed la not lobs than £2000. The origtn of the firo Is unknown