Friso Mail.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1899, 23 July 1888, Page 3

Friso Mail.

Wellington, July 23. The Southern and Wußt Coast portion of theFri ci mail, will bo forwarded by the Mariroa, leaving at throe o'clock. Ihe Blenheim Fire. Blbnhkim, July 23. Long waa brought up at tbo H.M, Court, charged with willully setting fire to a fo-r loomed house on Wednesday list. He is the hero of the "gagged and bound " Btoiy, Mr Rogers proaecut don behalf of tho Insurance Company, and uskod a rcrriaod for eight days, on tin ground that inuny additional circumstances had come to light.' The Court was densely crowded, and the gallery was full of femahjp. The accused is a wel>Biz6d dark man, with a peculiar mingling of intelligence and vacancy m his face. The evidence of a neighbor's eon showed that after the fire the accused sent by him a note to a draper, and asked the draper not to tell the police What ho bad bought at tho chop. Sergeant Scan lan gave cvi denco oi circumstances attending the fire and tho contradictory statements made by the accused. A remand waa granted to Monday next.