SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1080, 5 January 1883, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

/From our own Correspondent.) Dunedin, January 4. 7 53 p.m. Great surprise it town Ibis afternoon when it was known that Mr Massey, late Town Clerk, and his wife bad been arrested on charges of stealing a number of Corporation Debentures of a hundred poun ’s each. It is state! that over L3.0D0 worth are stolen ; they were brought up at the Court this sfernoon aud adjourned for a week A w 11-known resilient of Grabamstown nameu W. W. Gudgeon was anested on a cha ge of attempting to commit a criminal offence on a Mrs Ehernfriel. 4 tire broke out last nLht in the Post and Telegraph Offices, Adelaide, but fortunately only small damage was done. Crops in the North Island aie reported to be suffering considerably from continued dry wear her. A child, yesterday, near Christchurch,had a narrow escape. Bne was on the line when the train came along, and was actually struck off the lino by a cow catcher and escaped wi f h a few bruises. A rahbitter named Mulbolland was arrested at Invercargill on a charge of discharging a gun at his wife ; jealousy is said to be the cause. O'Connor won the Ten Mile Handicap at yesterday’s sports ; Burke, second, and Cnnnii gham third. The Dominican Bazaar it Auckland, realise I LSOO. Vogel an 1 Rolleston, are expected here to night from Chiistchnrcli. The proprietor of one of the totaliaato’-s at Melbourne, has absconded with 1.2100 belonging t) winners. The police dtcline to interfere.