NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 74, 21 September 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

» (Per Press Association. Wawoanui, September 20. News was received in town to-day of the discovery of a body on the Weitotara beach, believed te be that of one of the crew of the wrecked achooaer Christine. An inquest ii to be held at Waitotara. Napier, September 20. A twelve- roomed boardinghousa in Lincoln road, occupied by Mrs Fernaa doz, was totally destroyed by tire In* surance. £500 on building in Manchester and £250 on furniture in South British, Duneoix, September. 20. In the Divorce i'ourt to-day a decree mci waa granted in the case of Edmonds v. Edmonds, wife's petition. Thomas Dayid Edmonds and Francis Sarah Boss were married at Chnstchurch and two children were born. Habitual drunken niMs, cruelty and adultery were proved against the husband, who was unrepre* sented, and the decrae war granted. Christchurch, Sept. 20. Tha eaae Murphy v. Yickery and othera came before the Supreme Court to-day Its object ia to upaet certain deeds, whereby Jebn Vickery now deceased as* signed some land in trust for the benefit of his wife and two youngest aona to the exclusion of other members of the family. Plaintiff, ona of his daughters, alleged that deceased was of unsound mind wheo making the deeda of gift and that ho waa completely under domination and control of his wife. Aucklakd, Sept. 20. The report ef the Directors of the South British Insurance Company states that, after making ths usual provision for outstanding losaea, and adding £4000 to the insurance reserve fund. There is a profit on the year's business just closed of £33,166 13a 9d The Directors recommend the payment of a dividend for the second half-year at the rate of 10 per cent per annum also. Palmerston N., This Day. Last evening a syndicate was formed in Palmerston to send prospectors to Coolgardie. The capital of the syndicate if £500. in £1 shares.