NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 128, 28 November 1896, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, Nov. 27. A ten roomed bouse at Jobnsonville, occupied by John Waters was destroyed by fire. The second trial of Mary Ann Sayer for malpractice at Masterton, occupied the Supreme Court all the forenoon, and at I p.m. the jury retired, and at 10.40 p.m returned with a verdict of not guilty. The Chief Justice in discharging the accused, administered a word of caution otherwise be said accused may at some time find herself charged with murder. Auckland, Nov. 27. The Mariposa has arrived from Sydney. The Beven-roomed residence of Matthew Wallace, Hunua, waa burned down. It was insured for Ll5O in the Imperial. Wallace lost L4O in tbe house. The Sanitary Inspector Goldie, and Dr King, Health Officer, paid a visit to the Chinese dens in Wakefield street. They found two girls. One girl escaped bus the other was taken to the Door of Hope and placed in the care of Sister Fruncis. As the Supreme Court sessions a young man named W. Andrew Rattray, charged with stealing L 35 over a mining transaction, was acquitted. Waipawa, Nov. 27. Mr W. M. Mason, late ticket clerk at the Waipawa Railway Station has been committed for trial on a cbargo of having stolen Ll7 ,18s 2d of Government money. ■ Chkistchukch, Nov 27. Emanuel Seawood living at Kaiapoi, died suddenly to-day. He complained of feeling unwell, and his wite left to seek medical advfee, but on returning she found him dead.