NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 80, 1 October 1897, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

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Wfllington. Sept 30. Mr Ryder's house, at Otaki, was destroyed by tiro this morning. Nothing was saved The insurances are 1200 on the dwelling iv th<> Northern Company and i:200 on the farniture in the Commercial I'nion. Mr Ryder estimates his loss at L6OO.

Mr George Fisher announces himself as a candidate for the Mayoralty.

The idea cf serving a writ on the Public Trustee has been abandoned, and he has been summoned to show cause why he should not appear before the iudge and be examined on oath as to whether or net he has no funds against which an order can be obtained by Sir Buller for the payment of costs in the Horowheuua case.

This Day. The young man, Frank Hague, who, in a fit a couple of weeks ago, fell into a vat of boiling water at the Wellington Biscuit Comrany's Worke, died in the hospital this morning.

Auckland, Sept. 30. At the inquest on Donny Sheppard an open verdict of found drowned was returned.

Charles Hoodless has been committed for trial on a charge of attempting to intimidate Temple Hill by discharging a gun Accused, when asked if he had anything to say, replied "I only want to say I was drunk, and don't know any thing about it."

A little girl, aged five years, daughter of W. Purchase, a wheelwright, at Whangarei, f till into the river, aDd was rescued by her mother ou the point of drowuing Christchurcu, Sept 29. A strong nor' wester is blowing to day and rising clouds of dust, and is likely to interfere considerably with the opening the cyclirig season, and the run to New Brighton, which was arranged. Dunedin, Sept. 30. Kobert Rutherford and William MeConnell, grocers, pleaded guilty to selling adulterated cayenne pepper. No suggestion of fraud was made, the pepper being sold in the original bottle*, but an analysis showed seventy-five per cent of ground coco&nut shell. The defendants were fined Lf> each and costs.

At the Police Court to day the licensee of the Gladstone Hotel was" fined LI and costs for failing to admit the police to his hotel without UDDcceisary delay.