LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1982, 5 January 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, January 4. An arrest of a peculiar nature was made this afternoon. A young lady, rather prepossessing looking, was ar-

rested on a charge of child stealing, lb is understood that the accused, Lucia Stewart, is a married woman from Christchurch, and that some time back her daughter was adopted by a gentleman residing in that city, and when the former was leaving the Cathedral City she took charge of the child, and brought her to Wellington. Information was at once given to the police, and the lady in question was arrested pending the arrival of a warrant. She will be brought before the Magistrrte to-mor-row, and in all probability will be remanded to Christchurch. Government have sent home for the necessary materials, machinery, &c., required for the lighting of the Houses of Parliament by electricity, as authorised by the House of Representatives last session. The Swan incandescent light is the one adopted. Dunedin, January 4,

Massey, ex city clerk, and wife, just arrested, were remanded for a week charged with stealing water works debentures valued at £3300, which were sold in Melbourne.

Christchurch, January 4.

At the inquest on the body of James Thomson, who was killed on the railway on Monday last, the evidence showed that deceased had been drinking for some time past and was alone at the time of the accident. He was not observed by any of the other passengers by the train.

During the firing of the salute on the arrival of his Excellency Sir James Prendergast at the dock yesterday, Gunner Wisher, whose duty it was to carry cartridges from the limber to the gun, was standing with a charge in his

hand too near to the muzzle while the gun was being sponged out. The strong wind that was blowing at the time carried a spark from the gun on to the cartridge which Wisher was holding, and it exploded, inflicting some severe burns on his arms, breast, and neck. The whole of the front of his tunic was also burnt away. Invercargill, January 4.

At the Police Court to-day a rabbiter named James Mulhollaud was brought up and remanded on a charge of having, on New Year’s Day, discharged a loaded gun at hia wife with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The parties live at Jetting River, in the Oreti Riding of Southland County, and the accused fired through a door on the other side of which his wife was pressing in order to keep him out. The ball struck her stays and grazed her spine. The wound inflicted is not serious in itself, but there is danger of erysipelas. It is understood that Mulholhnd was jealous of his wife, who is considerably younger than he is.