CHRISTCHURCH.
r - ' . Monday. There are 16 cases on the Supreme Court criminal -calendar, including 3 for embezzlement, 3 for forgery, 3 for arson j and 1 for housebreaking. _. _ A fire last night," caused by the explosion ofa.paramVlamp, destroyed two seven-roomed houses and damaged another. Tqtal loss— £l,sso. Insurances — New Zealand, £400. South British, £200;; National,- £400^ The fire; originated m the house of Father Zachariah, Hebrew minister, who loses a lot of valuable Hebrew works almost impossible toreplace. - Friday. At the opening of the annual session of the Philosophical Institution, Dr Von Haast m his presidential-address gave accounts of the discovery of remarkable ancient rock paintings m the Weka Pass. He exhibited careful drawings of them made by S. S. Cousin. Some of the rock paintings are 15 feet long. They represent animals of foreign countries, regions, and dresses of semicivilized people ; underneath, them are characters like' those of the Tanal language resembling those on an ancient bell found m the North; Island. . At. the Supreme Courtto-day, Pooley and Bramhall of the English' Cricketers, were charged witli malicious injury to property. No new evidence adduced. Accused found not guilty, Sykes and Falloon, forgery, not guilty. _±l_-
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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 49, 7 April 1877, Page 2
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