LAST NIGHT'S WIRES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1318, 19 June 1883, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S WIRES.

(mo* ova owx coaassrowDmrt.) TAUHANGA, Monday. Judge Wilson has entered into an agreement with the Tauranga Company to work Sulphur at White Island, capital to be £lO,OOO. "tIMARU, Monday. J. H. Parsons has been arrested on acharge of setting fire to hie house on Friday last, with intent to defraud the Insurance Company. AUCKLAND, Monday. Percy Smith, watchmaker, poisoned himself on Saturday night, by taking cyanide of potassium. Dr. Hooper tried a stomach pump without success, Smith dying in twenty minutes. The majority of the Northern members left for Wellington by the Hinemoa on Sunday. Efforts are being made to resuscitate the Trade and Labor Council. WELLINGTON, Monday. The Salvation Army opened a campaign in the Princess Theatre last Munday, with the exception of a drunken row the proceedings were me. At six o’clock on Sunday night a one-roomed house in Abel Smithstreet, .owned aud occupied by Mr Lawrence, was discovered to be on fire. The flames spread rapidly to an adjoining flve-reomed house, owned by Captain Short Both houses were entirely destroyed. A little of Law. rence’s furniture was saved, and the majority of Short’s also. Two other cottages caught fire, but the flames were extinguished before much damage was done. The tire brigade arrangements were unsatisfactory. NELSON, Monday, Hodgson, la’o bank clerk, has been sentenced to twelve months’ hard labor. John Tyrell, proprietor of the “ Westport Star ” has been found guilty of inserting a letter containing a libel on Charles Wright, proprietor of the “ Buller News.” The Judge inflicted a fine of £5O, payable to Her Majesty.