TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1714, 13 February 1895, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

CHINAMEN IN TROUBLE. f Wellington, Monday. The detectives raided two shops, occupied by Joe Way and Wong Wart igm respectively, in Adelaide Hoad, Ufa seized large quantities of buscuits, qam, and lollies alleged to have been stolen from the warehouse of Mr E. P. Hawke, merchant... ' ' • ‘ It appears that both the Chinamen were in the habit of dealing, with Hawke, but lately owing to his refusal to extend their credit, they discontinued their trade with him, but for some time it has been known that they were under-selling Hawke’s clients in some class of articles.-; This led to an investigation, with the result that.large, quantities of the articles mentioned had been, taken from his warehouse during the absence of Hawke without being accounted for. Charles Gordon “Faithful, a youth connected, and in the employment of Hawke, is arrested on the charge of stealing the goods, and the Chinamen are .also arrested on the charge of receiving them, knowing them to be stolen. All the accused were bailed out. DOWNPOUR OF RAIN AT WELLING;t. , , , V J-MJ TON. - S * Wellington, This day. The heavy rain yesterday culminated towards' sunset in a semi-tropical burst, which filled, the streets with water in every direction. The rain fortunately stopped soon: after, and nqt much damage was done, except a few shops' in Lamb ton Quay. Some hilly streets were covered with 2 feet of mud. ’ . Owing to the advance of new drain-: age works and the alterations made! after last flood the water quickly got away, and this morning dust was already blowing. y TARANAKI IRONSAND. ~ - Blenheim, This day. i Mr Purser, of Blenheim, had a satisfactory smelt of Taranaki ironsand on Friday last under his patent process of separating titanium and other impurities, afterwards making it into briquettes suitable for smelting. The product is a nice looking metal, which much resembles mild steel and is so malleable Jthat when cold it can be flattened out with a hammer v = Local experts pronounce it of superb quality, and the cost of the production is estimated at much below the cost of landing ordinary pig iron in New Zealand. ACTION AGAINST THE UNION S.S. COMPANY Wellington, This day ; McKinstry, one of the occupants of a small fishing boat which was run down by the Orowaiti while entering the harbour some wooks ago, has sued a writ on the claiming £6OO damages. SERIOUS CHARGE . :'.Napier, Monday The Magistrates’ Court has been occupied for two days hearing seven charges, of false pretences and theft preferred against Kail F. Mortensen by Thomas Tanner. The accused is manager of the Piripiri Saw-mills, and it is alleged that he never accounted forL3B2 which Tanner handed him for clients. The accused was committed for trial.