CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3379, 21 October 1879, Page 1

CHRISTCHURCH.

Last night. Marked iffen. ; A' distinctive dress has been 1 assigned to the penal servitude prisoner* < at Lyttelton in order to distinguish them' the more readily from the others. „'■__ . It is slated Mr. Whiteford, T&M. at Kaiapoi. is to be removedjto Poverty Bay, while Mr Beswiekv KM. ut Ljttelton, will get his place, and the Lyttelton vacancy is to be filled up by un old resident in that town. ," .. f, .- ' Saunders was brought before the E.M. Court to-day and remanded, till Wednesday, bail being allowed in heavy sure. ties* ■ ■ ■ A Good DepositThe Drainage Board hare determined to deposit the £90,000 of the newlj raised loan at theJßank of JXew., Zealand for si* months. . . ■ . One •**? of getting • Deeds .r ;> iaaded. 07«. ' The police/ armed with a search warrant, this afternoon risked the office of a well known solicitor, in' pursuit, of • aoeumenfe which waa important to the .oroseculioo. Jn-the Timaru forgery case. The office jrii* searched in rain by six constables, 1 aa<? rjothing but tVo safes we re left untouched. The keys were not Sro duced, md two blacksmiths were .prolict^d, who commenced to broak^tnem open.> After one blow had been strnek, the solicitor gave in, and handed over the documents under protest. He could not stand the destruction of the safes, which wero valued at £110. , ; ,-i vi At -the Adjwwed.. meeting ]»fjt;i? Un«