WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4485, 21 May 1883, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This day.

A robbery of jewellery occurred recently either at Wellington, Kaikoura, or on board the steamer Wakatu. MrShipington, anew arrival, took passage toKaikaura by steamer, and on arrival at his destination his boxes were sent to his hotel.. Two. or three days later they were removed to his future abode, when it was then found thaf one box had been tampered with, and Mr Shippington says that jewellery to the value £100 had been abstracted. On the return of the Wakatu early this morning the detectives made a careful examination of the crew, nothing suspicious being however found.

An Order in Council has been prepared extending the time for the election of all Road Boards which were not elected during the first week in May to the whole of the month of June (not only to the first week as originally intended, but to any day in the month upon which the Road Board may fix). The order will shortly be gazetted.

The electric light plant for the House of Kepresentatives is on board the lonic.

The date on which Major Atkinson will speak at New Plymouth has not yet been fixed. The speech will bea political one. The police.yesterday visited the various hairdressifig aud tobacconists' shops, ordering them to close their premises. It is understood that this action has been taken under the English Act of Charles 2ud, which provides that no person shall follow their ordinary vocations on the Sabbath, unless for charity or in case of necessity The police will prosecute any shops open next Sunday.