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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 113, 20 March 1879, Page 2

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Melbourne, Wednesday. SHIPPING. Sailed—Rotorua. . Sydney, Wednesday, SIR HERCULES ROBINSON. Sir Hercules Robinson departed to-day for New Zealand in Her Majesty's corvette Emerald, accompanied by Commodore' Wilson in H.M.S. Wolverine, Prior to liis departure ,Jiis Excellency held a 'farewell levee, which was attended by a .large number of persons. Farewell addresses from both Houses of Parliament were presented to him. Thousands were present to witness his departure. LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, ' Sir Alfred Stephens assumes the position .of Lieutenant-Governor to-morrow. ANTI-CHINESE MEETING. A large open-air meeting of an antiChinese character was held in the Domain last night, and another has been called for this evening. SHIPPING. Arrived—City of New York,from Auckland. London, March 17. 'THE MAILS. The January mails via San Francisco were delivered here to-day, THE ZULU WAR. Tho Chancellor of tho Exchequer has fixed the debate in the House of .Commons on the Zulu war to take place on March 21 Lord Blachford has given notice in the House of Lords of a resolution condemning the Zulu war. ■ MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. A commissioner has been appointed by the Swiss Federal Government to represent Switzerland at the Melbourne Exhibition. TERRIBLE DISASTER, Two thousand lives have been lost by floods at Lzegedin, Hungary, CANADA. Ottawa, Canada, March 16. The dominion finance Ministers submitted to Parliament a new protective tariff,' with tho object of producing yearly increase revenue two millions. Madhid, March 15. MADRID. Spanish Cortes dissolved. .

(PEtt PRESS AGENCY.) . Wellington, Wednesday. ALLEGED GARROTTING. An alleged case of garrotting was heard before the Resident Magistrate to-day. The case was remanded for further evi(leiiCGr ASSITANT LAW OFFICER. ; ' J H. Shaw is acting as Assistant Law Office vice Stafford resigned. A HOSPITAL DISPUTE. Shortly after Hermoine came into .port' Captain Robinson placed one .of his crew very ill in the Hospital Seaman not having recovered during the vessels stay, Captain wants to leave the man still in the Hospital but to this objection been raised on the ground that the man is only .a burden on the country as the Captain refuses to provide for the man in any other way any inquiry will shortly be held into circumstances of the case. COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE AUTHORITIES. _ Complaints appear in the Press of. the difficulty of obtaining information from the local police authorities. CHARITABLE AID QUESTION. The City Council will this evening consider the adviaableness of forming a Charitable Aid Committee. FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY, The question of establishing a free public library is warmly supported by the Press. UNWHOLESOME BREAD. Complaints are being made regarding the unwholesome quality of some of the bread retailed here. • BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. The Benevolent Institution complain of being short of means, owing to subscriptions coming in slowly. ATTEMPTED RAPE, _ Auckland, Wednesday. At the Police Court this morning, Nel: son' Ireland',- charged with attempted rape on his own daughter, a child of 8 years of age, Sub-Inspector Pardy said it was one worst cases he had to deal with remanded on application of Police till Friday.

THE PREMEIR AND THE GOVEIi/ m ■ 4 : Thp Auckland Herald ridicules plaint of thp'Wellington: papers against Sir George Grey for notj waiting to receive*; Governor Robiuson, says it is more important that "lie. should meet Tawliaoi at Kopua, as appointed. . '•'! FRANCHISE. A large number of' new applications ,'-ta be placed on Roll. THIEVES. ... . Some thieves broke into the house of a' woman naijied Bradley, and stole a cash ..box containing £l4. The City West School was robbed of ,a bell and school requisites,'. AUCKLAND BANKRUPTCY COURT. The Bankrupt George Patrick Dower was refused his discharge at .the Supreme Court in consequence of his untruthful statement and for recklessly making away with his property, the Bank of New Zealand refuses to accept Binney's com-' position of 10s in the pound-until' the estate has been examined.' •„ FROM THE QUEEN, A despatch from Hicks Beach, conveys to Auckland, citizens her, Majesty? appreciation of the heartfelt sympathy shown by their telegram of condolence on her Majesty's late bereavement. WELLINGTON COLLEGE. i Applications for second mastership Wellington College, 19 for mathematical master, and 2G modem language. Decision will not bo come to for ten days. Meantime applications and testimonials to ,be. submitted to Wilson headmaster for analysis, t . ; ; ; - ' CROWN LAW. ' . Crown law yers have "given' their 11 opinion that ilo' Education Board has power to purchase a' school site unless requested to do so.by ; some local school committee. • INQUEST ON FIRES. The Asssociated Insurance Companies resolved to have ijiqucsts upon' all fires in future. THE LATE FIRE AT COHENS. The verdict after inquest on the fire at. Cohen's Jewellers shop 'was—There.was no evidence to show how the fire.originated. It came out'in the evidence that the stockwhich was exposed in tlie*ahop,was valued flver two thousand pou'iid, but bnly?in;Sm'e\l' for nine hundred, while the.' biiildiiigi was insured for eierht hundred,; and was. valued at doublo that amount. Chri,stci[urch, Tuesday. -COMPETITIVEDESIGN. At a-meeting of the City Council this evening it was resolved to offer two prizes of £IOO and £2O respectively .for the best designs for a Town Hall, . INCENDIARISM. ■ : At the Police Court this mornhig Sigismund and Izodore Schwartz were charged wilfully setting fire" to, their place of business, a tobacco shQp,.''with intent todefraud the insurance companies. Sigismund was discharged, and his brother remanded for a week, bail being taken for his appearance, himself in, £3OO, and tiro sureties in £l5O each.

Shortly sifter 10 o'clock last night ;jjn alarm of fire was raised, and it was found, that the interior of the shop of Mr Isodore' Schwartz was in .flames. Notwithstanding the fact that the day to being kept as a general holiday, in less than three minutes after the alarm bell had rung the brigade mustered in full force, many ofthem •'ill' costume, having been called "oirt, either from the concert or the' thpati;e. ',' The fire was put out with very little delay. .From circumstances which c'atfurto the knowledge of the police the brothers Schwartz were arrested by : Decto'ctives Benjamin and Walker, about -midiiiglit,on a charge of, incendiarism.' It'was found on examination that ; <i'great-'deal of' dummy stock was in the shop;' The insuiv, fibres amounted to £I7OO, being £7OO in the Transatlantic, £SOO, in the Union, and £SOO in tho Standard. This morning the brothers were brought before the Court, which was crowded by all the Jows in the city. Greymouth, Wednesday. GREYMOUTH RACES. The following were the results at the races to-day : Trial Stakes.—Blazing Star, 1; LadyGrey, 2; Kensington, 3. Hurdle Race.—Maori Girl, 1; Blue Bell, 2; Stoker, 3. Jockey Club Handicap.—Elfin King, 1; Native, 2 ; Doncaster, 3. Five horses started. Doncaster led until he bolted, when King took first place, Native a good second. Hack race.—Warrigal, 1. Railway Stakes. Kensington, Ist; Banker, 2; Elfin King, 3. The day was rainy and the course heavy. ■ Two thousand were present. Blenheim, Monday. COPPER LODES. Tho manager of D'Urville Island copper reports having pierced a lode two feet thick in No. 2 tunnel, 110 feet from the surface,' yielding the best ore yet discovered. No report as to smelting has been received yet. Opuxaki, Tuesday, NATIVE FIASCO, The meeting atParihakahas turned out a complete fiasco. The question of confiscated. territory. was not raised, and although somo 2,soo ; Maoris from all parts of . the North Island came to hear Tc Whiti and possibly see the fulfilment of some of his prophecies, air they could get from him was the expected one (probably meaning' Slie'ch'an) was not to hand. Nklsox, Tuesday. " : A PARTING SHOT. •

Rifle Association accounts just made up. Total amounts of prizes, £B4O ; other expenses, £4OO. RAISING- THE TAUPO. Auckland, .Tuesday. Theßay of Plenty Times give additional particulars with reference to the attempt to raise the Taupo. Captain Worsp, in the diver,s dress, gallantly descended the after hold to inspect the leak. He found the fracture extended about two feet six inches each way. A couple of flour bags were rolled up in a blanket and. laid on the spot, the whole being covered with canvas and blankets, One end section of the largo piping belonging to the big pump was then boarded over and placed up-right on this, and forced down on to it with a screw-jack. This was found to act admirably, and the pumps were gaining rapidly on the water, though not in such a perfect manner as in Captain Worap's judgment would have authorised his floating her there and then. The diver descended again to investigate, and discovered that the fracture was only partly covered, so the whole apparatus was yesterday taken down again and more flour ■bags and blankets laid down. RETURN OF THE CHAMPION.

Gkahamstown, Tuesday. The carbine champion, Gordon, of the Thames Navals, returned this afternoon by the steamer Rotomohana, with ten other Thames men, and was received by a parade of volunteers; to the number of about four hundred strong, The town was decorated in some of the leading ..thoroughfares, and the champion was chaired by liis comrades, and conveyed along the wharf to the place appointed for an address of welcome by his Worship the fylayor. The whole proceedings were en-

t'tiusiaatic; thol'o were soveral bands of music and a good turnout of citizens to welcome the belt and cup champion of tho carbine crack - ' A FAILURE. . t ;At a meeting of the creditors of G. W, Binney this afternoon a statement was read showing his liabilities at £4058 ; deficiency, £1594, Heattributed his failure '.to'the loss of the Geelong and to timber speculations. . He offered 10s. in the £. Much sympathy'was expressed with' hini by most of his creditors .present, all but two being, in favor of accepting the composition. Mr Kissling, of the Bank, of New Zealand, proposed a complete assignment of the estate. Two creditors offered a guarantee of 10s. The meeting adjourned till to-jnorrow. -