LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 939, 1 December 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. ■ ' 4 THE ROLL STUFFING CASES. Wellington, Thursday. The roll stuffing cases against Con Ryan and Gladman Smith have been adjourned until Tuesday. THE GAMING ACT TESTED. The names of several gentleman, including Sir Wm. Fitzherbert, who took part in sweeps on the race course yesterday were taken by a detective, and it isprobablo information will be laid against them. IMPORTANT DECISION. Ashbcrton, Deo, 1, The Resident Magistrate has decided that though the name of a person had been put on an electoral roll through misrepresentation yet, under clause twenty-eight of the Act, he had no power to strike it off, the Act prescribing this only in the ca«o of death or with the written consent of the person registered. ATTEMPTED INCENDIARISM. GnKisTCHDncii. A woman named Bridget Payne has been arrested for attempting to set fire to her house, ANOTHER BJJIOIPE, Nelson, A man nanvd Matthews In tho employ of Sharp .and Pickering shot himself himself dead with a revolver yesterday. He had received notice of dismissal and was low spirited in consequence. THE LATE FIRE; Reefton, Dec. 1. The great conflagration yesterday morning caused ah unsecured loss of fifteen thousand pounds, The Victoria, New Zealand, and Standard Companies have small insurances to meet besides. .-.-•.■ The Jodger Alstsjed was burned to death, and Map Sinclair, Bridge and Mcßeath met with oasualties,