LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 950, 15 December 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

UNITED PKESS ASSOCIATION.]

A STAB. Auckland, Deo 14. The mail steamer brings Capt. Oliver, historical lecturer, who makes a tour of New Zealand. RESULT OF FOOTBOT. William Gabb, farmer, who has been suffering from blood poisoning caused by pricking his baud'with a ltuife used in scraping sheep foot-rot, had to have his arm amputated at the hospital. ACCLIMATIZATION. The mail steamer brought a 'quantity of quail for the. Auckland Acclimatisation Society, and two boxes of silk cocoons for the Colonial Secretary, from Japan.' ELECTION NEWS. Napier, December 14. After the revision of the voting papers, Sutton proves to have a majority of ten over Russell. Smith's majority is reduced to 24. Several cases gf impersonation and other illegal practices are reported from Waipawa, but it is not known whether any proceedings will be taken as the act does not direct that any pacticular person shall take'the initiatory steps,

THE POST OFFICE ROBBERIES

At the Supreme Court, Rendle, for for Post Office robberieß, was acquitted on one charge and sentenced to six years on another. Other charges will he heard. ADVANCE NEW ZEALAND I Dunrdin, This Day. The Government has accepted the Westport Company's tender.for the supply of 30,000 tons o( coal for railway purposes during 1882. ANOTHER PEST. Wild dogs are stated to be getting numerous in some parts inland, and 150 liaye been killed on one station Muring last year, ' SUDDEN DEATH. A woman named Catherine Thompson suddenly fell dead In a house in Stafford street this, evening. She had been addicted to drink. ONLY A LITTLE ONE I *". Patea, • A six-roomed cottage belonging to L. Salmon, at Karamai,' was burned down last night. It was insured foi* £IOO in thejUnion, for £'so'in the National, and the furniture' for another 150 in the National. Nothing was saved. SUPREME COURT, ; • Timaru, Dec. 14. The Supreme Court (has been occupied all day in the arson case against Lewis and Abraham Moses. At 10,30 to-night the jury returned- a verdict of not guilty.