TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Issue 1038, 1 April 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

[united press association]. INCENDIARY. Auckland, March 31. Dent, supposed incondiary at Cambridge, has been discharged from custody with a caution. Investigation of the affair throws no light on the. recent incendiary fire at the National Hotel, Cambridge. It is, however, clear that Thomas Dent laid down iu a stable adjoining in an intoxicated statej and was awakened by fire flying all around him. He extinguished the fire and told the watohruan. STATISTICAL. I Napier, March 31. The following are the utal statistics for the month for the Napier district :- Births, 30; marriages, 7 i deaths, 24. Of these latter, three were suioides and one of a lunatic in'gaol. : ', Timaru, March 31. The vital statistics for ; Timaru for March are-81 births, 11 deaths, and 11 marriageß, • Cußtbms' revenue. £2227, as against 12213 last year. ASSAULT.

Jno. Gilpin was committed for trial today lor assulting the man Clements, who was so brutally knocked about ono night a few weeks ago. From Clements evidence the case seemed to be one ot pure wanton assault. He was walking along when four men passed him, and one called out "I want you." Thinking he wanted a match or something of that sort, Clements turned back and received a heavy blow in the face. Several of the others also fell upon him, and the result was that he had been in the doctor's hands ever since-some five weeks. The prisoner made astate* ment that in the lockup, another man told him the latter's brpthershad inflicted the worse injuries. \', : '-'!' ;'■■