TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1130, 20 July 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

, [united pe'ess association I THE ; FORGER : SENTENCED. . ■ . A MONSTER. ' "Donedin, this day. Al the Suprome.Court,Charles Coleman, alias Haynes, for forgery, was.sontencod to five years'imprisonment, 1 Thomas charged with rape on his own granddaughter, ased 9, at Green Island. '!jfwa's'ajleged that he had committed the'same' offence on 'previous occasions. He was. found guilty, Sentence was deferred,, . . FIRE ; AT.WELi/INGTON.' ; NARROW ESCAPE.

' .*'';;■ ' Wellington, this day. A"cottage at -KjlbiriiieV oOoiSpled by' ft man named Iforljng, was burned down dupingtbenight. Kappeals'A I 'fire wasdisppvered in the house duping the afternoon, a spark; or-sprfletbing having bnrned a hole through the parpet, It was promptly put out-to all appearances and the place deluged with water, When the inmates retired to reflfc all appeared safe, but at 1 a.m. they were awakened by the place being in flames and had barely time to escape with their lives, Morlinp's beard was aotually burned .off before he got out. The, cottage was-insured in .the South British' for and the furniture fo?£2s.„v . • ; : syppME OOIIRT. ' THE OOLGNIAIi BANK, Jl Duhedin,, this day. ' At the Supreme Court to-day-lhomas Katnage, convicted forrapo on-his grand daughter was sentenced to ♦years. In Kitto's case the Jury empannelled, fount} him Insane, thereupon he was recommitted 'to tHe'asyJ.um.

The ColoniaJ'ißank profits for the half a dividend has been declared "at the rate of 7 per cent., sorbing -£14,000. 12000 oftrrieiJ,,'to roserve, and balance , oarrjed.for'wai'd.' A CONVICT BREAKING HIS NECK, &'.'.'- : r • Lytibwon, this day.'John Cunningham's a prisoner undergoing a eight years' penal while' quarrying down some .stone tins njorqin^/'feU-and' brpke his ueok. .. .. .",...' ,