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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1602, 6 February 1884, Page 2

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Tijiaru, February 4. . At the Resident Magistrate's" Court to-day, Elizabeth Archer, a married woman, suffering feom religious mania, was committed to the asylum. Tho unfortunate creature" had been a regular attendant at the Salvation Army meetings, and her insanity is of a most violent character—suicidal and homicidal. ' THE TRITJMPH EMBROGLIU Auckland, February 4. Captain Vine' Hall,' of Sydney," is engaged in making a searching, investigation, on behalf of the London Underwriters' Association, into tho,circumstances attending the sale of the Triumph which was recently stranded at. Tiritiri, 4 is stated .that. Mr Eraser, the purchaser of the Triumph, has received tjotice from the tinderwriters that till legality of the sale will be disputed. , Messrs Russell and Campbell have been acting as legal advisers in thb matter. The probability is that, if tie-'evidence adduced when submitted to the underwriters appears to justify them iii resisting the claim,. they will d so, leaving the owners to suelor the'amount, and also, to settle the question of the : sale as they please - THk FIRE FIEND, i- <jhristchurch, Tuesday. An unoccmied cottage at Sydenham was destroyej;.by fire yesterday. Two other alarmsof tire have occurred. j.,.-;iJDNEDiN, Monday. At a meetug of the .High, School 'Board;"of Governor to-day, letters were read from Mb Stout and .Miss Dal-' rymplei suggesting'the advisability of insttuting clases for, the teaching of cookery at tie Girls' -HigH ■■■School!' Consideration jb'f 'the 'correspondence was postponed. 1 ~-.,■'. |: ; ; A GOOD "OVER," • I Dunedin, Monday, 1 The-pockets of, the clothes of the Tasmanian cricketers,! were', rifled in the pavilion on Satirday, and about £SO was stolen. The'p'oliceto-day arrested a young man nataed Marr on suspicion. I UNSINKABtE SHIPS. Welu'ng'ton, Tuesday. The Government 'have- received despatches from the Agent-General endosing:tbe opinion of Sir Edward Reid, N.P., onMr Isbister's.scheme• of tinspkable ships. He is of opinion thatibis quite practicable, and, also that it wiuld tend-to less&i ;f '"'dirige'rV of briau .voyages. With; some of. the irinor' details' of Mr. Isbister's scheme, lieaoea'not agree with/;' ? i ■:' ■ *■'' ■•■':' ■■. a j fxl. r\ ;>:'"'■

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