TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2328, 23 June 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(United Press Association.}

Gisboksb, This day. flunia Te Iri has been sentenced to two years hard labour for burglary and for escaping from Custody to two and a half years. The sentences riiu conourrently.

Rawiri Karaha was released on his own recognisance on a charge of false pretences owing to the principal witness Wi Pere being away at Parliament, Accused is to como up next session if called upon. An outhouao con taining i m plemonts and grass seed belonging to E. Cameron was destroyed by fire. The loss iB £300,' and insurance £2OO in the National Office. . The Pakirilurl Hotel - has been burnt doivn, no one being on the promises at the time, The Insuraneeis£4oo in the Australian Mercantile Union.

RoiOKtrA, tliis day.' The party who wore hemmed in at Wairoa got away yesterday all right. Everything is-quiet hero at present.

• . Timaru, tliis day. The magisterial enquiry into the cause of the wreck of the ship Lyttelton commenced yesterday. The captain in his evidencd stated the vessel went down in about a quarter of an hour after -humping, Ho did not think she bumped on her anchoi'j as tile' effect-would have been different, but could not say positively. The Court adjourned until to-day.

"* '"DtowN, this day.. . An old resident at Ophir, named Norris Ley has mysteriously disappeared. There are suspicions of unfair play. He has not been seen since May 24th, except by a man who was living with liiin, arid who states that Ley left the House on the sth instant, but did not say where he was going, . Search lias'been made, but it proved unavailing.

Auckland, this day. Tli§ murder at' Great Barrier Island is causing.great excitement'in this city 011 account of the whereabouts of the murderer not being known. It has transpired that Caffery ljiado every preparation for a long voyage by : purchasmg a stuck of stores, 'charts, etc. He openly avowed his intention of causing a sensation. •. A fire broke out in Karangshape road at about 9.30 p.m. in ..the co-operative Company's grocery store in the centre of a large block of wooden buildings, spreading to George Garrett's butcher shop which,was totally destroyed. The fish shop occupied by the (Jo-operative Company was also burned, and Phillip's baker shop was gutted. The fire' originated upstairs in a back room of the grocery where a stove was used for making tea. The total loss estimated £3OOO. The insurances are South British Offices '; Garrett's shop £BOO ; furniture, stock, harness, cart, etc,, 1,500; two adjoining shops, L 400; (J. Eaton, ■.tenant), L4lO on grocery, stock, making L2OIO in all. L3OO of risk on Garrett's shop _is reinsured in the Union Office. PliijHp, baker. ; was ( insured in the New Zealand for L3OO on stock and building. A farmer, named John Hill, Pukekohe East was sentenced to 14 day's imprisonment foi grim'cruelty foa ? srl aged 13, who had been an inmate of the Industrial School. She had been." farmed": out to him, and contrary, to the cerms of the agreement had been, taken from school and ill-used by being knocked abuut and compelled to work in the fields.