TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2343, 10 July 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(United Press Association.)

Auckland, This day. The exploring party at Rotoniahana yesterday had a narrow escape for their lives. They were within 200 yards of the bijr crater when the explosion occurred, which was seon as far as Tauranga, The Maoris propose to tapu the ground where Mouri Miki natives died, also to erect toll dates on the mud fields at the Terraces to raise a revenue from tourista. The Petrel enquiry closes to-day, so far as the evidence is concerned,

Dukemn, This day A five roomed houae in Duke-street, owned by Capper, timber merchant, was burnt down yesterday. It. wan insured with its contents for £650 in the South British, of which £250 is re-insured. New Pwmouth, this day. Inspector Pardy arrived here with constables from. Now Plymouth to join his force with the local constables in order to proceed to the Been* of the Maori whare building on Lysaght's farm. Te White is supposed to have substituted this new departure in plan of the marching around, which has been going on {or so long, but had stopped recently. Namee, This day. The Supreme Court sitting was resumed yesterday, when judgment was delivered in the case of Sawkitii v Evening News Company, claim for three months' salary in lieu of notice, plaintiff being summarily dismissed'from editorship of defendant company's newspaper. His Honor gave judgment for one week's salary only. In the criminal libel action Thompson v Sawkins, plaintiff did not proceed, and the case lapsed. Aduklaud, this day, Two of the Poitugese belonging te the whaler Petrel, at Kussells, recently deserted but were captured by the pilot and returned to the vessel. With the exception of the accused officers and the witnesses now attending the Court in Auckland, the Petrel's crew are now on board of the vessel, and are expected to return home in her.

George McOaulin has been found guilty of arson. His wife, Ann McOaulin, was acquitted. Sentence was deferred.

Dunidin, tliis day. The half-yearly balance sheet of the Colonial Bank of New. Zealand shows that the net profit for the year, after making the usual allowanoe, amounts to £18,960. Adding to thii the balance from the last half-year, and the deduction of the tax on note circulation, and £6OO donation to the Guarantee Association, there is available £20,419. Out of this it is proposed to pay a dividend of seven per cent per annum on paid up capital, to add £I,OOO to the Reserve Fund, and carry forward £5,419, John Roberts is the only candidate for the vacancy in the directorate,