SET ON FIRE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2785, 29 December 1887, Page 2

SET ON FIRE.

• Auckland, December 9. . Mrs Mary O'Connor's house, Frank liu Road was discovered to be on fire last night, The flames were suppressed by neighbors who'found the doors and windows all securely fas? tened, and two separate fires started with kerosine and saturated rubbish. The furniture had all been removed. Mrs O'Connor was near.tho house when the fire was first observed, but went away refusing to give up the keys. She was arrested later in the evening 'when she declined to give any information as to the insurances, and said somebody must have stolen her furniture and sot fire to her house.

FATAL ACCIDENT,

Donedin, December 28,

A man named John Reason fell over a cliff at Shag Point on Sunday, and died in tho hospital to-day from his injuries.

PRICE OF BEEF.

Greymoumi, December 28.

At the oatttasale this afternoon 86 bullocks were offered and 23 withdrawn. The average price of beef wasj 17s 6d to 18s per lOOlbs; sheep 8s 6d to 9s 6d j lambs 7s 6d to 10s 3d. All stock came from the West Coast of the ■JSortk'lsland..

v ANOTHER GOLD MINE,

Tauranoa, December 28. . A prospector namedFinlay to-day brought in a specimen of quartz found in a leader at Te Puke, showing gold freely. The propector proposes to take up a claim of thirty acres, having received permission from Ihe Native owners, ' '.•■PBOSPEOMG AT NELSON.'.' i Wellington, December 29. Sir James. Hector is at present analysing stone from Owen Creek, Nelson. He estimates that about an ounce to tho ton has beenlost in the crushing owing to the presence o. bismuth, and he is devising means for the prevention of the loss, CABINET AND THE RETRENCHMBNT SCHEME. Wellington, December 29. It is expected that a full Cabinet meeting will be held in the early part of January when' it it is understood that the principal matter to be dealt with will be the Retrenchment Scheme