Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2905, 22 May 1888, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Wellington, Tuesday, The body of an infant supposed to be prematurely borne was found on the beach near Oriental Bay this morning. The police are investigating the matter.

Blenheim, May 21

An inquiry was held to-day into the circumstances connected with the fire at Wills ironmongery store a fortnight ago, After taking tho evidence of several witnesses, the jury retired for ten minutes, and brought in the folwowing verdict: - " The jury have come to the conclusion that there was no evidence as to how the firo' origin; ated," Wills stated he had no direct pecuniary interest in the stock, wliitli belonged to Gardener and Co. Hokitika, May 21,

A painful and serious accident occurred this morning to a miner named McQniggan. He was walking on a bridge on the Kanieri tramway going tojwork, before daybreak, when he was blinded by a flash of lightning, and fell into the stream below, sustaining a compound fracture of his leg, He lay there some time trying to attract attention, but, failing in this, he crawled to the nearest house, and was soon conveyed to the hospital. His aufiferwere intense, the bone protruding, but he bore the pain heroically. The weather is again a succession ot fierce squalls, accompanied by heavy rain. The miners are again fully supplied with water. , DuNEDiN,May2I,

A largely attended meeting was held this evening to further the early closing movement. .Resolutions were carried affirming the desirableness of shortening the hours of retail business, and pledging the meeting to support Mr Joyce's Shop Hours Bill by largely signed petitions and other means. Substantial subscriptions were received to defray expenses, and it was suggested that a monster public meeting be held.

Chmstchukch, May 21,

This evening D. Dunlop, a wall known bowler of the Lancaster Pari Cricket Club, who is leaving for Victoria, was presented with a purse o: sovereigns by the members .-of thai Club.

The City Council has appointed a committee to obtain a reliable estimate of the present cost of a complete gas works plant sufficient for the requirements of tho city. A man was arrested at Waddiugtou on Saturday oil suspicion of being Jonathon Roberts, of Timaru, the escaped convict, but lie was proved not to be the man. Auckland, May 21. The remains of Mr J. Brown, late storekeeper of the Public VYorks Department at Hamilton, and who had been missing for some time, were found to-day in the Waikato River. A man named Patrick Sarsfield, an inmate of the Old Man's Befuge, was found dead to-day iu the yard of the Greyhound Hotel The cause of death was heart disease.