Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2936, 28 June 1888, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Marion, Thursday. The Rangitikei County Council Chambers were burnt to the ground last night. They cost £9OO, and were insured in the Standard Office for £6OO. The origin of the fire is a mystery.. ■ Feilding, Thursday.

A man named Strawbridge had lialf his right hand cut off at the Clielterham saw-mill yesterday. Mrs Nixon, of Mayiuo, died suddenly this morning. The doctor was sent for to attend her in child-birth, but she was dead half an hour before his arrival. There will probably be an inquest. Timaru, June 27.

A young man named Swann, a seamau who had beeu ashore some time, was committed for trial to-day on a charge of criminal assault on a girl six years old, A youth named Walton was arrested on board the s.s. Fifeshire this morning for attempting to leave the colony, lie being bound over as a witness in a criminal case at the Supreme Court at Oamaru. He had shipped as an assistant steward. Chkistchuhcii, June 27.

At the Police Court to-day C. C. Somers was fined £lO for printing and publishing without an imprint a leaflet entitled " Gambling shown to be quite scriptural." C. E. Woledge was fined £5 for distributing the same. In the Supreme Court to-day Mr Justice Ward quashed the conviction of A. Waclismann, manager of the Hopefield station, who had been fined £SO by 0. Whitefoord for not having made sufficient exertions to clear certain sheep from scab. There were 4000 sheep in the flock, but it was not shown that all were actually infected. The Judge held that it must be shown that the sheep were actually and not merely technically scabby.