TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3108, 19 January 1889, Page 2

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A Serious Charge.

Palmerston North, Saturday. Charles. B. Lewis has been committed for trial on a charge of rape on a girl cloven years old at Awa. litiri on December 27. The trial lasted two days,

Killed on the Railway. •Auckland, January 18. • 1 man named Archibald McUlister, foreman of the contract for the construction of the HeleusvilleKankapakapa" railway line, was killed today,, He was incharge.of an engine which, was running to a gravel pit with &■ number of tracks, For. some reason which cannot be explained, McAlister jumped off the engine and fell backwards, the truoks passing over him and oausing his death. The unfortunate man was lifty years of age, and, as far as is known, was single. Charge oi Manslaughter. 'Wakoakui, January 18. Two Maoris, Epango and Kumta Wliiti, were brought up on remand at the Police Court to-day, charged with having caused the death of W. Kolls, at Wftitotara,-'oii'January 7th. Afto hearing the evidence Kurata Whiti was discharged, there not being a prima facie case made out, Epango was committed for trial at the Supreme Court on April 21th. Bail was allowed, himself in L2OO and two sureties of LIOO eoch.

The Colonial Bank- - Dunkdw, January 18, Mr W. J, M, Larnach, liaving resigned from the directorate of the Colonial Bank, Mr J.M. KitcHe has been appointed to the vacancy, Fresh Oysters', * j Invkkcargili,, January 18. An.Oyster and Fishing Company, with a capital of £75,000, has been formed, They have.:already, purchased ten vessels and are' socuif ing a' steamer. 'Operations will begin on Ist proximo." Mr J. G, Ward, M.H.U,, is tho managing director,. -

Produce for Sydney. • Wanganui, January 18. Messrs Walker and Hatrlck's barquentino St Kilda sails for Sydney direct tomorrow with tho following cargo; '9OO sacks of oats and wheal, 1770 sacks' of chaff, bran, and sharps, 182 hags of pollard, 20 tons of flour and sharps, 10, tons of potatoos, and 10,000 ft timber.