Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3127, 12 February 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

A Lighthouse Destroyed-' , j i » - jjj _> Patka, Tuesday,' M The lighthouse on the east bunk the Paten liver was burnt to the ground lust nigh) "or ''early ' this morning. When'visited at JO last night by the harbormaster everything was in good order, but on going" this morning to put out the lights ho found , only tbe debus. The cause of the fire is totally unknown,and will remain so, as even the fire itself wsb unobserved, though .the harbormaster lives only about one hundred yards away.

Native Trouble.

Auckland, Tuesday. The Native trouble at ' Kaipara arises through the Survey being made by Mr Che.de, the suiveyor, by order - of the Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, who is t* adjudicate on i / Lhe block at Dargavillo in a few days, jfe Some native owners aro opposed tow ■ the proceedings and Mr Cbeale hasM been forcibly obstructed by havingv his pegs pulled upned his chain and theodolite removed, Several trivial skiiuiibhcs have ensued, but it is expected the Hon Mr Mitcholson will arrange mutters amicably. '

INQUEST. Auckland, Tuesday. An inquest takes place to-day on the body of MoPberson, found in tbe harbor yesterday., Deceased's father-in-law telegraphs 'to have the inquest postponed, as the death is mysterious and ho bolieves further evidence can be seemed.

Boys Drowned.

';'.'■■ Hokitika, Two boya, Pritohard and Manibanjifc^ ; ? aged about 16, were bathing in the surf, near Bias yestor-;' ' day., ;The bodies have not yet been ''.;■''. i recovered, : - %■■■'■,

A youth named William More ; ' wa& nearly drowned while bathing in the surf at flokitika yesterday morn-. ing." After 'swimming some time he became exhausted and sank. He was. ; '.. washed close in aiid dragged ashore.-. ; '•'; About three hours before he, ■'■'■■•'.. recovered ■consciousness, He -is all r right again now. ?:.'..] "■ ■■■■■"."'■■ Supreme Cpurt." ; '-' /,■"

Dunedin, February 11., ■'•;■ In Banco at the Supreme-Court, F. R, Chapman appeared before Mr Justice Williams to ask that.the con- "'■<■'■■ '; viction of two debtors, named Hugh ' >;: McLeod and Finlay McLeod,'sen-'-•: ''.;■::' tsnced at InvercarguT on the 30th • ■"'. ''s ultimo, by Judge, Broad to three '; : ;' months' imprisonment for not keeping" '- ', ..■•. proper hooks, should be -quashed. ■ •? ~ '.-• The ground on which the application j : was based .was that the- brderiofrvV'■' commitment'was not signed till aftenwtei Judge Broad bad "left the r bench. None of the parties were represented, C : "■■:■ Mr bolonian,-who'h'ad appeared;.for- v"'?;' theOicialAssignee' stating tlmthe ; : ;., was not instructed.- He .said after ' the debtors wore punished there ' ; appeared to-beu revulsion of.feeling .- '\- in favor of the young men, Hia ; i Honor -quashed the conviotion. He;;;. said the interval between the sen--\c-\ij-tenceandthe. signing wasverr. small)' ; ■',* but that did hot affect the principle, which he thought he was: hound: to.V follow until'.reversed by the .higher: ■,>.. , Court.- ■ f'-: 1 "}- '■:'. ''■■ ■' '~'. '!. : ?s .'-,■• ;

SUDDEN DEATH O£ : AN; - . ,-M.H.K.;, ■■•/■.:<fe ;V; Nelson, Tuesday,:.;' .-' Mr Lofcstaraj member for Nelabn, • expired suddenly at;, eleven b'olook last night. He was in his usual-health and spirits yesterday, working .;his jj hops. Ho returned, home at.six,complaining; of. a p'airij in the;' and retired to nine, " At ten he woke, when he fell into a fainting fit and, before the doctors arrived, . died. Till a telegram is received from Dr Collins, who attended the deceased ; while he.'was'ur Wellington, "it-is not - known whether there will- be 1 j'nn'/' inquest. Already Messrs Sharp (Mayor- ■ of Nolson), Hursthouse, Piper; and Gibbs and Colonel Pitt are' spoken of as likely to stand for Nelson. '-'»' ,

Arson Case- .' . '••'.'• ' Wellington, Tuesday. At the ; Magistrate's Court no evidence sas offered'in the case,of.. arson preferred against-two Maoriß --- v and the accused were discharged. A ; further charge ofdestruction of" .;' property is to be heard on Monday,';' ;

Nice Boys. .■'- f^ Dunedin, February lh ' ,At the Police Court jo-day two boys named Mudson and one Green were charged with robbing another, hoy in the street of. money ho - was taking to pay the rent. Oueofthe'" Mudßons was under seven, and, the charge was withdrawn; the other two were ton years old. They Were sentenced to fourteen days', with six strokes of the birch. Tho parentof the boys Mudson said that when' they ;;■ were recently fined, ho had Baved up £1 to pay it,- 'and the boys Btole 'ii ■' from him. ;