Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3181, 16 April 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Sheep Inspector's Meeting. Wellington, Tuesday, The deliberations of the Sheep Inspector's conoluded last night tbey have made numerous reooramendatious in the direction of amending the Sheep, Cattle, Babbit aud Branding Acts, principally in matters of detail, Death from GhlorodyneDunedin, April IS, Patrick Henderson Millar, 60 years of age, said to be well connected, committed suicide by taking ohlorodyne, He left letters saying ho suffered from insomnia, and not mtemperanoe, brought on merely through law work. Later,. At the mpiest on Patrick Heuderson Millar, the verdict was that deaih resulted Irom an overdose ofchlorodyne, administered while temporarily insane. The deseased has a brother in welt-to-do circumstances, whose address is "James Millar, Oullen House, Cirencester." Ho aho stated that he had a daughter named Mary, of whom he wished to hear, There were only a few scraps of food in the house,

EXTENSIVE FIKESINFIJI,

Auckland, April 18, Files of Fiji papers to hand by the Wainui, contain particulars of a firo at Levuka by which property to the value of about 40,000 was destroyed, The fire broke out on the evening of tho 6th inst., in one of tho copra stores belonging to Mr W, Henuings, on the north side of New-street. In a short time the stores, containing over 800 tons of copra, were wrapped in flames, which spread rapidly until those and the following buildings were destroyed:—C. Henuings' wine and sugar store, Cave & Co.'a promisee, W. Hennings' house and office, Garriok's office, D. W. Solomon's stores, G, Morgan k Oo.'s store. Bank of Now Zealand premises, and those of the Mortgage Agency. Company. The progress of the fire was stopped at Potter's butchery, a bucket brigade, amongst whom were Captain Wilson, harbormaster, and Captain Douglas, of the schooner Minnie Hare, having been formed, The strongroom of the Bank of Now Zealand withstood the great heat, and

was discovered standing amidst the rains when the fire had spent itself. The door of tlie room could not be opened, but an entrance was effeotod on Monday morning, The losses will be heavy to the various insurance offices, is will be seen from the following list :-Uauk of New Zealand, insured for £2,500 in New Zealand office, 14,600 reinsured in the South British Mortgage and Agency Company Office, furniture in New Zealand' Company for L 180; loss about 1400; D, J. Solomon, Transatlantic Company, building for L2OO, goods 1450; G.Mor* gan-& Co,, LIQOO in tho South

British, L7SQ in the Equitable, MOO in the Hamburg-Magdeburg, L2OOO in the Transatlantic; H. Gave & Co., LI6OO in the HamburgMagdeburg (LIOOO on stock, LGOO on building, LI9OO in the South British, and a like sum in the Trans-, atlantic, LSOO. in the Imperial, and L4OO in the Hanseatio; New Zealand Loan and- Mercantile Agency Company (uninsured), the damage is trifling, the safe and furniture were removed; Mr Garriok's library, insured in the Now Zealand Office for L 150; Mr W. Hennings H6oon building and LSOO on office furniture in New Zealand, Potter and .Mimro, premises also protected by policies in the New Zealand offiod were slightly damaged, Another Suicide.

. Ohbisicbokch;, April |5. The inquest on Pinching, who died in tho Waiatt lockup, was hold on Sunday befre Mr Caleb Whjtefoord, Dr Piirpons, who njade tlje postmortem examination, deposed that death rosultatl fron) brom,Ue of potassium, the presence of the drug in the stomach being ypry apparent. The jury returned'a verdict in aocordanco yitt the medjeal testimony.

9 Good Gold Found. Blenheim, Tuesday. The Pmaevermicoclaim, Wnikttkaho Flat, came on good gold. This is the Brat claim on thu flat that has bad luck. All the workers were on the point of abandoning' their claims in disgust. Tb«ir prospects are now bright,

Financial Difficulties and Death. Napier, April 15. David Balhany, at one time manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company herebut lately agent for the Imperial and United Insurance Company, was found dead in-the Tutaekari River, near Redclyfie bridge, this His neck was broken. On tho bridge wo his horse, coat; ihat and watch. The appearances 'leave no doubt of suicide. He jumped :80ft into shallow water. Financial ; difficulties are supposed to be the cause of his act. Supreme Court. Hokitika, April 15. The Supreme Court Billings commenced to-day before Mr Jiisbbt Denniston, There is no criminal business. The chief civil case is Vincent against the Railway Department, claim for £3OO, and a special claim for £I2OO fur general damages through injuries received ranlting in the loss of a foot, sustained while working the gadget on ihe coal wharf at Greymouth, Mr Joynt, of Christchurch pleads for the defence, Today there was only one witnesi completed, and the plaintiff's cross-exam-rination is half over.

Auckland Items, The grocers' meeting to-night, bya resolution, denied the statements made hythe Pukekohe settlers that they had purchased butter and eggs at low rates and sold them at a good profit, It is stated that there is some dissatisfaction at the fact that the tender accepted for the food supply at the Volunteer encampment is only at the rate of 9d per head, this sum being considered too low. T. Quoi, who acted as interpreter at the Police Court in the recent charge against the Chinese mutilating cattle, has reported to the police that on Saturday night a Chinaman made an attempt to stab him, Quoi has been .frequently threatened since he assisted the prosecution in the case mentioned.

At Judges Bay Regatta, the amateur championship of Auckland for racing dingies was won easily by Misses'Whitney, who pulled splendidly. The Junior Gig Knco fell to, the North Shore Bowing Club. At a meeting of fishermen to.day, it-was decided to petition Government to rescind the Ordor in Council closing the Coromandel oyster grounds,

Bankruptcy. Auckland, April 15. At the Supreme Court to-day, an application was made for the disolmrge from bankruptcy of Mr W.Slimpson, formerly landlord of the Queen'B Ferry Hotel, of which his wife is now licensee, Mr Hesketh, on behalf of Stimpson, contended that one of the grounds of objection to thn discbargs, viz., that the bankrupt had not kepi reasonable books, was not good, as his hnsinosß was a cash one. His Honor, Judgo Gillies, said he was oi opinion that books were eminently necessary in Mr Slimpson's trade, whether it was a cash one or not. He considered he would ho grossly neglecting his duties if he grunted the discharge, 'J he bankrupt had admitted he had ki pi no boob, and lm had •nothiii" beyond a mere passbook to show what his takings were and how they wiire applied, The creditors could not trace out the money' ho had received, aud knew not where it had gone. He had avowed that whet, lie knew he would not be able to meet LlOOOdue on tbeleaso of the hotel, for which ho had made himself liable, he started plunging into speculations. His failure was attributable to hazardous speculations at a time that he knew ho was not in a position to meet his just liabilities. Under the circumstances he could not grant the discharge,