Masomo.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3412, 17 January 1890, Page 2

Masomo.

i'Cßßisioooßoa, January 16. At ..the quarterly communication tha. Masonic District. Grand Lodge a^jded : ppnce to prooeed with the erectioif of a memorial atone-over the grave of tjie late l)r Doamer, Deputy District Grand Master. It is probable that the desigu will tako-thc form of a granite obolisk, with suitable ivonwork, and the. stone enclosed, _ . Tlie Puhipuhi Silver Mines- . ;-; WmiwiTOH, Friday. , Mr Gordon/-Inspector of Mines, leaves to-morrow for Auckland. - He will visit the locality where tho silver is alleged to have been; found", , arid report to Government on the advisability of granting; mineral leases in Puhipuhi forest. ' : The Premier. Wblunoton, Friday. 'Sir Harry' Atkinson returned this moritingj and appears to be much improved in health. . Exports and Imports.

. Wellington, Friday,...' The exports of. Colony,for the year ending 81st' December;' 1889, amounted to £9,181*870, being -an increase 0ff1,883,010 on the previous year, The imports fortho; same period were £6,297,097, being an increase of £855,197 on the previous year,': ;,s HOUSEBREAKIN(J. Oamaru, January IG. A man named Charles Jackson was arrested this evening for breaking into ; tlie store of Charles Ivearns : and stealing a quantity of' goods,:-""Sus-picions wore attached to Jackson owing to several arlioles being found near the place where he was working in a blacksmith's shop. Jackson denied any knowledge of the robbery; but'the police, after making inquiries,'' discovered where lie had been lodging and under tho bed, in his room,found a lot of the stolen articles.'Jackson is' a recent'arrival, and had.a number of keys, ohisels, eto, in his possession. l /

Frisco Mail. Weluhotos, Friday. ■ Tho Alameda witli- the mails. left 'San Francisco at Ga.m. on' Wednesday 15tli inst. fonrdajs lato aocord-. ing to timetable. Tho postal authorities have received no 'information as to the cause of the delay but think thorp; can be no doubt it was occasioned by the acoideut to the tram at Nebraska. Exhibition Rifle MeetingDied in Harness. Mohgibij, Friday. The weather is again showery, with fresh baffling wind • and changable light. The Hospital Orderly Coomhe's died last night. A subscription is being raised in tho oamp' to defray the, expenses of his funeral, winch takes place.oil Sunday.. Coombes was well, known to shooting men, having attended tho last four meetings. It is understood he leaves a wile and family, in Ohristohurch. The Counoil this morning decided tp refuso: to allow the Australian contingent to take part in the teams match,. •• lining.

Hokitika, Jan 16,

1 An important quartz discovery lias taken place at Donnelly's creek,. A miner who line been quietly working in a tunnel near the Donnelly Creek Company's reef, broke out, single bdnfled, Gcwt of stone, and carried it to the .Company's battery and had'it crushed, yielding '4ooz of retorted gold, 'lliis represented the two days' work" of_ one man. Considerable excitement ia caused in the district, and several now leases are taken up. l The Bank of New Zealand have shipped 26510z of gold valued at i10,60G, being tho past . month's purchases, ..