TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3429, 7 February 1890, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

ARSON. Gisborne, Friday, An old man named J. 11, Topping has been arrested on a charge of arson. He m evicted from' thu shop' in which lie had carried on business, and last night was found standing watching the premises on flro. A Drop, in Port, Fielding, Friday. Yesterday whilst a fanner:."was mob of a hundred prgs from Makino to the railway station, twenty : dropped dead from the Distinguished VisitorsWellington, Friday, i The Earl and Countess of Kintore and party arrived from Kelson this morning. ; They were met;;by •the who welcomed them 011 behalf of the citijoim of Wellington. The party proceed overland to Wan ganui tomorrow. . ■.■- "• Representation Commission. ''- WBiwcqpir, Friday, Colonel Hnultain has been reappointed to a seat on the Representation Commission, whioh lie resjgned 6ome time ags! ■' :!'i /.> . Attempted Suicide,. /Duneoin, Friday, . Captain of thp |ghooner to gotimii i suicide this morn.nj by oiiitlnj; iiis! tjiroat, He is in a'ffeJirjaua Qondttiop.' "

«,/ ,A Blacky M • v v DusEDiN t ;Fgbruary 6. A ijlad ; natuedv Montgomery, 14 'of;;age; '^pluiikily jumped into the water- with his dollies on and saved tbe life of another lad, named Wilson, who bad Men into the Pehchet Bay batln.

Auckland Items-. Abckund, February o."' The niember for Gladstone, 'Mr Rhodes,who is at preset in Auckland is about to leave for the Thames, where, he. .will inquire mid, take evidenco.on behalf of the Government as.toitlie boindaries of' the lllames Harbour Doard District. - An appeal,to the Supreme Court agai'nst the IlnmesWarden's decision in the oase Sawyer v, tho Calenonian Gold Mining Company, a claim for damages through an accident, in wliicli easd' the Warden awarded judgment to.tbe.nUiutiff for £B7s,was dismissed with costs by Mr Justice Connolly, who upheld the deoision of tho lower Court. ; :

The Directors of the Auckland Stud Company have determined to offer the whole sf tho stud and estate for satq by. tender. • The sale is to be advertisedm Sydney and Melbourne. In reply to a deputation who asked that the l/overiiaient should subsidise a steamer to maintaiu regular commalneilion between A uokland and the Great Barrier. Islands, Mr E. llitohelsou promised that the matter should have careful attention.

Salmon Fry. Dumdin, Feb. 0. ■ MrG. P. Clifford, who took with him in the Hinemoa. sona 3003 salmon fry, succeeded in safely transfering 2500 to rivers oil the West Coast. ,-. ~ Wool SalesDunedis, February 0. ■At the wool sales today the cable message reporting a decline of 5 to 7i per cent in merinos at the London sale?, had the result of affecting the market. 'J here was a good demand for light crobabred, fine and long stapled, and pviceswere satisfactory. Prime merinos vrero not .offered in large lots. The supply, however,, was equul to tho demand, as buyers did not seem to bo impressed with the desirablensss of purchasing in lieavy lots, On the whole tho sale was satisfactory, prices being, with the. exception mentioned above, well maintained. .