VERY LATEST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3486, 16 April 1890, Page 2

VERY LATEST.

[BY ELECTRIC! TELEORAPn] DROWNED IN THE HARBOK.

Auckland, Wednesday, . The body found in tho harbor is identified as that of Patriok Sheehy, formerly an inmate of tho Old Ihi't Refuge,

THE SWEATING COMMISSION AT WELLINGTON.

Wellington, Wednesday. The Sweating Commissioners, Messrs Fulton (chairman), Blair, and Fisher, looal members, began its sittings tbis morning in the Parliamentary Buildings, The principal witness was Mr ltobinson, Secretary of the Early Closing Association, who said that several trades, notably ironmongers, kept good hours, but that drapers and grocers did not. The Mayor was the head of a deputation to the more important shopkeepers, asking them to come to some arrangement as to tho hours ofolosing to be observed. Mr Robinson gave ic as his opinion that good wages' were paid by drapers in Wellington. • The German Warship. - Adqkmnd, Wednesday, Tho German warship Alexandrine sailed this morning for Samoa, after a months stay. The New Plymouth Murder.

New Plymouth, Wednesday. The police are very active trying to collect evidence as to who murdered Moloney, At present, there is not

sufficient to connent the Maori with the deed. Various rumours tire afloat; but without foundation. It in thoaght the wrong man has been killed by the mimloier, for Malonoy, vr«a torwfaft M vsry jkwi ' ..