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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3489, 19 April 1890, Page 2

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[BY ELECTRIC telegmph] WRECK OF A CUTTER. CpisTonuitaii, Saturday, _ The Master, of the "Dingadee," |Mt arrived from Westport, reports passing the wreck of a cutter, of from 25 to 80 tons burden. She was painted black, dismasted, and water, logged.. This was off Stephen's Island, Cook Straits, the weather being too rough, and the sea too high for him to get close enough for him to identify the vepsel. . '

Diphtheria. • Invercaroili, Saturday. • The town eoboola which have been closed since Easter, owing to the existence of various ailments, will] reopen on|Monday next,' 'Diphtheria is still prevalent in Invercargill, Wrongful Imprisonment Tisunrj, Saturday, Judge Ward ga*'e judgment to-day in the case Bishop v Acroyd, in which the jury gave judgment for 40s damages for wrongful imprisonment for (jety, It was argued for defen? dant that the imprisonment was the act of a Bench of Justices, and defendant, was not liable. Judge Ward held that tho processes of the Court were all irregular and affirmed tho verdict of thejury with costs, Leave for appeal was granted. Thich wns tho case in which two Justices issued a first summons, Judgment summons, and order of commitment all within a few hours. WRECK OF THE EMELIE'

Condition of the SurvivorsiNVEKOAßaiiL, Saturday. . Green, Cummings, and Meek, the survivors pf (he wreck of the Emelie, are doing we'ltta the' Hospital Boqr Meek is muoh worse.than the others, and probably will not be able to'use his feet for a month or eix weeks. HGresnandCumraingsaresufficieutly recovered, a nautical enquiry will he held pn nest; ■ .