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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3526, 3 June 1890, Page 2

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(united miess association) Auckland. June 2. A Maori boy, three years old, named Thompson, baa been lost near Helenville. The applications for new licenses for four hotels which were closed last year in Auokland North liavo been withdrawn. The news of the victories of tho New Zealand athlotes in Sydney was received here with great satisfaction. Tho Auckland Amateur Athletic Club have sent a cable message congratulating the l3.im, A large portion of the Tamahore estate,- Wjjikftto, has been Mil to Mr Casey, of ilalbprpugh, ■ CiJßisioiiuiicii, June. 2,

Tha Metliven Masonio Lodge, No. 694, S.C., has unanimously passed a resolution to join the Grand Lodge of Now Zealand. Napieu, June 2.

The Liberal Association, after trying in vain to get a local candidate or Mr G. Fisher to stand for the Napier seat at the next election against Mr Qrrnond, havo decided to invite Sir Robert Stout.

! New Plymouth Murder. New Plymouth, Juno 2. Mr Samuel, who is acting-for the jipcused, with' a' desire' to bring the inqupst to a close, is asking qo questions of witnesses, The evidence given at the inquest after 8 p.m was—Otto Arnold (recalled), who stated that ho had mended the prisoner's slippers, The slippers produced were the same, (these slippers were found with a bundle of olotbes bidden in tho Recreation ground), Another witness also identified the slippers. J. Gilniour stated'lie'gave Malbnod tb(J trousers "and waistcoat produced'. (Theije were found in" the"bundle along with the slippers). Charles Carnell a)so identified the trousers and wajstpoat as' haying been wqin by ifalqiiey.' J, Vy.' 1 P<jMs idej]tjfieu two "eliirts (out of tlie biuidloj "as

haying been purchased by Maloney from him. This concluded the evidence. Mr bamuel did not offer any evidence on behalf of the accused, The_ Coronor thou summed up, and the jury returned at 20 minutes past i They returned into Court at 5.25 with a verdict to the effect that

the deceased wis wilfully murdered, i and euspioioii rested on tho accused, The-Coroner declined to accept this verdict, and ms'ructed the jury that they must either bring in a verdict of wilful murder against the accused or an open verdict. The jury retired, ,and on returning the foreman stated there was little prospect of the jury ' arriving at a yerdiot. Tho Coronor instructed them again to retire, and he would receive them again tonight. Later. . Tho jury were locked up till 10 o'clock last night, Tdien the Coroner summoned them before him again. The foreman said lliey were unanimously agreed on the ve'rdict that deceased was wilfully murdered, and suspicion rested on accused, but were not likely to bring in an open verdict, or one ot wilful murder against Mahi Km, The jury accordingly were again locked up all night, and nt 10 o'olooli tliis morning the foreman said they were still unable to bring in any other verdict than the one already read. The Coroner said he must record that as ' an open verdict. The foreman protested against their verdict being 1 taken as an open one, and asked the I Coroner if ho would tako the verdict ' of.three,. The Coroner said he could ' not, as the Act was quite explicit, ' that foar out of six must agree. He . remanded the jury till two o'olook [ this afternoon.

Mining. Hayelook, June 2, At the Mahakipawa diggings, the known results for the week ending May 31st nroJast-in-Tiino, BOoz (£187) was realised from this claim; Long Times, 30 oz; Gregg and party, 17oz, including an Boz nugget; Rush and party, Golden Hope, 10oz. The Alice Fell is on good gold, 'Men altogether, matters look very cheering at Mahakipawa. Webipobt, June 2.

The coal export for the wcel ended Saturday last was 4019 tons

Discovery of Human Bones.

Dunedin, June 2,

A heap of bones, all bleached with exposure, were found late last "evening oil the sandhills near St. Clair. They have been pronounced as the remains of a human being. There wero portions of tho backbone, the small bones of the leg and arui, hut none of the large limbs, and only a portion of the skull bones. They had evidently been lying where found for a number of years, haying probably been buried about the top of one of the sandhills, which are being reduced from year to by tlio wind.

A Curious Difficulty

Auckland, Juno 2.

A curious difficulty has arisen in regard to tho dispute between Garratt Bros, aud the Bootrndkers Union. Garratt Bros, recently informed their hands that in future tliey would employ nono but unionists. The hands were advised to join the Union without delay, and they expressed their willingness to do so. It seems, however, that five of Gavratt'a men are liable to fines amounting to nearly £lO each and cannot pay this money, whilst Garratt Bros, cannot dischargothem as they are under an agreement with them for a certain period,