TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3828, 9 June 1891, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

(United Press Association.)

Dunedin, Jane 8.

The Sew Hoy Big Beaoh obtained 102oz retorted gold for the week's work. (0 In the Bankruptcy Conrt MrH L Johnston, farmer, of Berwiok, well known in sporting circles, has had his certificate suspended • for six months.

Mr R Beetham, R M, who lias been 1 appointed a Commissioner to enquire into the charges made by James McDonald against the Offioial Assignee in connection with the administration of his (McDonald's) bankrupt estate, commences his investigations, tomorrow.

Invercargill, June 8. A farmer named John Sutherland has been arrested for shop lifting by the police, who found £lB worth of clothing on his premises. lw got six months on one charge, and was remanded on the other—viz., of stealing four suits and an overcoat of the value of £lO from the New Zealand Clothing Faotory. fiMARr/, June 8. Two Chinamen, one a tea hawker, and the other a cook, have boen arrested for. a series of larcenies. Large quantities of stolen goods were found in their house, ohiejfc- - stolen'' - from the Criterion Hotel, fiKe the. cook has been employW. ' The prisoners were remanded.

Heavy Weather at Poverty Say. Gisborne, June B.' The Botomahaha called yesteaday morning, and after waiting an hour and a half proceeded on her way to Auckland. The sea was running so heavily that it was not considered safe for the launoh to tender her.

Liffiil»tori en rout*.

Auckland, Jane 8.

The following Auckland members eft by the Takapuna to-day:— Major Hamlin, Messrs R. Thompson, T. Thompson, Lawry, and , Houston, and the Sons Dignatit and, Bwanson. Salt against a Lu&atlo.

Auckland, June 3. The civil sittings of the Supreme Court coromenoed to-day. Thq-flkse of Rae v Greenaway was first taken. The case tad already occupied the attention of the Court, and a speoial jury was empannelled to try it in March last; The plaintiff is a pawnbroker and money lender. Defendant is a young man who, on the death of \ hia father, Mr Christopher Greenaway, oame into a large fortune, and forth*'' with entered on a course of reckless ■ dissipation, and who is at present an. inmate of the lunatic asylum /in Dunedin. Plaintiff claimed £438 for money lent on promissory notes and I.O.XJ's, arid for certain jewelleryjprid. Plaintiff had already given, evidence arid proved his case as to the amounts, lent, aweariug that on each; when defendant transacted business he ; was perfectly sober, The plea of ihe defence sec up was that defendant 1 ' was so habitually intoxicated' that he was incapable of being a party to any contract, and. evidence' ut now beings given in support of this plea. TVerV. are some 40 witnesses to examine. - Thtßakaaoa&ft IfurAtr.

JMieonn of OfcaAiriek'a loir

• Napieb, JnneffT '• The body of the man Ohadwick, who is supposed to have Roderick Matheson on January 14tli <" last, has been found in Fobui bosh, \ close to the scene of murder. Ko> * details are to band. , Smuaiuaa a Auckland.

Auckland, June 8* John Mills, one ofihe crow of the schooner Maile from the Islands, wm fined Ls(M'or smuggling (OOlb* of tobacco aohore. The' east against s ' ] LiotoD, the handcart man, who took* < it up the wharf; was dismissed, on the ground of insufficient evidence of' complicity. The tobacco is stated to ' have been recovered at Samoa, from the wreck of the American warships.'. f ~: Wtasmx rnuiag Wor**.

Wahganui, Jane 8. The Wanganui Meat Freeziog Company's works were thrown open for public inspection to-day, when, notwithstanding the ' boisterous weather, a large number of persons paid a visit to Oastlecliff, special trains being run by the Heads Bailway Company. The works wiU#e ' again open to-night, when the electriclight will be exhibited. Everything? is now in readiness for freezing; operations, which start on Thursday,

tfwZtiUttd Zmunuxoi Ooapwyv'

Auckland, June 8« Mr Warwick Western has accepted the appointment of general manager of the New Zealand Insurance Company. For many years Mr Western has held the position ot Inspector, during which time he has S lined an intimate knowledge of the . ompany'a affairs in all parts.of the world and his constant and intelligent supervision of the business of the Company has contributed in a large M measure to the success of the institu* tion. " '.'■ '• ..' i ::,. • \\u < \, :