GENERAL NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4388, 8 April 1893, Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

By Tolegrapb.—Press Association).

Asububtoh, April 7.

A ' swagger' named Jobu Noilson, a young man, n native of Sweden, wnß committed for trial for a criminal assault on a girl of thirteen, daughter of a rcapcotablo faroior, Another stack fire took place on Tuesday evening at Lowoliffe. twenty miles from here. It is clearly a case of incendiarism. There is not the slightest clue.

Tihabb, April 7,

[ Tlio High School Board very lately asked to cut up 410 acres of reserves, od tlio lease falling in, the applicants meaning to convert tlio land into a village Bottlcmont. Tlio Board, howover, determined to out it up into only four lot-*, wbicli, if thny are nell coin« peted for, should lot at from 193 to 16s per acre for twonty-one yean, A few years ago the Board received a bequest for £SO, tlio interest nf w.'iioh was to provido tho school with prizemoney. It could not bo invested, according to law, and was deposited with a Building Society, This Society is now in difficulties, <tnd tho AudilorGcueral demauds the names of the members responsible for the illegal deposit,

Feildiko, April 7.

At a meeting held here last night, an association was formed to tako up a block of Jf2oo acres in the Wainiarino, up the Wanganui river. Auckland, April 7,

At a meoting of tlio creditors of Joseph A. Adleis, coachbuilder, it transpired that his furnituro was inBured for £2OO and made over to his wifn 12 months ato. Tho Assignee was instructed to test tho validity of the deed,

Chbistchuhch, April 5,

MrR. M. Taylor, M.H.fl. for Christchurch, addressed his constituents at the Oddfellows' Hall to-night. He rr-cuired a voto of thanks and renowed confidence iu the Government and its present poky. Dunkdin, April 7.

Manin Davis and George Palser were to-day committed for trid for garrotting a man mmed Sherry, and robbing him of cash and valuable to the extent of £lO. Buckley, tho man originally arrested, was disoharg"d, Mr Scobie Mackenzie will address hisconsntU'-uts on the 21tt inst.