NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2187, 15 July 1886, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.

NAHKR, Tuesday. Tm: funeral to-day of the lat" Mr William Uliek Burke, local manager of the Dank of New .South Wales wlio dit'ii somewhat suddenly yesterday, was \ery largely attended.

WELLINGTON, Tuesday. In the Supreme Court a \eidiet jf guilty of c»nhf77lernent was returned aaain.it Gibson, formerly Town Clerk, Petane. Sentence was deferred. KAIKOURA, J'uesday.

Connor's Temperance Hotel was burnt down early this morning. About £'30 worth of effects wore saved. The inmates saved little or nothing The premises and contents were insured for £600 in the New Zealand otliee. Fortunately there was no wind, or Maxton's new store would have gone ; as it was it wan only saved hv the most strenuous exertions, the budding being slightly damaged.

CHRISTCH UROH, Tuesdaw The barque Onyx, which was to luve left fir Cambridge Gulf to-day, had been detain**!! owini^ to a dispute in Duin»diii as to thi» chatter. It is expected she will getaway to-morrow. At the Divorce Court today, Mr Justice Johnston granted a electee nisi foi dissolution of mat nage in the c.iS'i Winthorp v. Winthorp, on the ground of adultery and desertion by the husband

DUNEDIN, Tue«tay. The Taiaroa Relief Fund Committee, finding veiy little prospect of increasing the fund, have decided to allocate the amount in hand, £IGG odd, among the most necessitous case>.