Alleged Incendiarism.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 4310, 15 March 1884, Page 2

Alleged Incendiarism.

Hawura, this dny. - Suitor is committed for trial for arson. A man named Brooks swore that some time ago Suiter urged him. to get insured so that they could burn their crops—which adjoin—and got the insurance money to go away with.

Chrmtchurch, this day.—Two thousand and three entries have been made for the ram and ewe fairs. The number last year was 1,614.

Journalistic Enterprise,

This morning the " Lytteltqn Times "|b published for the first time from new builcU ings juEt erected at a cost of £8,000. To commemorate the event a fac simile of the • first copy of tho " Lyttelton Times/ published January 11th, 1851, and a,n illustration of the new building, are published with this morning's paper. . Tho Increased Railway Bates., ' A meeting of farmers is to beheld to-day to consider the increase of railway ratesj which means one penny per bushel extra on all grain from 40 miles outside Christchurch, Incendiarism in an Hotel. Yesterday evening two separate fires at short intervals were discovered in Klugenstein's hotel, evidently the work of an incendiary. Tho proprietor extinguished them just in timo to prevent a serious conflagration.

Wellington, yesterday. Tho Council and the License Question.

The City Council has refused to grant any salary to the Clerk of the Licensing Committees, and the Mayor stated that if tha Committees refused to grant midnight licenses, tho loss of revenue would probably compel tho imposition of ah ild: ditional rate. . . . j

In Chambers on Thursday, before Mr / Justicoßichmond,MrE. Shaw applied on be- i half of Alexander Mcßae, now under com- ft mittalfortrialforfraudulentinsolvency.fora change of venue to Christehurch, on the ground of his witnesses being there. Hlb E Honor held thct tho affidavit before him J could not justify him in granting"; the change of venue, but if further I proof as to the materiality of defendant's witnesses was adduced, he might re-consider the matter. ".'■[ ■■;!