CHRISTCHURCH.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3544, 17 November 1882, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

November 17

An attempt at house robbery was frustrated last night. Shortly before 9 p.m. the occupiers of Messrs Langman and Co.'s wine and .pirit stores in the new block of buildings at the corner of Armagh and Manchester streets returned home, and found that a man had effected an entrance into the buildinjj. When discovered be was evidently endeavoring to conceal himself. Constable Wallace was called in, and arrested the intruder, who was none other than Henry Garrett, a notorious character who has recently been discharged from gaol after undergoing a twenty years sentence for bouse breaking in Dunedin. Pie was taken to tbe police depot, and when searched a number of keys were found on him so filed as to fit any ordinary door-lock. There is little doubt that it was by one of these keys that Garrett unlocked the door, and entered Mr Longman's establishment.

At a meeting of the Industrial Association last night it was resolved to write to the Government suggesting that steps should be taken to have New Zealand represented at tbe Industrial Exhibition to be held at Amsterdam in May, 1883.

The body of a man named Robert Ringwood, about 30 years old, was found in the river yesterday. He was seen in town on Saturday evening. The body bad been in the water apparently two days.