WELLINGTON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3599, 24 January 1883, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

This day. The Government steamer Stella is expected to leave here for KaAA-hia on Wednesday next. Mr Bryce proceeds as far as NeAV Plymouth overland, and Mr Rollcstou will probably accompany the steamer. A narroAV escape from a serious fire occurred on board the steamer Tui early this morning. Several of the hands Avent to their berths shortly after midnight, and were awakened by a sensation of stifling. After a short search it Avas ascertained that some cotton Avastcand paint AA'hich had been placed in the bottom of the locker near the bow of the vessel were alight, and the fire AA-as extinguished before much damage Avas done. It has been definitely ascertained that Charles AVhite, absconding secretary of the AVcllington Building Society, did proceed by mail steamer to San Francisco. He landed at Honolulu and spent the day in company with J. S. AVcbb, similar defaulter from Dunedin. In San Francisco he resided a feAV days at the Baldwin Hotel, after AA-hich he Avas lost sight of. Some scoundrel entered Sir James Prcndergast's stable on Monday night, and deliberately cut the tongue out of his favorite pony. There is no clue as to the perpetrator. A robbery took place at the Prince of AVales Hotel on Monday night. Mr Smith, the landlord, left the house Avith his AA-ife for a feAV minutes to Avitness a torchlight procession, leaA-ing- the barman in charge. Later in the evening he ascertained that £110 in notes and silver had been extracted from a draAvcr iv tho proprietor's bedroom.