WAIPAWA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5130, 28 January 1888, Page 3

WAIPAWA.

|_OWN COKRKSPONCENT.J

The case against T. H. Conway heard before the local justices yesterday presented few features beyond what we published last Monday. " Heta Matua fell asleep iv a room in Moroney's hotel, another man being also asleep on the sofa. Jn reaching the Pah some hour or two later he missed his watch. Ou the same evening the prisoner reached Waipukurau from Waipawa and there offered a valuable watch for sale to the constable and others ut a nominal price. Next morning he sold the watch to a hawker named Dean, from Clive. who again sold it to Mr Bayley, butcher for £3. On hearing of a wuteh being missing, the constable finding Conway had taken train to Woodville, went in chase, and found his man at Danevirke. The watch produced was positively sworn to by Heta. The result was the committal of Conway for trial at the Supremo Court sittings at Napier, about the middle of March.

You will not be surprised to hear that the settler whose losses by careless bush-firing you published last night contemplates giving further publicity to the affair in the Supreme Court. Apart from bis loss, tbo strain has affected tlie health of his spirited wife and daughter *o seriously that ho has bad to have his employment and go homo to them. It appears that l>y law at least seven days' notice ought to have been given, whereas only cue day was deemed sufficient by tho tire-raiser, and as it is full early as yot te fire the bush the family in question was quite unprepared. Monday next is the day fixed for the cricket match between married and single in Mr Sciinigcour's sports ground. This mutch is causing a lot of talk as the sides are very evenly matched. It" anything', the singles" have the advantage with the ball. Ratlibouo is captain of the singles, while C. Grenside will put the married iv their places, and the game will start at 12.30. The following mo the married—H. J. Mogndgo, D. Grant, H. L. Jull, J. Steed, W. Wiseman, L. McKay, A. Rood, and J. Rood. Singles-E. Bibby, T. Bibby, J. Bibby, M. Greiibide, 11. AVhiterow, H. Rathbonc (captain), F. Noel, D. Guy, P. Cosgrove, F. Sebley, aud J. Salmon.