VARIOUS NEW ZEALAND ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 May 1906, Page 3

VARIOUS NEW ZEALAND ITEMS

[by electric telegraph.] [per press association] CHARGE OF ARSON. AUCKLAND, This Day.—James Crow - ther. a laborer, was charged with arson to-day in connection with the fire in 'West Street, and William Walker, a house-painter, was charged with procuring Crowther to commit the crime. The chief evidence against Crowther was his own confession, in which he alleged Walker showed him how the house could he fired, and said a benefit would result if it was destroyed. Crowther admits fir iug the house, and was (o receive 820 if consumed. The fire brigade extinguished the (lames. Walker had promised to look after Crowther’s family if anything happened to him. DIVORCE COURT. CHRISTCHURCH, May 15. ■ At the divorce sittings of the Supreme Court to-day. decrees nisi were granted in the ’following cases: —Cecil Sweet v. Juanita Lucy Sweet, on the grounds if adultery; Winifred Gordon v. George Fraser Gordon. desertion; Eliza Lloyd v. Joseph Lloyd, desertion based on failure lo ram ply with a decree ordering restitution of conjugal .rights. FATAL ACCIDENT. NAPIER, May 15.- A fatal accident occurred at Hastings this afternoon. A sheep farmer named Ric hard Dolbel had driven sol attic into Hastings and was returning home, and when ojipositc the Storlford Lodge Hotel his horse slued, throwing him and killing him iu(l v. He leaves a widow and young family. OBITUARY. REE ETON, This Day. -Mistress Bell, wife of Janies Bell, of Forest Home, Reef ton, died last night. Deceased was the daughter of Mr Job Palmer, of Hope, and widely known and respected. POTATO BLIGHT. GISBORNE, .This Day. -- The potato Might has destroyed more than ~irecparts of tho potato crops, causing much distress among certain portions of the Natives. THEFT OF JEWELLERY. WELLINGTON. This Day. - Samuel McSlianc, brought back from England on a charge of stealing a quantity of jewellerv from a pawnbroker's shop ill Wei Ihigloo. was convicted, receiving a sentence uf twelve months. ,