GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9302, 8 March 1907, Page 7

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

PALMERSTON N., MaTch 7.

in the Supreme Court, Jane Martin, after a lengthy Rearing, was acquitted on a charge of arson. The evidence throughout was conflicting. A seven-roomed house, owned by Mr F. Anderson, builder, was practically destroyed! by fire this afternoon. The insurance on the house was £270 in the Alliance, and £280 on the ruradifcure in the Royal, AUCKLAND, March 7. The Huia expedition have (recovered an additional £300 of the Elomgamibe treasure since returning to tSe Three Kings, making about £2000 in ail to date. INVERCARGILL, March 7. Thie 'local sittings of .the Supreme Cousrt concluded to-day, the whole day being devoted to the hearing of the civil suit, Moffett v. WaUh, a claim for £399 19s 2d foT alleged breach, of contract. Defendant counter-claimed £50, deposit paid on the purchase of the Carriers' Hotel at Raverton Walsh ! had entered mto am.agreement to purchase the hotel. The Magistrate refused him a certificate of fitness, and ac he could not get a transfer of the Mcense, he withdrew from the bargain. Decision was reserved INVERCARGILL, Match 8. The steamer Rakiura, which went ashore thiee weeks ago, mean- Nuggets, was got off this morning.

At Waveriey on Thursday New Plymouth, tennis club beat Waverley by the narrow margin of one pomt — 175 to 174. Smitli and Easton notify that at their mart to-morrow they will sell a Wg -<* o* furniture without reserve ; also poultry and farm pflcduce.