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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 7492, 2 June 1885, Page 2

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(UNITED PBH33 ASSOCIATION.) Ohbistchusgs, June 1,

A woman named Johanna Moore was committed for trial to-day un'er a charge of larceny, the, circumstances of which are peculiar. It appears that two ladies were at the Christchurch Railway Station last Saturday, and went to a private apartment, in which one of them left her parse, containing over £2O. The accused entered the apartment just after, and pocketed the purse. She did not give information to . the police or railway officials, but hurried _away in company with a friend, Tbe lady having missed her purse, and remembered where she bad left it, sut-pbion was directed to the woman Moore, who was called back by a constable. She did not then tell him of her find, and it was only when directly asked if she had found any money that she produced the miss ing purse. Mr Beetb.am, R.M., conddersd tbe case to be just on the borderland between larceny and no larceny, and left it for a jury to determine whether there was any intention to steal.

DUNEDIN/Juue 1,

The Chamber of Commerce have decided to accept the offer of tbe Government to send a delegate from tbe Chamber by the Jessie Nlcoll to tbe South Sea Islands.

At the City Council the question of re* organising the Fire Brigade was considered, and in committee it was decided to make tbe Brigade a pa d one, and have aaupfrmtendent, two branchmeu, and sixteen pa : d members. The Council hare yet to affirm this, however. At ao inquest held on Donald Sinclair, who died from injuries received by a fall on board tbe Te Anau on the 20th, a verdict of accidental death was returned. Aaix-roomed bouse in Union-street, occupied by Mr Maggett, and owned by Mr A J. C. Baber, was burned down this morning. The furniture was insured In the Victoria for £l5O, and the building in the Norwich Union for £250. Some clothes which bad been p'aced before tbe kitchen fire to dry ignited and caused the fire.

At the inquest held on Stanley, who Fell through a skylight at the City Hotel, a verdict of accidental death was returned, wi*h a recommendation that a clause should be inserted in the city baildicg regulations by which skylights should be guarded by iron bars at a

auffirient distance to prevent anyone from tailing through. / The City Licencing Committee have refused all application for midnight license*. The priocipal hotels got 11 o'clock license*, and others 10 o’oiock licenses. < '

Some time ago the Caledonian'Society wrote to Mr Gladstone, drawing his attention to the provision made in the Laud BUlbf last sesdon lor Highland Crofters, and aikiug hii in* flneooe in making the scheme a snoces*. By last mail the following reply wui received from the private Secretary : -*“I am desirel by Mr GUdit-me to acknowledge receipt of a resolution of the Directors of the Calod.nun Society of-Otagn, of which a copy was enclosed in your latter of 20th January last, and 1 am t) slate, for the inform \tim of the Directors, that he will commnaicate on the subject with those of hU colleagues who are specially charged with the duty of dealing with the Highland Crofte.V question.’* Best, June 1.

The polling for the ©lection of two borough auditors resulted in the election of Mr Petrie with 60, and Mr Sn*w with 57 votes. Masthbton, Jane 1

The Borough Licensing Oemmitttee toaliy refused to grant any new licensee, although the local option poll wag in favor, and , the police reported th*t the applicant and the hmso were suitable. A requisition to the Committee to resign ia now bsing circulated. : Hawkba, June 1.

A man named Richard Faville was arrested ou Saturday night ou the charge of arson at Oeu. Faville bad been tamed oat of an hotel for being drank and disorderly, and soon after the occupants of the house ha 1 gone to bed a large box containing soma - inflammable material was .found to be burning close to the ou'side wall of the home (a wooden one). Faville was discovered crouching behind a fence near the hotel, and he was brought up at Maaaia this morning and remanded. Carterton. June At a meeting of the Pastoral Society, held on S iturday last, the Horse Parade and F *lr was fixed for 3rd October, anl the annual show for 4th . November. The Committee appointed to arrange for the Poultry, Pigeon, Dog, and Horticultural Show reported that over £SOO had bean subscribe 1 toward* the liquidation of the mortgage and debentures, and considered it probable that the Society will be freed from debt. Auckland, June 1. John Nairn, aged 7d, nu iumite of the Old Men's Refut'd, cut his throat with a table knife yesterday, and died at the Hospital this afternoon.