LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 83, 12 February 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) o Wellington, Tuesday. THE DEATH WARRANT. Shortly before leaving per Arawata, the Governor signed the warrant for the execution of. the murderer Walsh, THE FORTY THIEVES. A professional burglar named Brown, alias Furness, said to bo one of the Sydney gang known as the Forty Thieves, was sentenced to-day to' 18 months on three charges of larceny, A kit of burglar's tools was found in his possession, Napier, Tuesday. "'. INQUEST. . The inquest on the Konina fire was coneluded at an early hour this morning. The evidence was very contradictory. The jury returned a verdict that tho Konina Hotel was burnt by fire, under suspicious circumstances, but that there was' no evidence to show how the fire originated. O'Brien was discharged from custody by the R.M, this morning. AncklAnd, Tuesday. THE PIAKO SWAMP. Reynolds, manager of the Piako Swamp estate, has just returned from the South, after purchasing 150 head of fine cattle and 1500 sheep to stock the reclaimed run. Abundant pasture now on the site of the old swamp, [REUTERS-], Sydney, Tuesday, FRESH OUTRAGES BY THE KELLY GANG. The Kelly gang have entered New South Wales. They surrounded and imprisoned the police at Geraldine in this colony, and took-their arms, ammunition, horses, and saddles, and then robbed the Bank of New. South Wales of £2OOO, and destroyed the-banks documents. ' Cooktown, Tuesday. . NEW CALEDONIA.. The French warship has arrived here with French troops for Jtyv Caledonia,

■■ COLAO CONFLAGRATION -1 Melboqene, Monday. Terrific fires aro raging in the Colac forest, and fears are entertained for the safety of the township. SIR ROBERT DOUGLAS. TirßobcrtDouglasaddrcssedthoelectors at Marsden,and recoived a vote of thanks. DEATH AT SEA. Napier, Monday. Captain Smith, of the steamer Mohaka, when crossing the bar at Porangahau River on Saturday ascended the rigging, when tlio vessel gave a lurch and he was tossed intothesea.Noassistancecouldberendered, and the vessel came into Napier. The body was found yesterday on the beach, and will be taken to Napier for the inquest and buriel. Smith two months ago insured his life in the Government insurance. He leaves a widow and family of three. Chkistchukch, Monday. . DEPRAVITY. A man named Edward Clarkson has been apprehended for criminally assaulting his mother. He was brought before the Magistrate to-day, and remanded until the 13th inst., bail being taken for his appearance. Dunedin, Modnay. SERIOUS ACCIDENT, A railway guard named A. C, Calcutt met with a serious accident at the workshop to-day. He was jammed between two trucks, and one of his legs was broken and he was otherwise injured,