LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. [BY TETIGRAPH -- PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Wednesday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2011, 28 May 1885, Page 2

LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. [BY TETIGRAPH -- PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Wednesday.

Colon hi, Hu i i \i\ proceeds to ttvdney in .1 day 01 two on behalf of the New Zealand Government, to congiatul.ite the Sidney Contingent on thi'ir return fiom the Soudan. A daring jewel robbery was perpetrated some timi List night oi early tin-* morning, atJenner's jeweller's shop. The robbeiH effected an entrance at the back of the building by cutting the panel of the door and then turning the key. They cauied a locally manufactured lantern, which had been arranged so .is to be darkened. Thej took 21! gold w.itches, 40 silver watches, 20 solid gold alboits, 15 English albeit*, 20 ladies'gold albeits, 10 to 4.') gold necklets, 12 ladies' silver alberts, siv do/en silver rings and gold brooches, four j>air-» diamond caning*, 24 gold brooches and earungs (including five diamond sets valued .it from £30 to £3j), and 12 gold and diamond scarf pins. The total loss i>, estimated at between filoOO and £2000. Amongst the bills to be brought in by the I Joveinm 'lit ne\t session in one dealing with the Fishenes question. V piivatc meeting of shareholder* in the Colonial Insurance Company was held last evening, but Press reporters weio not nduntted. It is, however, undei stood that a discussion took plaoe in relation to the management of the company's business by the Board of Directors, and th.it in accordance with a resolution which \\m nnamimously passed steps will at once be taken to call an extraordinary generel meeting of hhareholders for the put pose of discussing the question of management. Two of the volunteer* who fired thoir lifles in the tr.un on Monday have been placed under airest, by order of the adjutant as> they arc non-commissioned officers. This afternoon the detectives made a laid on a tobacconist shop in Willw.streot, and .seized a number of articles which they alleged were being used on the piuicip.il of a totahsatoi, and that the investments were on the (Ji.md National Steeplechase and Hiudle Race at Cluistchuich. Among the ai tick's soi/ed weie two large sheet* of u.udboard, on which were the names of the- race and the noises engaged in it, while nnctar the name of the racehoises was the number of investors on each, tho race being at the top of the sheet. Indi.nubber stamps and a numbei of tickets be.uing hoises' names, and about £T>o m cheques and notes vveie also taken possession of. The names of all persons in the shop were taken, and it in understood the police will lay an infoimati'in under the (inning and Lotteries Act ijf.unst Mr M.mdell, who occupies the premises.