LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2824, 19 August 1890, Page 2

LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

(ISY TKI.KIiIIAI'II—I'HKSS ASSOCIATION - ). WuLMNiiTOX, Last Night. Tun railway servants here are talking of forming a co-operative association.

Sir William Fitzhertert, speaker of the Legislative Council, received many congratulations on Saturday, the occasion being the celebrat ion of his tiOth birthday.

A criminal libel action is about to bo instituted by Mr 11. I'. Hell, Crown Prosecutor in this city, against thedtago Workman Newspaper, published and circulated at Dunedin, in respect of some strictures on himself, contained in ail article of the lilith .1 illy, relating to *1 udge Kdward's appointment. A lire at I'elone destroyed three cottages. The llames broke out in a cottage occupied by Mrs Docherty, winch was de.-troyed with the others, belonging to and occupied by Messrs Cairns and Arnold. Cairn s building was insured lor in the South llrilisli. anil Arnold's for L'l 1-j in Hie Colonial. None of the furniture was insured. Mrs Docherty's is total loss. The f. dlowinp arc the names of the crew which left Wellington in tho barqno Kentish Lass (now iiti days out from Hokianga to Sydney) when she sailed for Hokianga J. Johnson, master; V. K Pearson, mate ; Muirhead boatswain ; A. ISliss, cook and steward ; .1. S. Chutche, .T. W foster, A. lirant, W. Newman, W, McKay and X. Stewart, seamen. It is unlikely that any changes were made during the vesse.l's stay at llokiauga. She is insured for L'looo, but her owners (Messrs Steward and Co., saw-millers, Courtenay Place. Wellington) value her at €2100.