TELEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1654, 18 January 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

j (PUOM Ot/tt OWN u :;U;;!.C.,-il-ONiJ.KN T. ) I Masi-rt-sO? 14. j During the last day or two minor ! has been rife in Masterton in ooimoc tion with the s'-verud hand mystei-y. |As Howard was for some time in | Masterton, great interest is naturally being taken here in the mysterious affair, especially as it has gradually leaked out that he was what might be j called a corpse-hunter. He was employed in different ways in Masterton, hut he drew general attention to himself by making a number of fruitless attempts to get on terms with Mr T. Jago, a well-known undertaker. On the day of Mrs U.-iyner's burial, llowmd hung about Mr J-igo liko a shadow, and though he. did not, create suspicion, Ihe was certainly disliked. Darin.' one of hi 3 visits to the shop he obtained asi ! empty varnis'i tin, ail it is generally : thought that the only iw he intended | to put it trt was to prcservo whatever ! portion of a human baly he could | obtain possession of. This tin was i given to him by Mr Jago. Howard j directed suspicion against himself in Masterton by a number of auts. Among those it h stated that he. oc casionally went bathing in compmy, but that he never wetted hii head, presumably to preserve his wig. More to tliH point is the fa«t that he was employed on a building contract for Mr Lowes, and that Messrs John and Walter Cameron wrote several letters for him while, he wa? thus engaged: The body of Mrs Payner was ex hnmed tinder the supervision of Sergt Pierce Pi ice last nghfe, when it wa-< found that the body was intact. It is now thought that the hand might be that of Israel Bas-sett D:ile, wh<> w:is drowned in the RuaiH.ihungn River, and buried in Masterton on the 1-1 th December, being the day on wlvich Howard is said to have left Masterton. It is uuderstood authority to exhume the body h is boon applied for. Mr Buchanan addressed hia constituents at Carter-ton I'iSt night He was well received and accordnd a vote of thanks and confidence. WELLINGTON, 16. Shaw and Saville's s.s, Tainni. leaves to-morrow for London. She bkes a full cat go of frozen meat and atout 90 passengers. The two Samoan chiefs ha - c had several interviews with His Exec lency and Mmstry. Government ha* cablej

Ho. ne their representa ions re annexation of Sumoa to New Zealand. His Excellency a id A<lmiral Tyrou leave for Lytteltnn ni)d Otago, l»y the Hinemoa on Wednesday to iuspect the defence work?. Mr H. A. Gordon, of the Mines Department, has received information from Home to the effect that he has been elected a Fellow of tie Geological Society. The l>a'l given last night to the nonor.mmissioned officers and crew of H. M.S. Nelson, was a brillhnt success. The attendance exceeded 700. The. Nelpon dramatic Clu>> gave two perfoi'inances at the theatre last even ing iind to-night in aid of the sufferers V>y the 6 res in Tamnaki. Both entertaiiiments were well patronised, and there is expected to be a good balance over expenses. The French residents have decided to accord a Rnit-itile reception to tlie new French Consul upon his arrival here shortly. The Caswell Sound Marble Company are a'»out to take further steps to prove the value of their property. The Stella, with a mi ninr of wii-km^n leaves for Caswell Sound on Tuesday. Great attractions are offering for Friday next, the anniversary of the Colony, the summer riveting of the Tsland Bay Jockey Clu'» and annual regatta, in which the crew of the war ship Nelson takes part, form the principal features. Mrs Power, an old West Coast hotel keep-r, is lyin,» dinq^rvisly il', at her hotel here, she is not expected to last many hours. Mr G. H. Gilmer, has disposed of his interest in the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel to Mr R. S >ott. well known on fhe We*t Poast. He was recently manager for Mr M. Kennedy's Brunner coal depot here. Chkistchurch, 16. Howard, Mrs Ho ward, and the Godfreys were Wrought up at the RM. Conrt tliis morning for the purpose of bei.tg form illy remanded to Monday. Mr Joyit, Howard's counsel, obtained a fiuther remand to the 24th January, as he is engv.jed in the Supreme Court. A heavy shower fell this morning, but, the weather is clearing again. A fisherman named Richard Harper has been missing since Wednesday last. His boat was found on Su inner l»ea^h, and he is supposed to have been drowned.