Jonathan Roberts.
The Lyttellton corresjxindent of the Canterbury Times tells what be says lie is assured is the true story of Jona than Roberts’ reported capture. He states that a boy named Button recog nised Huberts in a dancing saloon in Sydney, and wrote and told a friend in New Zealand, who informed the police. The Sydney police were com municated with, and the suspected man arrested. lie strongly denied being Huberts, and said his name was Nevrinan, and that lie had been in the Lyttelton Artillery, and could be iden tified by f'upiain Rose. The Sydney P dice had a photograph of Roberts, but it was taken ten years ago, and did not resemble the man arrested. lie was t-ien released, and the Lyttelton police informed of the fact. On inquiry of Captains Hose and Mclntyre, of the l.wielion Volunteers, it was found tiuit no one named Newman hid be longed to their corps. It is believed in Lyttelton that the man arrested was Roberta.
The New Guinea Goldfields.
