TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1348, 22 September 1886, Page 3

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Illness of ttae “Meir Appartu*” Auckland, September 21. To Tawhiao, the “coming Kirg of the Maoris, 5a lyirg dangerous y at Whatlwhatihon, without medical atte - dance, while Tawhiao is absent at the Biy of Plenty. Villa Settlement*. The Native Minister received a number of {deputations to-day. principally with regard to the Village Settlement scheme. The deputation from the Parnell Borough Council arranged with Mr Ballance and the Crown Lands Commissioner, to hand over the Council’s endowment of la ds at Hokiaoga for village settlement purposes. Starved to Heath. Wellington, September 22 At the Inquest on the body of William Watd, found desd at I-l»nd Bay. a verdict m returned that rycopa was the c »u«e of death, the result of cuitinuoui starve tlon. Accident. An elderly m»n, nsimd Tel'er, w tking In Willis street, this mor ii g reco'v. d a severe eo*lp wound and blood was o< ring from his ears. Ho was taken t > the hStphal and found to be suffering from concussion of the brain. He U very wesk and in au unconscious state We • has been drinking. Imperial IdNtltat** The Governor has received a cablegram from the Prince of Wales requesting the Tiowe of the New Zealand Government on the Imperial Institute proposal. The Governor has replied to the effect that the Government heartily approve of the proposal, and will join with the Governments of the neighboring colonies in taking the neressary steps to give effect to it. Xbs Wrftk of the Cleopatra. Napiee, September 22News has been received from the scene of the wreck of the Cleopatra that the beach has been searched, and the settlements visited for miles, but no tidings have been heard ot the crew f dress and flannel petticoat matked Lo A. wen found atro ig the wreckage. Ihe Marina Surveyor for the N.Z. Insurance Company reports that he has held a survey. The hull is partly broken, and tongued and grooved t mber, more or less dsmsged, is being washed out 1 ‘ the -wreck.

A CUPIOU3 HYBRID.

A Item for the nMuraliel comes frcm the Wimmeia Star, V c'oria The sheepowners of that district, intent on the destruction of poor ir meant bunny, let loose upon them a squadron of ca*s, in hope that the feline animal would luxuriate on unco' ked rabbit. The success cf tha experiment in one its’anca at least, is recorded thus : —We have been showa two extraordinary prrdigiflj of nature. They are the progeny of a tan cat and a black rabbit, tne latter being the male. The head, fore feet, and half of the bodies of each animal partake of the cat, while the other quarters resemb o the rabbit, even to its fur, the fore part having the coarser hair of the mat emu parent. These curious looking animals, whic wore born on tho farm of Mr Bankin, of Salt Lake, about 10 mtnvhs Igo, area male and fern tie, and are full grown. Thev are very decile, and were In the habit of following Mrs Rrnkin about tho paddocks of the ar ■ • They are omnivorous, and rebeh grass with as much gusto as they would a mouse. The animals have been secured by Mr Thomas Turner, <f Wilsm Street, Horsham. Mr Turner c showing them through the colonies, after which they will be transhipped to the Surrey Zoological Gardena in England.