LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 61, 16 February 1877, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

o [Special to the Mail.] Nelson, February 15. Sir David Munro died this morning after a long illness. The weather Avas again A T ery favourable for the match. Jupp and Selby resumed play at 12.20. After running up score to 34 Jupp knocked doAvn his own wicket. Lillywhite did the same, having made one run. England finished their innings for 258. Nelson remained in till 5.30 Avith the score at 1 Avicket for 11, including 5 byes. Wellington, February 15. Riverton steamer, Halcyon, was wrecked at Mosey Island, near Orepuke, at eleven o'clock yesterday morning. The passengers and crew were saved. She had been to Orepuke, and being about to start for the Centre Island Avith Boyd the contractor, and the plant for the lighthouse to be erected there, the engines refused to work, and in endeavouring to put off, the vessel became a total wreck. The Government have completed the arrangements with the Bank of NeAV Zealand for an advance of one million, which, with the half million from Australia, Avill enable government to avoid resorting to the London market for two years. Dunedin, February 15. In the City Police Court to-day, Mr. Watt, R.M., in a case brought before him, decided that playing at billiards to decide who should pay for the table, was gambling, and inflicted a nominal fine.