Telegraphic.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IV, Issue 345, 29 December 1875, Page 3

Telegraphic.

(from our own correspondent.) Auckland, Tuesday evening. An incipient fire discovered in the back premises of Healop, engineer, Shortland street, was extinguished. This is the fourth outbreak in the same place within the year. Williams, u light porter, died suddenly in the bar of the Greyhound Hotel on Friday night. The fight between Clark anti Rees for City East daily becomes more exciting. Clark is believed to bo gaining ground. Rees answers it by warning electors being taken in with chafl'. Canvassing on both sides is very vigorous. O’Rorko addressed the electors at Onehunga last night. The weather on Boxing Day was miserable ; in the morning it was pouring with rain, and in the afternoon intermittent showers. The North Shore Sparta came off, but the Calc donian Sports were postponed till Saturday, In the evening five places of amusement were crowded to overflowing. The Minnie Casey and lona made trips to the Hot Springs and Kawau, George Crummer was charged with assaulting his wife by tearing her hair out. The ease was held over. A school of 50 sperm whales has been seen eff the Three Kings. There were only four drunkards at the Court the result of Christmas dissipation. The criminal session commences next week. Iho calendar is published. It contains five charges of wilful murder. Thomas Ilarwod, arrested for intoxication, was found to bo ill, and on removal to the Hospital died suddenly. At the inquest to* clay a verdict of “Natural death” was returned. Grey will stand for the Thames with Hubert Graham.

{FROM OUii OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Death by Drowning. Opening of Branch Bank of New Zealand. Opotiki, Tuesday evening. Thomas Palethorpc, an old resident, was drowned on Christmas morning. The Constabulary are dragging for the body, but hitherto unsuccessfully. The Bank of Now Zealand will open hero fin morrow. The races were a great success. There was a very large gathering, and the weather was charming. The following are the winners: Hurdle, Palo Ale; Pony Hurdle, Ferret; Town Plate, Eclipse ; Pony Flat Kaco, Queer Fellow; Settlors’ Stakes, 2 miles, Eclipse 1, Whakahihi 2 ; Cart Horse Race, Tone Tone ; Consolation, Whakahihi. The race of the day was the Settlers’ Stakes, won by Eclipse, ridden splendidly by Major Goring, who won by three lengths.

The Opposing Candidates. Additional Foiling Place. (from OUll OWN COREKSrONDKNT.) Gisborne, Tuesday afternoon. The sports on Boxing Day were a success. A thousand people wore present. Tbo racing was good. It was a tine cloudy day. The gathering was orderly. The ruins and caterpillars are destroying the grass seed; little will be garnered in consequence. The short supply will make holders firm in demand. Captain .Road means business. lie has given his ultimatum of his intention to Kelly lona fide. Messengers, money, and electric tiuld are flying all over the country at a rapid rate. A horseman left this morning for Tauranga to work up strong totes. The polling places are to be re-proclaimed, with an additional one at A warm i. With coniidenco restored, Head stands a good chance, as Morris is reported to be in disfavor with you and practically out of the field will thus make little running, Kelly seems indisposed to retire from the struggle, which will bo between two gladiators, Morris picking up the crumbs. Block Vote. Gisborne, luesday evening. A block vote will be given here to the local candidate.

vm muss agency. Fearful Tragedy at the Hutt. Wellington, Tuesday evening. A fearful atrocity was committed at, tho ■ PP er Hutt, yesterday. Some time ago a ?l ai) » named Sapphui Maj, stole £9 from t Young. The latter found ont that Maj ; f as w ° r king at McKirdy’s camp, Upper Hutt, I Wen t and asked him for the money. The I °‘ le r said he would give it him back, and j went ofi' to a public.house and bad some tj* 1 together. with others, quite friendly, j -foa parting Maj went away and got an ;

American axe, and cooling outside of the tent where Young was, he culled him out and struck him down with the axe, crushing the skull and severing the jugular vein. The nest man who came out was also cut down and hacked about terribly, having eight wounds. A passer-by, who came to see what was the matter, had his skull laid open with a blow of the axe, and hia brains left protruding. A fourth man was also wounded, but only slightly. Three of the men are expected to die. Maj was apprehended same afternoon.

European Cablegrams. News to the 18th of December. Auckland, Tuesday Morning Arrived : City of Melbourne from Sydney, she left on the 20th. When tho Sydney Government found that Hall was unable to comply with the terms of tho contract they chartered the City of Melbourne themselvos to take the mail to ’Frisco, and sent her via Auckland, because they understood that the New Zealand Government had refused to send the mail by the Cyphrcnes. Cablegrams. London, December 16. A tremendous explosion of a wharf at the mouth of the Ulser, in Germany, whereby seventy people were killed and one hundred wounded. The perpetrator has confessed it was a plot to sink the steamer Mozelle for sake of getting the insurance. The Northern Powers have agreed to certain reforms in Turkey. The Sultan, in the ( mcantime, has taken the initiative by proclaiming legal equality of his subjects. The British Parliament will meet on February Blh. December 18. The San Francisco mail service via Brindisi were delivered on the 13th. Wool sales closed firm, but without any advance. 104,840 bales were catalogued, being 50,000 in excess of last year. Next sale on July 15th. Wheat lower: New Zealand from 50s to 525. Sailed; tho New Zealand Pacific Mail Company’s pioneer boat for Sydney. Sidney, December 20. A telegram this evening from Adelaide, announces the arrival of the steamer Edinburgh, with the shore and New Zealand cable, The Hero sails on the 22nd*