NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 26 March 1901, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(PEK PEESS ASSOCIATION.)

The Fire in the Strathgryfe

Dunedin, March 25,

The fire in the idtra-.hgryle is extinguished. A meeting of underwriters was convened for the afternoon to ascertain and settle liabilities. The fire was in the lower hold on the port side and aft among the wool bales ; a considerable number of which were totally burned. The shipment is much damaged. But for the north-oastly wind blowing the vessel would not have made port in time. The smoko was noticed on Thursday coming out of the after ventilators. The crow in their efforts to locate the fire ran great risks of suffocation. Sad Accident. Auclland, March 25.

A child, aged three, son of Robert Badger, storekeeper at Tauranga, was followthe horse which his father was leading. The horse suddenly pulled back and fell on the child, seriously injuring him. He is now in a critical condition. The Bubonic Plague. Wellington This Day. Dr Mason chief officer of health says that the authorities of the colony responded most loj’ally to tho need for sanitary precautions. He does not think there is any reason to fear an outbreak in New Zealand while if a case is brought from elsewhere it can be, promptly dealt with. An Old Settler Gone. Dunedin, March 26. Thos Cullen tho oldest printer in the South Island, and head of tho Mataura Falls paper Mills Co died on Saturday afternoon. Ho was a passenger by the Ajax which arrived in Otago the first week in 1849. The Wreck of the Ariadne. Christchurch, This Day. In regard to the Ariadne ashore at the mouth of tho Waitaki tho police are informed that the vessel was wrecked last night. The yacht is 380 tons, owned by T. C. Vessy of England and commanded by Captain Mumford. At the time of

going ashore she was bound from Sydney to Dunedin. The Sixth Contingent at Pretoria Wellington, This Day, The Premier has received the following cablegram from Colonel Banks of the Sixth Contingent, dated Pretoria 23rd: “Arrived at Pretoria to-day. All well. Fifty to sixty horses are at East London under Cosgrove to recuperate.”

The Royal Railway Cars. For the three Eoyal saloon carriages to bo used by the Duke and Duchess on the railways of the Colony, the ordinary 44ft bogie ears will bo adapted, and when the Royal Visit is over they will be available for Vice-Eegal use. The decorations will be in good taste, and will include handsome New Zealand woods etc., relieved by encrusta-walton panels and ceilings. Auckland’s Royal Expanses. The Premier is advised from Auckland that the Mayor states that be is assumed that funds for the reception of the Duke and Duchess will bo supplemented by handsome private contributions which will bo more than sufficient to make a brilliant display worthy of Auckland and the colony, and that Auckland will try and outshine other cities in genuine hospitality and loyalty.

A New Geyser.

Rotorua, March 25.

A geyser of some importance burst out yesterday about a half a mile beyond the Postmaster’s Bath, throwing up mud and a height of 100 feet. The lake was considerably disturbed. Ironsand Smith. New Plymouth, March 25.

Mr E. M. Smith. M.H.R., gave a stirring address this evening to a largo audience in the Theatre Royal, previous to his departure for England with Hon. Mr Cadman to raise a company to develop ironsand, coal, timber, lime, etc., and fully explained his mission. Ho is confident of the result. Short Weight Bread. Napiee, March 25. Seven bakers were fined £1 for selling short weight and unstamped bread. One

escaped the penally on the plea that when the police made the raid he had offered to make up the deficiency by a light weight loaf as provided in the Act. The police held that this section did not apply to the purchases made by them but to transactions between dealer and customer. The magistrate, however, hold that the Act did not discriminate and dismissed the case.