WAIROA.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 384, 11 June 1866, Page 4

WAIROA.

[jffiOM A COEEESPONDSXT.] Friday, Bth June. DtmiKG the week news was brought in of the death from drinking of a shepherd in the employ of E. Towgood, Esq., named Hooper. He bad been drinking continuously for a fortnight previous to his death. He was found dead in his whare, lying on the floor, and must have been dead for three days. He was rolled up into a ball when found, and upon being handled was as limp as pos sible, owing to the large quantity of liquor he had drank during his spree. The Hero was washed on shore on Monday. When the vessel got into the surf the wind dropped, and there was a dead calm, leaving her to the mercy of the waves. She was got afloat on Thursday, hut was washed back into her old place. During Friday night the vessel was fortunately got oil the spit into the river once more, where she is at present taking in cargo fer Napier. Up to the time of the mail leaving there is no word of the Queen, which is now most anxiously expected.

MOHAKA. [rr.oll A COEBESEONDEKT.] Saturday, 9th June. The Sailor’s Bride arrived off the river on Thursday evening, and was beached by the natives, the wind being from the S.E., with a heavy cross sea. The natives got very much frightened, and although there was a heavy surf on the bar. they ran for the mouth of the river. As soon as they were in the breakers, they lost all command of the vessel, which immediately broached to, and was thrown broadside on to the beach. I am happy to state that no damage was done to either the vessel or her cargo, it being high water when she came ashore, although then atives are greatly to blame for attempting to take the bar at the time Our. Wairoa Correspondence.— On more than one occasion recently we have noticed our usual weekly communications from Wairoa copied by the ‘ Daily Southern Cross ” and also our Wellington contemporary, the ‘ Independent,’ as being “ from a correspondent.” We think it would he only just to give us our due by adding, “of the ‘ Hawke’s Bay Times.’” We do not object to contemporary journals estractingymr original matter into their columns, hut —credit where credit (s' due. " Tiie War in Kew Zealand.” —From an advertisement, in the Wellington papers, we observe that Mr William Lyon, of that city, expects to receive one hundred copies ot Mr Fox’s “ War in New Zealand” by the next mail from England. Those iu Napier who desire to procure copies of one of the most useful books ever printed, as regards the affairs of this Colony, would do well to bespeak them ere it be too late.