Diptheria has broken out in Maldon Victoria.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1092, 11 August 1871, Page 2

Diptheria has broken out in Maldon Victoria.

Four gentlemen in Hokitika were play.Hj ing a game of whist a few nights agoß when one of them, on dealing the cardsß had the fortune to find that his "band'B consisted of the thirteen trumps. Playerß of whist and readers of Hoyle will be ablel to appreciate the extreme rarity of theH circumstance. H The Grey mouth Evening Star, of the I 20ch July, says;—"The recent galeqß and unusually boisterous weather on theß Coast, resulted this morning in the of the schooner Waterman. TheJ Water- j| man is reported to have left Melbourne B on the 10th instant for this port, with a B large and valuable cargo of merchandise. B She reached the offing two days ago, butß owing to the heavy surf on the bar, was B unable to be towed in. The tempest in* M creasing; she was compelled to put to sea, fl where she weathered it with one or two B other crafts until this morning. After B lying at anchor some little time, she was 1{ found to drag on her chains, and before B she could be got to sea, the break began fl to make a clean breach over her, and in H about half an hour the Greymouth craft || was high and dry about two miles north I; of the floljitika bar. As may readily be fl supposed, the receipt of the intelligence §i; in Greymouth caused considerable excite- B ment, as several of the merchants had 6 received part invoices, and others had a |l general knowledge or suspicion that some H of the cargo on board would have been i shipped to their order." The schooner i was the property of Mr Coates, or Grey- I mouth. Both ship and cargo were only I partially insured. No lives were lost. ( The Wanganui Weekly Herald, Aug, I 5, says : —Mr Halcombe was at Martoij 1 the other day, aud at the public meeting, 1 a person who was present put the Dis- I trict Highways Act into his hand, making the enquiry anxiously if the Maoris were taxed. Mr Halcombe, as if with a faint idea that they would come within the meaning of one of the clauses, glanced hastily through the Act, but could not find any reference, directly or indirectly,, to the brownskins. Maoris who have individualised their title will be, or ought to be, rated.

The Taranaki Herald, July 26, says : —We regret to have to announce the death, by drowning, of Mr John Knight, sen., M.P.C.; who held the honorary office of Provincial Treasurer. From the evidence taken at the inquest, it is supposed that the unfortunate gentleman, being troubled with bleeding at the nose, had gone to the river side to bathe his face, when being faint he must have fallen in. His body was not reeovere4 till Monday morning, and an inquest was held on it yesterday, when a verdict of " accidental drowning '*' was returned. Mr Knight was an old settler here, and by his uprightness of character had gaine4 the esteem and respect of all who knew hico. The funeral will take place this day, at 2 o'clock; and we understand that the members of the Council and the Freemasons will follow his remains to. their last resting place. The report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Yacciuation Act was issued on the 2pth May. The committee are of opinion that it is the duty of the State to endeavor to secure the careful vaccination of the whole population ; that if vaccination had not been general the present epidemic might have been a pestilence; and that if this preventive had been universal the epidemic could not have approached its present extent. At the same time they recommend that not more than two, penalties shall be imposed for tion.