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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 56, 27 January 1868, Page 22

The telegraphic lines at Greymouth have besn struck by lightning • communication with Hokitika was entirely suspended for a while. Eibe at Onehung-a.—A fire broke put in Onehungaat abontß o’clock On 1 Saturday morning last, in a cottage belonging to Mr Thomas Givinin, who had left for Auckland about, half-an-hour before the affair was discovered; The house, which was insured in’ the Imperial for £IOO was completely destroyed, and inquiries among the people living in that neighborhood have failed to throw any light on the origin of the firel—New Zealand Herald, 13th Jan.

Since the recent riot in Uelbourne, when the poor lad Cross was shot, there has been exhibited much animosity to parties displaying flags, the significance of whioh are unknown. l The national flag of the Chinese is a triangular piece of bunting, hut on this being hoisted recently some ignoramuses without more ado hauled it down. ; :

A Late Greymouth paper says “It is stated the police authorities are in possession of damning evidence Against the man Douglass now in custody at Hokitika on' the charge of murdering a miner at the Waimea. Some fie w ; links in the evidence are-wanting, which, however; are expected to he completed- before the prisoner’s appearance before the . Magistrate.

Heaw ; Stoem at Greymouth;—-The Greymouth. Argus of the.> 4th 1 January contains .an. .account pf a heavy -flood at Greymouth on the last days of. 1867, and the first days ofthe present year. During the: night the rain: came- down .in ; solid sheets, -and loud: peak of* thunder’. r and ViyidyAashes;:.oflightning/ add'edc’to the .terrors of the scene. Thejriveroverflowed its(banka swept throughithetßtreets like allniU irace. i Embankments, Streets, and: : roads V. were ; rwashedu away, :} houses partially filled with vwaterj Some i jßeriously damaged,/aß;akov r great amount of damage; seems to liave been done, and a meeting . was .held to consider had best be donejfor the pypteetion of ' property, from future floods.