LATEST UNPUBLISHED.
[PKBsS AGENCY.] Wellington, February 17. His Excellency tile Governor, Lady Norinanby, and Lord Horvey Pliipps leave to-day fur Melbourne, j»ei- ttingaruoiiLV. Clii f Justice Pienderj'ast will be s-vommas Aotiu»-Goveritor Until the arrival of Sir Hercules Robinson, win) is expected by the latter end of iii-XD month. HLKKiIL-nt. FehniarV 17. A dw<'lliwnd!„u.i ; , P. Dillon, L«uK«<H run. w.in il'-stv iy<":d by (ire. on SaUirda', ('Veiling ; its origin unknown. The li v broke out i-i the new part of tip) Ijinld* i \\>, whic i is insured for £SOO in t!ln S : n'li iji-itis'i - uh'e. The luij-i is noshort •■{' £l7(*»>, if furniture destroyed, of lejiurlb are contradictory,
ADDITIONAL NEWS B¥ Tttfi SAN FRANCISCO MAIL
[jjfiW Zealand press AssociAtfioN.]
London, January 20.
In the colliery explosion in the Rhondda Valley, near Pontypridd, 60 perished.
The Czir of Russia has ordered the authorities of East Siberia to immediately despatch au overland sledge expedition to ascertain the whereabouts of Norden-ELgold's expedition. Major St John, of the British army, was fired upon in the streets of Candahar, by a fanatic Native, but not wounded. The man was hanged. A lieutenant of the Royal Artillery was severely wounded, and two soldiers slightly stabbed with stilettoes. AMERICA. Sav Francisco, Janunry 20. The minstrel Abeco, well-known in Australia, died at Chicago on the 4th. A delegation of Chicago merchants have gone to the City of Mexico on purpose to extend trade. Earthquakes have been feltin Florida. Mrs Anderson, an Englishwoman, walked 2TOO quarter miles in as many hours, at Brooklyn, New York. Caleb dishing is dead* The scarlet fever epidemic is raging at New York. Fifteen thousand Mormon immigrants are expected nt»xfc month at New York. European nteamers are delayed in New York harbor on account of ice.
Specie payments was resumed by the United States on Ist January. Paper was preferred to gold. "W, 11. Vanderbilfc is about starting a lbie of eight steamers from New York to Knrope. Destructive fires on Broadway, New York, l/.ss nearly 2,000,000 dols.
A secoud heavy rireoccurred hi Worth street, L-.SS, .2,300,000 dols.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KUMAT18790217.2.7
Bibliographic details
Kumara Times, Issue 744, 17 February 1879, Page 2
Word Count
341LATEST UNPUBLISHED. Kumara Times, Issue 744, 17 February 1879, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in