LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 930, 23 September 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] Wellington, Sept. 22. The ship Matilda, which has all the plant from the Hyderabad on board, has anchored outside the Heads in a dangerous position. .tt appears the captain did not signal for a pilot. The wind is blowing on shore and the glass falling rapidly, and it is feared that if the vessel is not lowed in soon, she will be driven ashore, New Plymouth, Sept; 22. Edward Evans, a respectable settler residing in the bush, went home intoxicated on Saturday night, and fired three barrels of a revolver at his wife and family, but did them no injury. He was brought before the Resident Magistrate this morning, and remanded" till to-morrow. [NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Christchurch, Sept. 22. The foliowiug message was overlooked by the Telegraph Office yesterday :—A query has been asked as to the validity of the Ashley election, contingent on the Kaiapoi polling being invalidated. The 33 names which were struck off the Kaiapoi Roll were merely printed on a slip, and attached to the end of the Ashley Roll. Dtjnedin, Sept. 22. A five-mile race between Burke arid Henderson for ,£IOO was won easily by Bui ke, who conceded 352 yards. Claxton an old amateur, succeeded in walking 102 miles in 24 hours ui the Garrison Hall. At the gaol to'-cxay W- Waters charged with arson, wasformelv remauded for a week by Mr Watt,R.M., pending a reprisal of depoitiousby the R.ML, to,decide whether it was necessary to liold another enquiry. Grahamstown, Sept. 22V Arms are being served out to the Waito settlers, and in the other outlying districts. The Upper Thames steamers have been warned not to attempt going up the Waihou. There are grounds for believing that the Ngatihako are building a pah. Election matters are exciting interest. The Grey candidates are awaiting selection of the party. . - . ' _ . Auckland, Sept 2"2. Captain Bathurst, of the- schooner S'Krnmhilda, lying at Wangaroa, is in a precarious state from falling down the hold, a,nd some timber falling on him. By H.M.S. Cormorant, Fiji news has been received to the 12th. Captian Kilgour, of the schooner Mystery, was tried by the High Commissioners' Court for the Western Pacific, at Levuka, before Chief Justice Gorrie, for malicious destruction of property by burning native houses on the Island of Asba. The captain's boat had been fired en, and the act was done in retaliation. He was fined £IOO, and recognisances of .£250 to be of good behaviour in the Pacific for three years. Dr Wallis and Mr Hurst were served with subpocenas on board the Hinemoa, as witnesses in the pending action between Jqsph Newman and F. Machettee, relative to alleged illegal practices at tho City West election. An alarm of fire took place throiigh smoke rising up through the celfer gratings of Kempthorne and Posser's' buildings m Shortfend street. On" the police and Fire Brigade breaking in, it was discovered that rats had been tampering with a jar of phosphorous. The officer in charge of the New Zealand Insurance Compauy's buildings promptly put out the flames with one of Badcock's extinguishers. Auckland, Sept. 20: A dinner was given to Te Wheoro at Alexandra. Among the guests were Tawhiao's son, Te Tawhiao and his sister. 250 were present. Te Wheoro made an excellent speech. He said he would work m the Assembly harmoniously and' in the Waikato for the good of. both races. Daniel M'lvoy, seaman of the ship Famenoth, fell off the warf last .night, and was" drowned. Four boats tried to rescue him but failed. The body was washed ashore to-day. Tne Waste Lands Board decided to r lay off for sale a township at Tologa Bay, East Coast.