LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1032, 22 January 1880, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[united press association.] Wellington, January 22. The three-masted schooner Ellerton, which was competing in the Coasters Race, went ashore at Oriental Bay. .Sim had a bad position, and shortly after starting, attempting to come round a vessel, would not stay. She is on a soft beach and will not sustain any injury. Christchurch, January 20. A man named Hand, who has been at work on a station liear Oxford, fell

down dead of disease of the lungs on Monday aftornoon. OamarU, January 20. At the meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday, a plan of the north wall of tiie breakwater was submitted by the engineer to the Board. The plan embraces a complete harbor scheme for Oamarn, and provides for the construction of a wall running out fiorn the shore to meet that already being carried out. The north wall is calculated to cost .£24,020, and will, when finished, make a basin of the harbor. There will be 6,000 lineal feet of wharfage. Plans were also considered for deepening the harbor sufficiently to allow Home vessels to come inside the protective works. The plans submitted by Mr M'Gregor are very exhaustive, and if canied out will make Oamaru one of the best ports in the Colony. Du ned ix, January 20. An unusual case was commenced in the -Supreme Court'this morning. A special jury is asked to determine whether or not the will executed by the lute D. Calder, of Caversham, by which his property is divided equally amongst his three youngest children and one of his grandchildren, to the exclusion of the rest of the family, is valid. It is asserted by the defendants that this disposition was the result of an undue presure exerted by deceased’s youngest daughter,and that deceased was physically incapable of executing a will. The property in dispute is said to be worth over £20,000. New Plymouth, January 21. A little boy named Telfar was drowned in the Waitara river last night. Auckland, January 21. Pastor Chiniquy is giving addresses at various Waikato settlements. Na?ier, January 20. His Excellency the Governor has promised to be present at the Jockey Club races in March.