LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1363, 12 February 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Christchurch, February 10. Mr F. W. Draper, of the firm of Draper, Charters, and Co., a well-known resident, died early this morning, of congestion of the brain. Yesterday he was in bis usual health. He is said to have broken a blood-vessel in his bead. His life was insured for £2OOO, The new season’s wheat is now coming forward to Lyttelton. It is stated that the yield this harvest will not be so large as was expected, but that the quality will be as good as any previous yield. Freight to England is 50s a ton. February 11. A prisoner named Clarkson, doing , ten years in Lyttelton gaol for highway robbery, having been crippled for life by a fall of earth, has been pardoned and released, having been in gaol fifteen months. Wellington, February 11, The following arrangements have been made in regard to the payment of the Property Tax:—ln any town in which there is an office of a deputy commissioner, the tax must be paid at that office, but with this exception, payment may be made to the postmaster at any post office connected with which there is a telegraph station or money order office, and in any such case the postmaster will give an interim receipt which will be fallowed by a complete official receipt from the deputy commissioner of the district. Still further, it has been arranged that any tax-payer may forward the amount due by him to the deputy commissioner in a registered letter by post order, cheque, bank draft, or in cash.

Giuhamstown February 11. The reporter of the Thames Advertier arrived from Te Aroha, bringing intelligence of the diabolical murder of a Maori named Simon, bolding a good position, by a Russian named John Procogy, miner, who has been arrested. He had blood stains on his clothes. The throat of the murdered man was cut from ear to ear. The coroner proceeds to the field in the morning. A boy was killed at Wangarei through a horse taking fright, and dragging him entangled in a rope against a wall.

AUSTRALIANS Y. WANGANUI. Wangakui, February 11. Australians’ first innings, 49 ; Wanganui, first, 48; Palmer and Spoffbrth bowled remarkably well. In the second innings the Australians have lost two wickets (Boyle’s and Palmer’s) for 28 runs.