LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1441, 11 May 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Dunedin, May 10. The Daily Times correspondent at the scene of the wreck telegraphs from Wyndham to-day, that Captain Garrard’s body has been identified, also that of Jones, the purser. It has been necessary to bury the bodies near the scene of the disaster, on an acre to be known as the Tararua’s acre. Three more mail bags have been recovered. Two or three females bodies came ashore, bub were unrecognisable; also, a Chinaman’s. The right hand and arm of a woman also came ashore. On Sunday eleven more bodies were recovered on Waipapa beach, a short distance of where the vessel struck. Amongst them was the body of the

Captain, identified by his brother, and that of R. W. Crawford, by papers found on the body-; and that of Robert Brow*, by a ripg. with a piece of gold quartz ii\ the centre. The body of one female, and that of a Chinaifiafr, and refftainder of European .males are all identified. On Monday fourteen bodies were recovered, amongst them that of Dr. Campbell’s eldest son, identified by his uncle. There are nnindentified two females, one a young girl. The bodies now coming ashore are fearfully mutilated. At the auction 6'f theTararua wreck, one boat, lying on the beach near thewreck was sold to Nltmnon and Blair : for £7 1 Os, one boat at fort ChaliherV was sold to Mr Mills for £ls. It was stated at the sale that. Government intended to send down divers to vecOVef the old silver lost in the Vessel. Christopher Fleming, a miller, hurt it Naseby On Saturday, and has sin'ce died. At the inquest on the body of Gar-’ rett, who died froni injuries received on the Rosiyn Tram way, the jurybrought in a verdict of manslaughter against the conductor, who was committed for trial. Rail was allowed—, himself in £IOO, and safeties of £SO each. CfihistdSuhCH, May 10. A man named Foley waS hilled by i fall of gravbl at Springston yesterday afternoon. Nees’Ox, May 10, . Adahis, M.H.R.-, who has been seriously ill. for some time, notifies the resignation Of his seat. AuckEaxO, May 10. A telegram from Archbishop SteinS Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland’, who left for Europe-, via Sydney, in ill health, reports he is so much worse that be remains at Sydney, unable t<J proceed On his-journey. New fLlrsioufa, May 10. Wilkinson, for the embezzlement of Government money at Hawera, was found guilty-, and sentenced to fivd years’ penal servitude;