LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1649, 11 January 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

♦ [NEW ZEALAND PUESS ASSOCIATION. 1 Auckland, January 9. The cutter Mercury, in going into harbor in ballast, capsized. A man named Lnycook rescued the ci-psv of two men by means of a dingy. Both men were unable to swim and in danger of drowning. Christchurch, January 9. Twp publicans were fined £2 10s each to-day for a breach of the Licensing Act, and had them endorsed on their licenses. One of defendants had held a lottery, in which the prizes were mostly liquor. Nearly a thousand in two wards alone of the drainage district are disfranchised through not having paid their rates yet. Wellington, January 9. The constabulary at Parihaka are engaged in road-making and ordinary camp duty. The natives who were dispersed appear to have no inclination to return to Parihaka. The Parihaka natives to-day sent between 20 and 30 dray loads of potatoes to tribes living beyond New Plymouth. FIRE AT REEFTON. Reefton, January 11. A tire broke out at five o'clock this morning in an unoccupied building adjoining Kater's Exchange Hotel, Broadway. The fire got good hold of the building and extended to the Exchange Hotel, and, with the latter, was burnt to the ground together with all their contents; the occupants of the Exchange losing everything. Kater's hotel is insured in the New Zetland office for £92'3, bnt .£SOO of that amount is believed to be reinsured in the Victoria office. Later. . The fire broke out in premises owned by J. Trennery, and occupied by Cameron, Jewells'-. Trennery'a premises are uninsured j the loss is £SO. Kater's loss is estimated at £1000; contents, £4OO. - ' The National Batik premises opposite sustained some injury. The' windows were smashed and the Oddfellows' Hall frontHistered anifwindtowabrokenv Ike fire engine-saved t kestf premises;