LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1661, 25 January 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[XEW ZEALAXD Pit ESS ASSOCIATtOX.I Chuistciiukuii, January 23. On Saturday evening, the tide at Sumner rose considerably higher than usual, assuming somewhat the proportion of a tidal wave. It flooded the road in various places to a depth of 2ft. and carried away Mr A. Day’s boat slip completely. This is the highest tide experienced at Sumner since the great wave of 1869. The weather to-day is beautiful. At the sitting of the Wesleyan Conference to-day, the stations-sheet was read a second time, the following being the result, the larger and more important places only being given :—Auckland, Reid, Dewsbury, and Spence; Three Kings, Watkin ; Grafton road, Oliver; Thames, Bull; Cambridge, Carr; Hamilton, Dukes ; Te Awamutu, Wills; Wainka, Salter; New Plymouth, Taylor; North Palmerston, Griffith ; Wellington, Bavin and Baum her ; Blenheim, M‘Nicoll ; Greymouth, Griffin ; Christchurch, Morley and Tinsley ;• St. Albans, Kirk ; Dunedin, Best and Gillam ; Port Chalmers, Thomas. The above is subject to alteration on the third reading. January 21. About nine o’clock last evening, a young woman, Maud Barr, 19 years of age, attempted suicide by throwing her.self in the river. She was walking with her stepmother, when an altercation atose between them in reference ta

a marriage the girl wished to make. The stepmother, becoming; angry, struck her, when she threw hers -If in the river. Some passers-by rescued her, and she was removed to the hospital which she will hot he able to leave for a few days. Dunkdix, January 24. A fire occurred at Queenstown, L ike Wakatipu, yesterday afternoon, destroying some seven or eight business places. The total loss is said to be .£3OOO, which is halficovered by insurance in the Union, Victoria, and National offices. The storekeeper, id whose premises it originated, had gone to Invercargill early in the morning’, leaving the place locked up. The general Opinion is that the fire is the act of an incendiary. CRICKET MATCH. ENGLAND VI CANTERBURY; Christchurch, January 24. The attendance at the match was scarcely so good as yesterday, 4000 being piesent. The weather was cloudy; but rain held off until about 5.40 p.nh when the stiimps were drawn. The match was drawn in the Englishmen’s favor. The Englishmen’s innings concluded for a total of 230. The Canterbury men made but a poor show against the English bowling,' the innings of the eighteen closing for 100. The Englishmen then put the Canterbury team in again, but a very poor show was made. The Englishmen ori leaving the Port at half-past seven, by the Penguin, were Heartily cheered.