To-day's Despatches.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 107, 13 April 1883, Page 2

To-day's Despatches.

, lf (BY TELEGRAPH.) . , \JtnriTflD PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLiNGTON,.This. Day. The writ for the Inan^ahuv seat. was issued this morning and is made returnable on or before the 23rd M.*y naxc. It is now considered certain that, the Hannah Barrait has been wrecked with all hands. . , ' .-..-: .• - Dunedin, This Day. The man Robert Farmer' was committed for ; trial toxday for passing two counterfeit. £5 notes ; as also was the map. Sy tomes, fob swindling a person by means of the matchbox trick. The man Longford, who shot hinas-^flf^l still lives. ; ' ■ " _j-^^-Later. Henry Longford died la^t nighfcj never having regained consciousness. A fire broke put early this morning m the grocery shop ot George Warrington, the . Arcad e. The , premises were completely destroyed. : ; Oamabd-j This' r Day. •A fire occurred at Kurow on Taefeday last by- which 1 the stables of Goddard, coach proprietor r werey burned to the ground. Thsfeuilding,^haraess, &c, were insured for £300 m the ? New, Zealand office. The ca'u^e'ofr'the fire iff unknown, but it is believed to have been accidentwl, ;^' f; v;^. /. i.'; Major Atkinsonwill give bis-' address on National .Insurance here to-night, and on "Saturday night he will meet the members of' the friendly^ socie-« ties tbdiscußS theqaestidnV ii: 5 : •' AVoKfcA^D, This Day. A most; important; 'document was awaiting M.t Bryce's arrival at AlexTandra". It was a summons to appear, today ab WaTnganui as witness m a small dbbfc case. ; •--'•■" "< -» v : i _ ; Mr Ji ! C. 1 Firth; of the swhprf flour mills, cc ebrated the completion ot his new concrete wheat -granary by a banquet to his employes, contractors, and workmen, _lt.is statedjQ_b3 the largest building of, the kind m the colony, having a' 1 storage capacity of 12,000 tons, and cost £10,000. '(jßEYiitforai Tbib Day. Mr Wakefield started for Christchurcb. yesterday. He returns here before the election comes off. > 'According ltd . all accounts his reception throughout the Inangah.ua district was most favourable.