LATEST TELEGRAMS. The Floods.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 247, 15 September 1884, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

The Floods.

(UKITBD PKESB ASSOCIATION.) Wkluxqton, This Day. It is repotted that a lad named Gibtaou -accidentally discharged a loaded gun intoiiis armpit, inflicting a rery dangerous wound. A quoits match wan played on Saturday between Petigrew, of Greymo.uth, and Campbell, of Dehnidton, lor £10 a-*ide and was won by Peti- : giew by four... points; "■this was the » third match* The nisi for £25 aaide was won. by Campbell and the second for £60#by Petigrew and now the third lias also been won by lain. ' Gisborne, This Day. , FinleysonV house >waa destroyed fey fir* on Saturday. Insured m the Colonial for £300. Circumstances suspicious and Fmleyson has been arPuKßPiw, This Day. The residence of W. Walters, at l^HQri Hill was bur^t down lust flight. I^m 4n unipsnredionc-rooHied house at fTdeh, occupied by Clough was burnt down early yesterday. Insured for 4250 m the Colonial. - The first copies of a newspaper published m London called The Anglo Mw Zeabwder wepe received by the' mail to-day. . OfIR^TOHyRCH, This Day. Jys accident occurred to the Akaroa coap^ on Sattirdny night and* Geo. Bishop, a schoolmaster, received injuries from Which, he vfted. Ft^ll partipulaw tie not yetVnown,' • Some poods m th« win(jow_ of ffonr *ingt<tn, cbeinwt, took fire on SHtiir4iy night and a serious conflagration W H S narrp^Jjr *y««ted. ? >U^xO», This Pay, A. Maori mi drowned wJ4Ut attempting to ride across Ihe Rangitikei Bivor on Saturday. Hi* hpwe es-

HEAVY LANDSLIPS. STOPPAGE OF NORTH AND SOUTH TRAINS. [Abridged from Chronicle.'] ': The Heavy and incessant rainfall, which continued without intermission for fully 36 hours, from Friday morning. till Sunday morning, li.-»h caused more damage than any floods that have occurred for a long time past. On Saturday traffic on the North and South railway line was, stopped from Waitotara to Turakina on -account of heavy landslips. At Okoia and Matarawaf a large portion of the line was under water. On Saturday, traffic was quite suspended on the Waitotam line, owing co several heavy slips, a relief train sent out being 1 unable to return. The Saturday morning train fibm Wanganu^was not aWe to pass Matarawa, where the line was flooded lo a greater extent than last week. The morning train from the South reached Torakina without any mishap,, bat on . ascending the Turakina hill the line was found to be blocked by a consi derable quantity of earth. A return was consequently made to Turakina, after which the engine, with all the men available, was sent along- the line to clear it. This was not accomplished until a late hour. The mails and passengers were taken from Turakina to Wanganui by special coach. To-day traffic was resumed, work having been kept going all day yesterday.