TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 31, 7 January 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(united press association.) Wellington, Jan. 6. A, G. Spreet, employed until lately m the Survey Office, as draughtsman, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat, this morning. He had been drinking. At the Supreme Court, the Maori, for burglary at the Brunner Coal Company's office, was sentenced to five years'. McKcnna, for false pretences, at -Masterton, was acquitted. The New Zealand Shipping Company have agreed to the demands of the lumpers, so far as working tlieir steamer Tongariro is concerned, but the company are not compromised to any arraugemeiit after that work is completed. The Tongariro, therefore, will discharge the «oal here. The other employes still hold out. Naseby, Jan. 5. A young man named Thomas Low was drowned at Naseby while bathing m a dam. He, was seized with cramp, but the efforts of his brother and a companion to save him were unavailing. * Auckland, Jan. 5. The Hinomoa arrived at Waiwera at 6 o'clock to-day, and Sir Julius Yogel landed. Blenheim, Jan. 5. Mr A. K. Blundell, sheep inspector at Awatere, has been transferred to be chief inspector of the Wangauui district, vice Mr Richardson who comes here. Mr Blundell leaves for Wanganui next ' week. Mr Tozer's store and contents at Tua Marina was totally destroyed by fire on | Saturday night. The cause is unknown, j Mr Tozer locked the place up, and came into Blenheim, leaving no one on the premises. There is an insurance on the building and stock of £750 m the New Zealand office. The heavy flood on Wednesday night carried away the staging of the, monkey engine, pile-driver, and nearly everything else at the Clarence Bridge works, except the cylinders. The loss, v/hieh is very heavy, tHll fall on the contrac- ' tors. The floods m the Clarence, Wairau, and Mason rivers are among the heaviest on record. Chbistchurch, Jan. 5. The torpedo boat was tested over the measured milo on Saturday and attained a speed equal to 22| miles per hour. A. man named Robert Day, a wellknown farmer at Springs ton, has been arrested on a charge of haviug forged the name of his father, Daniel Day^ to a cheque for £1000 on the Bauk of New Zealand, Christchurch. Ie is alleged that the accused obtained the money . from the bauk by depositing some deeds belonging to his father as security.' Dunbdin, Jan, 5. J It is understood that Robertson (the Maori) intends to challenge Hudson, the winner of the Caledonian Society's Champion Belt. j , Hannock, the English long-distance walker, haviug met with an accident, it is likely the twenty-four hours' match with Scott will have to be postponed; '