TELEGHAPHIC.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1604, 9 January 1886, Page 4

TELEGHAPHIC.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCiATIONJr Havelock, Saturday. A melancholy boating accident liapj . pened here yesterday. Six boys, aged from seventeen to five 7 went out fishing. ; When returning home under sail the ' boat was allowed to jibe and capsized all the bccupants into the water. With some difficulty all got hold of the boat, but ware several times rolled off. After a tiprie two of the boys, Clias. and Herbert ' Rutherford, aged 12. and 11 respectively, disappeared- and were seen no more, tlfoije is little hope of- recovering the bodies. The remaining f.opr boys were .'rescued when almost exhausted : by j* pasging boat. Chas. Matthers, aged thirteen, seems to have saved his brother, ageft five; in.a very commendable mariner' by keeping him out. of the water on his &ack until assistance Arrived, and m this he was assisted by James Rutherford, brother of the lads drowned.;: The lads; were m the water over an hour. ' AuoKiiANDj Friday. An extraordinary meeting o§ shareholders of the New Zealand Smelting Company, Limited, was held at^noon to r div m a room of the Chamber of 'Commerce* As the proceedings were of a private nature, the Press representatives were not admitted. ... i ■■■■■,: The Hon. the Minister for Public^ .Works visited the Onehunga- iron works;, which are now manufacturing iron. Wellington, Friday. The.Freneb Government have. decided to make Wellington the French consular headquarters, and a French consul will be isent out. . Timaru, Friday. The block of- buildings at Geraldine occupied by Messrs Connolly and ;W Dawson< were destroyed by fire las^ night. . Othar buildings were m danere for soine time, the contents being mor« or less damaged. The; buildings were insured for £300. m the National, and ConnbllyJs stock for a similar, amount m '. the same office. . Rain fell again last night, and again is threatening. / , . ... ' ■■' ••/! JDunedin, Friday. At the Supreme Court Charles Anderson and Henry, Crackuell were found ? "guilty of assaulting Alice; Deddin, and: sentenced to three mouths' impriseU- ' ment... . , „ , A tthe Police Court to-day Beniamin N. P'rudd, for shooting at John Waldie> with intent to kill, was committed for trial. Bail- was allowed, himielf m £50 and two sureties of £25 each. ' Cardinal Morau is expected to reach the Blufi torday. The next annual meeting of the'Educationallnotitute is to be held at Christchurch. , "•:;. .... . Ll . .