CABLEGRAMS AND LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 59, 4 May 1878, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS AND LATEST TEL EGRA PHIC.

[Per Press Agency.]

; WELLINaTON, Friday. The Edinburgh, leaves Singapore today to see about the break in the cable. The mails leave Batavia for Singapore on the 6tb, 14th,20th, and29th. The mails leave Singapore for Batavia on the Bth, 16th, 20th, and 28th. . . ■■■ NJISV7 PLYMOUTH, Friday. Sir" John Ooode, with^the Chairnaan and Engineer of the Harbbuf Board, and several others visited the site .of, tho; harbor this afternoon. Se was rowed round Moturba, Barrett's Beef, and jalong, wiere the proposed breakwater , is to be placed, and then to the shore; He goes to Waitara ..to-morrow, and will iirobablv niroceed southwards, hyTuesday's coaclii :^ ■ >- ; KUMARA,. Friday; 7. : „ broke .,; out^.this , morningrafe bull's; stables iaf.cqnnectipn. wjth ; thei. Club^ Hotel, totally destrpyuig^ '■'& & ; ; also consumed Murphy's, bootmaker; jGrey's butchery,- iEtobinson's confectioner's.jhop, Mulligan's .drapery, and> •. Maclea<s ;■ dranery; and 'tnV building' jfornrerly occupied by the Bank of Au> : tralasi?,. > The efforts of the local brigade prevented any further destruction but Spittdle's 1 Crowjn' Hotel was only saved by the exertion of the volunteers. The insurances are as follows : — Mulligan, in the South British '£120b; : and £200 in the Victorw, ; Maclean, £500 in the New Zealand ; Bull, £500 in the ; South British and £300 in the Phcenii. Murphy and Poley werenmnsur&d." T I MIQKUIM^ iETidftj^ I The Grovernor and Marchioness of iNormanby visited the Wolverine today. „ ■ ": : ■■-'-.-'■ ■;..■ -•.'. •'. " > Sonoe^ -hundreds dl friendly^Kafciires have gone toj Taipatana. They iwe, 'well supplied with food. The majorHy bought new clothes for the occasion. ■ ; ; Two naval officers of the "Wolyerinft went into/Gri^nt'iA^Mortotfs "auction martand,warned them that by flying a ; white ensign they were liable, to a fine ofc five)hundred pounds, only nayalandroyal ■ yachts being legally; peWttecl |o i • fly such flags. - The officer said that if th* fla^was not removed he would^ send $» \ file of men ashore to take it down. Mr. Mortem immediately/removed the flag, but was then told by the officers that it might be used if he qnly slightly altered ■ it. '; ■- " ' „-..;„ ' r \- ' /]' The Wolverine ,and T JTymphe .raced yesterday for £25. a-side. The' Nymphe; w0n.,.-. ; ,... ;.''^V^'r!; ' . '■ " :: -TV ''^' r ' ,■ : Three hundred attended the ball last e^nihg, given by the iGtovenibr. /: . : ' : :' i : V : : O' {)■'>■ j ■'■-"• The J^ekW f 'OhA^to-da^ foinjGurmed the. decision disqualifyirig Falcon, after hearing tta : ;;6wner.'s v <sfo^ howeiyer, admitted having instructed the. jockey to pull .the.. horse and not win by more than a neck, so as to prevent ■ it being- ov«r^eighted,^ia Elsa, in future races* but defied having woix'bets on therace, orbeingincollusipn with the bookmakers. The casaagainst Perfume, djoppeifpjtt 3acc6nnt* of insufficient evidence. I ' ' ■ " f ! "