TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4435, 7 June 1875, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[Pee Pbess Agency.] Napier, Saturday, The Luna is advertised to steam to Wellington to-day. Sir Donald McLean is a passenger by her. He gives £lO to he fired for by the Cadets of the Napier Artillery, which sum will he added to by £4 voted by the company, and the match will come off at an early date. New Plymouth, Saturday. Two German women, late arrivals, were quarrelling, and one named Boldt cut the other in the neck with a knife. She has been committed for trial. The winter prize firing for the Rifle Association resulted as follows : —Highest aggregate scores, Hoell 52, Collins 51, Okey 48. The highest, is also winner of the Stapp medal. Nelson, Saturday. The Provincial Council this morning, in view of the Governor’s expected visit, passed a resolution that no expenditure under the item general contingencies should ever he incurred for fetes, entertainments, or celebrations. Taubanga, Saturday. The Bay of Plenty Times this morning published full particulars of the late drowning case at Rotorua Lake, written by one of the survivors. The details are very harrowing. Gilfillan’s body bad not been recovered yesterday afternoon. The Flirt arrived this morning with cargo of breadstuffs. Lyttelton, Saturday, A furious gale has been blowing from S.W. since sundown yesterday. A fatal accident occurred in the harbor. Six men belonging to the barque Syren pulled off to the ship. A heavy squall caught the boat, she then drifted to the barque Mystery, and a rope was thrown out, which unfortunately missed. The boat was then headed for the shore, and struck the rook off Sticking Point. One of the men in the boat was thrown out, but held on to the painter. The boat surging, he was obliged to let go, and was eventually washed on the rocks. The boat was found in Gollom’s Bay smashed in pieces. There are no signs of the other five men. Serious apprehensions are entertained as to the fate of three men belonging to the brig Emperor, they having left the vessel for the shore, and there being no signs of the boat. Chiustohdech, Saturday. Mr. Wynn Williams, late Provincial Solicitor, gave notice of motion in the Provincial Council last night to the effect that the onesixth of the 'cost of school buildings, required under the Education Ordinance to be contributed by school districts, shall be paid out of the Provincial Treasury, and that the districts shall thus not be called upon to raise anything this year by rates towards the cost of school buildings. This would be a direct reversal of . the policy of the present Government. The motion is generally considered as going a little too far, hut it will have the effect of re-opening the whole education question. A furious storm of wind and heavy rain from the south-west commenced early this morning, and now continues with unabated strength. A little snow and hail have also fallen, and snow is now falling heavily inland towards the ranges. The streets in Christchurch are all flooded, and some are almost impassable. Sunday. • The storm subsided last night, and this morning was quite calm. The lower parts of the city were extensively flooded yesterday. Great damage was done by the wind to trees and fences. One blue-gum tree, 70 feet long, near the centre of the city, was blown down. All the rivers north and south were flooded, and the railway lines were damaged. The extent of the damage is not yet known, A fire at five o’clock this morning destroyed the stables attached to S. Manning’s brewery. The other buildings, fortunately, were saved. The damage done was not great. The s.s. Albion arrived this morning. Oamard, Saturday, Three men in a cargo boat were unloading the steamer Shag this morning, and a southerly gale blowing caused the steamer to drag. Somehow the boat got adrift, and was blown towards the mouth of thh bay. The steamer Samson got up steam and went after them, and after three hours, succeeded in passing a line to the boat. The men were quite benumbed with cold, and narrowly escaped drowning, as the surf was terrific.