TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 744, 29 August 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WAITARA. August 29. News was brought in this morning by a native from Kahlua that the schooner Kaiuma, which lefc here on the 14th with a cargo of cattle, is a total wreck off that place. All hands perished. AUCKLAND. August 28. The Wanaka, with the inward San Francisco mails, crossed Manukau bar at 10.45 a.m. to-day on her way south. •The Thames Gas Company has declared a dvidend of 8 percent. Major Gordon, formerly Staff-Com-mander of the Auckland Volunteers, received a telegraphic appointment to a similar position in Otago. He was just leaving for Levuka, Fiji. 0 DUNEDIN. August 28. The Mayor to-day received a telegram from the Governor accepting his invitation to be present at the Dnnedin banquet, ''he M iyor and Council leave for Oamarn next Wednesday ev. ni»g, and will proceed to G.*ra<c -lurch next day to attend the banquet there. CHRIS I'uHURCH. August 29. The Mayor's banquet to the Wellington and DiineUn visitors takes place in the Provincial Connc : l Chambers on Thursday next. On the arrival of the Governor he will be met on the platform am! present*d with an address. Yesterday the engine of the Oxford train ran off the line at the points at R:nigiora in consequence of their beine locked in compliance with.-an order recently given. A lire occurred at 2 o'clock this morning by which the shops occupied by Mr. lieid, fishmonger, and Mr. Preston, fruiterer, in Mane ester-street, were totally destroyed. They belonged to Messrs. I'llman and Pimsford. The building wks insured for L3OO in the Victoria Company, hi:; there were no insurances on ♦■•he fnr;;i'. ire or stock. * IIMARU. August 29. T ie Engineer for the Harbor Board lias c •uil«mne' ! 500 c;isks cement imported mie by M ssrs. Guthrie and Larnach, ■ tie contractors for the supply of cement for the breakwater. It was landed ex Beautiful Star.