SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

Patea Mail, 24 December 1880, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

RECEIVED THIS DAY. TELEPHONE EXPERIMENT. Wellington, Friday. Dr Lemon spoke through the telephone with the operator at Napier yesterday, with perfect audibility. The distance was 218 miles. TUHI AND THE HANGMEN. Wellington, Friday. The Post admits the truth of my telegram of so many hangmen being in Wellington, from the fact that Sheriff Allan has been beseiged by applicant for hanging Tnhi ou Wednesday next at 8 a.m. THE COACH ACCIDENT. Wellington, Friday. Tommy 3laber, the driver of Cobb’s coach, which was smashed hero on Wednesday,is in a critical condition, his injuries being very serious. WELLINGTON SWEEP, Wellington, Friday. North’s sweep for £4,000 was drawn last night, and most of the winning numbers arc high ones. POLICE REDUCTIONS. Wellington, Friday. There are only four constables and sergeants in the whole of Wairarapa district, yet the Government, by way of retrenchment, have decided to reduce their number to two. It is blind policy. COLLEGE HARD-UP-Wellington, Friday. The Wellington College is in trouble. Two months’ salary are due to the masters, and there is no money to pay them. The Bank of Now Zealand yesterday refused them an overdraft. The poor teachers will have a watery Christmas. The Scripture Gift Arsociation of Auckland asked permission of the Minister of Education to place illuminated cards of the Lord’s Prayer and Commandments in the public schools. The Government replied that the matter was one to be dealt with by the local authorities. A rabbiter, writing to a Southland paper, stales that the poison has just about finished the rabbits, ami that ho and Ids mate have been obliged to take to pighunting in addition.