TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1123, 15 August 1882, Page 2

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

[united press association.] WELLINGTON.

Heavy rain has been falling since Saturday evening, and still shows no sign of abating. Several slips have occurred about town and several lowlying parts of the city have suffered more or less from the inrush of water. A house built outside of the embankment in Hay-street, Oriental Bay, was completely dislodged and carried away early this morning. The occupants, Mr H. Taylor (the owner), his wife, and two children had a narrow escape of being carried with it. It appears the rain had washed away a large quantity of earth from the embank, ment, thereby loosening the piles of the house. About five o'clock this morning the inmates were awoke by a loud creaking noise, and next moment found that the building was swaying to and fro in the gale. Perceiving the danger they were placed in, Taylor and his wife instantly jumped out of bed, and hurriedly dressed the children, afterwards removing them to a place iof safety, They had _not escaped a moment too soon. No sooner had they evacuated the premises, and placed a reasonable distance between the building and themselves, than another fall of earth took place, and with a tremendous crash tho house was uprooted, and came rolling down the side of the embankment until it reached the street, a distance of nearly 40 fpet. There it lay with its side half embedded in the road, which it completely obstructed from one side to the other. Furniture, crockery ware, and household goods of every description were flung out of doors and windows as the house planted itself across the street, and these lay scattered and broken in all directions. Mr Taylor is a sufferer to the extent of nearly £2OO. The subscription lists in aid of the Timaru AYrecks Relief Fund has been closed. The amount collected in Wellington is £ISG 7»- lid. The steamer Tui which broke down on her passage from Kaikora to Lyttelton on Thursday last, arrived here safely at 7.30 this morning, under canvas. AUCKLAND. Arrived: Hermione, Capt. Roberts, 99 days from Loudon, with 105 immigrants, At the adjourned inquest on the body of Thos. Mason, late barman at the Nevada Hotel, who was accidentally pushed downstairs, tne jury returned the following remarkable verdict: “That the deceased died from delerium tremens produced by an attack of measles, and that Robert Keir is wholly exonerated of any blame in connection with the affair. TIMARU.

Denis Hefferman was, yesterday, committed for trial for making a false declaration to the local agent of the New Zealand Insurance Company, and thereby obtaining a policy for £lOO over two stacks of barley.