LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1132, 28 August 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION].

WELLINGTON. This Day. A FISHERMAN named Thomas Hewson was drowned at Oterongo Bay, Terawhiti, on Saturday. Along with a mate he was attempting to secure some gill nets, when the boat capsized. The latter clung to the boat, and was driven ashore. Hewson managed to secure the mast, but became exhausted and sank. The body was recovered. An inquest will be held. The following tender# were received for the Whakamatapu and Mangatera bridge contract on the Wellington and Napier Railway : — Accepted: M. MKenzie and Co., Dunedin, £9350. Declined : J. O’Brien, Auckland, £9,400 ; J. B. Ross, Auckland, £10,191; Alexander & McFarlane, Wanganui, £10,364 ; Mace and Basaett, Patea, £10,407 ; F. H. Pawons, New Plymouth, £10,498 ; J. Saunders, Wellington, £10,623; F. H. Downes, Dunedin, £10,931; J. and C. Bull, Fielding, £11,175 ; Sutherland and McKinnon, Auckland, £11,230 ; C. Bray, Fielding, £11,434 ; Glendinning and Griffiin, Napier, £13,197.

NEW PLYMOUTH. This Day. A half-decked fishing boat with four tons of cargo for Mokau, on crossing the bar at that place was thrown upon the rocks of South Head, and quickly broke up, the sea being heavy. The whole cargo, valued at £l5O, was lost. The crew were saved.

A second boat, with timber, which left Waitara on Friday, has not been heard of, and great anxiety is felt for her safety. WANGANUI. This Day. A petition to the Queen is in course of signature by old soldiers, complaining of unfair treatment by Government in regard to land claims; and will be forwarded Home next mail. WESTPORT. This Day. The Ada C. Owen was successfully floated last night, with the assistance of the steamers Beautiful Star and Result. BALCLUTHA. This Day. Robert McKissock, aged 17, a railroad porter at Stirling, was killed at 8.30 this morning, while coupling two trucks, which were moving very slowly, One truck was loaded with timber, which projected over one end, and it is supposed McKisaock’s head was crushed between the end of the timber and another truck. DUNEDIN. This Day. The Interprovincial Football Match, Canterbury v. Otago, took place at the Taieri Plains on Saturday. The result was a hollow victory for Otago by five goals and three tries to nothing. Canterbury was the favorite at starting, but was overmatched in every department of the game. Four stacks of wheat and one of oats were burned at Miller’s Flat last week valued, at £2BO. The stacks were insured in the New Zealand Office for £230.

In the Divorce Court, Judge Williams granted a rule nisi for the dissolution of marriage on the petition of Grace McNab Stuart, wife of Thomas Kendall Stuart. No appearance. Respondent married the petitioner in 1873 for her money, and finding it locked up, commenced a course of illtreatment. After this a deed of separation was drawn up, petitioner getting rid of her husband by giving him £4OO, after which he left for Invercargill, and led a life of immorality, leading to the present proceedings.

AUCKLAND. This Day. The detectives are engaged in investigating the cause of the fire which occurred at the premises of VV. G. Connolly, building contractor, in Victoria street on Saturday morning. Incendiarism is suspected. The damage done to timber and other goods is estimated at £BOO, which is uninsured. The house was insured for £lOO in the Scottish Imperial. Lieutenant Tamari, of the Tsukuba, on leaving here presented the Auckland Institute with a number of seeds of plants, fruits, and trees, which are grown in Japan,and expressed a hope that experiments would be made with these so as to ascertain their suitability to climate and effects of climates or soil, and sending to Japan any notes or observations as to the progress and probable result of th* experiment. INVERCARGILL. Thi* d*y. A man named Renderaon, a fsllmongtr, whiM riding from Rimton to Thornbury, wm thrown from his horse and killed. ChrUtma Hanaop, a young woman whose leg was recently amputated consequent on injuries received on the tramway, died in the hospital yesterday. CHRISTCHURCH* This Day. Mrs Margaret Stanton who was severely burned oil Wednesday last through her dress catching fire while taking a pot off the grate, died in the Hospital on Saturday afternoon from the effects on her injuries. An Inquest will be held.

The “ Own Correspondent” of the “Star” telegraphs from Akaroa this morning as follows Wackerlie’s Hotel was burned to the around last night, and the Criterion Hotel and Bruce’ Hotel were also set fire to. The three fires are clear cases of incendiarism, and it is presumed that each act was perpetrated by the same persons. The two notels last mentioned started burning a second time, but these fresh outbreaks were fortunately discovered at an early stage, and pr6niptly extinguished. Garwood ai)d Co.’a pfenpses had a narrow escape. Tlie Indications afforded by Muhseqißjiil uapcful examination Show tliak niMst dulihevaic attempt was iiuule to burn the town duwm A«jUMitity of gorse

was placed undec the Criterion and Bruce’s Hotel". The incendiary had so arranged that the three fires broke out almost simultaneously at the east end of the borough and in its centre ; the time of alarm being shortly after two a.m. It is a remarkable coincidence that in eace the fire was discovered through the restlessness of an invalid. A feeling of intense excitement and indignation prvails. The office of W. Harris, Lichfield, was broken into last night, and efforts were made to remove the safe, bnt without success. The safe contained £7O, and a large number of valuable documents. Nothing was stolen.

Information is to hand that the Hotel at Little Akaroa, near Akaroa, was burnt down on Friday nignt.