LATEST TELEGRAMS

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1147, 14 September 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). WELLINGTON, This Day. Messrs Ed. Pearce and Jno. Duthie, of Wellington, have consented to act as a Board of Advtee for the Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand. It is under, teod that Parlia eit will be prorogued by Commission on Friday, and that the Spea.l or of the Legislative Co’-ncil and tie Premier will be two of the Commissioners. The ketch Recamia, which was beached at Foxton, has discharged a port'on of her cargo and the leak has been stopped. She will be taken alongside the wharf in a day or two. The English Church at Johnsonville, near Wellingto i, was destroyed by fire last night at 11 o’clock. Some furze burning in the neighborhood communic' ted the fire to the Church, which wrs quickly destroyed. The inhr.bita i-s of the village turned out, a*d s 'cceeded in sr-ving the contents. Insurance £COO, in the ■ o v jh British. WANGANUI, This Day. Arrangements have been made by the Wanganui Football Club for a match with the Sydney Team, at Wellington, on Monday next; also for a match with the Wellington Club on the following day. The Wanganui Team will include representatives from Patea, Halcombe, and Palmerston. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. A little girl named Ruth Harrison, aged six years, daughter of H. P. Harrison, boatbuilder, of Auckland, and who only lately arrived in company with her mother, was drowned yesterday afternoon in the River Heathcote. She was playing on the bank with some other young children, and went too close to the water’s edge, and fell in. The body was recovered some time after. An inquest will be held. A small cottage at Addington, the property of J. W. Treadwell, was destroyed by fire last night. Damage, £200; insurance, £4O. Origm of fire unknown. AUCKLAND. This day.

A carter named Bird was thrown from his dray to-day, and the wheel passed over his back. The spine is injured and recovery hopeless. He has a wife and large family. The cutter Sunderland reports that a seaman named William Boatwright is missing on the passage from the Thames, and is believed to have fallen overboard at night. He leaves a widow.

The crew of the MacLaren is reported as having safely landed on Mercury Island. Two men belonging to the cutter Diamond pulled off last night to the vessel while intoxicated, in a dingy half full of water. They capsized and were drowned. The Water Police heard their cries, but the men went down before a boat could reach them. One was Jack Woods, an old identity, and the other a wooden-legged man, name unknown. The Natives at Whatiwhatihoe are waiting the Hon. Mr Bryce’s arrival. They anticipate the opening of the country, but have no idea how it is to be done. A portion of Mrs. Cleaver’s stomach will be forwarded to Dr. Skey Government Analyst at Wellington, GREYMOUTH, This day. It is feared, with too much reason, that a double fatality has occurred at Red Jack’s. Thos. Devery and his mate Hall were observed working near a face in their claim about noon yesterday, shortly afterwards a fall of earth took place, and when the spot was examined the men were not to be seen, and they have not been seen since. A party of miners are now busy removing the fall. tator* News has been received that the dead body of Devery has been found, and the men are still engaged clearing the debris away, and looking for the other body. Coroner Stratford will leave to hold an inquest. LYTTELTON, This day. Grave doubts are entertained as to the safety of the brigantine Esther, which left Pelorus Sound about four weeks ago. Captain Davis, master and owner, had his wife and some of his family aboard.