LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1151, 19 September 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOC’’.AT ON). WELLINGTON, Sept. IS. The Government have telegraphed for information respecting the burning of the mails on board the Alaska, and it is expected that a reply will be received to-morrow. The Hon. Oliver left for the South this afternoon. The Hous. Bryce and Dick leave on a Northern tour to-morrow. The Chairman of the Wellington Harbor Board has received an answer to a letter sent to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Sydney, offering the latter inducements to start their works here. The Company state that they have purchased a site for Works in Auckland, and hence it is impossible for them to come to Wellington. They add that they were ] ed to the selecvon of the northern city by many considerations, but mainly the facilities offered by an ample supply of fresh water, and cheapness of co .Is. The Football Match, Wanganui v. New : South Wales, was phtyed here this afterioo i. There was beautiful weather, and the attendance abo rt 1500. Arrangements were made to p’ay lpells of 40 . ' u es each. In the first spell the Wanganui Team played very fast, and scored a touch-down, the try being disallowed ; as a second Wanganui touched the ball. In the second spell the Sydney men scored one go'l and two tries, thus winning by nine po‘ its against Wanganui’s two. The play throughout was exceedingly good on both sides. The Sydney Team left for Christchurch at 5.30 this afternoon, about 500 assembling on the Wharf to witness their departure. WELLINGTON, This Day. The comet is distinctly visible here this afternoon, close to the sun. Crowds in the street are witnessing it. AUCKLAND, This day. A meeting of the ladies of Auckland took place at the Young Men’s Christian Association Rooms in reference to bringing into operation in Auckland the Contagious Diseases Prevention Act. A petition was adopted against its working, and the clergy are to be appealed to to get their congregations to sign the petition. [Thia is how the telegram was received.] Major Sinclair’s residence at Cambridge has been burned. It was insured in the New Zealand Company’s Office for £2OO. The Slace was unoccupied, but the value was ouble the insv 'arce. Captain Runc’m n has returned from America, where he has ordered two cheese

manufacturing plants for tho Waikato Company, each capable of turning out one ton of cheese per day. Two four-roomed cottages at Ponsonby were burnt to-day. The insurances : Lake’s house £2OO, furniture £lOO, in Colonial; Garlick's house £lBO in New Zealand, furniture saved, NAPIER, This Day. A a largely attended meeting held yester day, it was resolved to inaugurate a Frozen Meat Company, and a strong Provisional Directory was formed. It is proposed to make the capital £45,000, and to ouy up the existing extensive Tinning and Soup-making Works of Messrs Nelson Bros, and Williams, which are the most complete in the Colony. TIMARU, This Day.

At the criminal session of the District Couri only two cases were for trial. Dennis Heffernan was found Not Guilty of obtaining an insurance policy by fraud from the New Zealand Company. Win Meegun was fined 20s for making a fake declaration under the Registration of Births, etc., Act, by stating that one Elizabeth Johnston was his wife, whereas she was not.

At 2.30 this morning a fire broke out on the premises of Park and Anderson, drapers, and quickly spread to the adjoining shop of Jas. Strachan, clothier. The Brigade turned out promptly, but befors they could get to work the fire had communicated to Taylor and Towres stores, all three buildings and their heavy stocks were totally destroyedThe old Bank Hotel adjoining was saved, and the fire extended to the back of the “ Times ” office. The shops on the north side were saved by a large party and a brickwall. The insurance on the buildings of Parker and Anderson and Strachan, owned by Capt. Sutter :—South British, £500; Imperial, £5OO ; Victoria, £5OO ; Colonial, £5OO. On Taylor and Bowie’s store, also owned by Captain Sutter, Royal, £250; Victoria, £250 ; Colonial, £350. On stock, Park and Anderson : Louden and Globe, 500; Standard, £503 ; Sun, £5OO ; Nati nal, £5OO ; New Zealand, £5OO ; Union, £5OO ; South Bi’tish, £5OO. They estimate their loss at £2OOO over insurance. On Taylor and Bowie’s stock :In Natio .' r l, £5OO ; Liver pool and Globe, £500; Royal, £750 ; Victoria, £750; total £2500. They estimate their loss at £lOOO over that amount. Strachan, on stock : National, £750 ; London and Lancashire, £750; Estimates loss at £5OO.

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Rewards to the total oi £lO5O are offered in this moming’s papers for the detection of incendiaries in Canterbury. Several of the best players in the Canterbury Football Team will be unable to play against the Australians. DUNEDIN, This Day. A big fire at Castle Rock Station. The Hon. Mr Holmes lost a valuable polledangus bull, worth from £l6O to £2OO. MASTERTON, This Day. A young man named John Henry Hall was killed instantaneously while bush falling at Pahiatea yesterday by a tree fMling on him.