LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1152, 20 September 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(per united press association). WELLINGTON, Sept. 19. The appearance of the comet was clearly visible at 2 o’clock to-day and created considerable excitement. It was a most brilliant object even to the naked eye, when seen fiom the shadow of any building shutting off the sun. Dr Hector states that it was within five degrees of the sun, and rapidly approaching it. He has observed it nightly since the 11th inst., and expects that it will

get round the the sun to-morrow, when the sun also crosses the Equator, being the Equinox. After getting round the sun its course will be towards the Northern Hemisphere, and it will not be visible here after sunset. Dr Hector says the head strongly resembles the engravings of Donati’s comet; the tail is short but very fan-like. The Football Match, Wanganui v. Wellington, was played this afternoon. The weather was fine and the attendance about 500. The game was well contested, and ended in a victory for the Wellington Team by one goal and two tries (nine points) to one goal (five points). The tries on the Wellington side were obtained by J. Thompson McGregor and McCardle. Dumbell converted into a goal. H. Bayley obtained a try for Wanganui, and his brother George kicked a pretty goal. The Wanganui met were the favorites at 5 to 4, but little money changed hands.

A little girl named Gertrude Windsar, aged 2 years, was run over by a fish cart to-day. The wheel passed over her neck and death was almost instantaneous. An inquest will be held. In Chambers to-day i)i re Hunt v. Sir Arthur Gordon, Governor of New Zealand, His Honor Mr Justice Richmond allowed the defendant’s evidence to be taken in London, as also that of one of defendant’s witnesses, Mr Graves, Consul at Samoa, on certain terms as to costs, etc. Earl Kimberly has cabled to the Government that the American Government intend sending a party to New Zealand for the purpose of taking observations of the transit of Venus, and asks that facilities would be given them to do so. The Government have replied that every facility and all information in their possession would certainly be given to the Americans, The following telegram has been received by the Marine Department:—The ketch Emerald grounded in port yesterday and filled. The deck load of timber has been landed. She is on her beam end, masts outwards. There is no room for steamers till she is righted, Efforts are being made to right her, and float her upon the beach. AUCKLAND, This day. The Auckland Football Team is going to daily practice for the return match with the Sydney Team. An American missionary will shortly arrive here, and be stationed at the Lake District, Spurgeon intends sending a minister from his College to be stationed at Ohinemutu. A young man, son of Mr Ti Thompson, City Councillor, and one of our leading importers, was found guilty of vagrancy, and ordered to quit Auckland. DUNEDIN, This Day. Arthur Beverly writes as follows to the “ Evening Star,” last night, concerning the comet: —“ The great comet was in perihelion last night, and is now receding from the sun in nearly the same direction that it approached him. It went very near the sun at perhelion, and was twice in conjunction with him within a few hours. The eastern portion of its orbit being described in It approached the perhelion on the remote side of the Bitn, and is receding from it on the near side, hence it ia much nearer the earth than before. At sunrise it was 4 deg. west from the sun, and at 10 a.m. it was little more than 4i deg. west. It is exceedingly brilliant and will probably be distinctly visible to the naked eye in the day time for several days. Edwin Marlow, of the Union S.S. Co., pleaded guilty to two charges of embezzlement, and was committed for trial to the Supreme Court, Three other charges are withdrawn. The total amount of his defalcations before the Court amounted to £4OB. TIMARU, This Day. There is no clue as to the origin of the fire. Mcßeth, of the Old Bank Hotel, suffered damage by the heat, and breakage to the extent of £5O. His stock was insured in the Union, and in the London, Liverpool, and Globe foi* £lOO. A reward in each case is offered by the Insurance Associations for a clue as to the perpetrator of the recent fires at Dennis Heffernan’s, at Waitohi Flat, and Lyles’, watchmaker, Timaru. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At the Selwyn Flax Mill yesterday, a boy named Michael Raddington had one arm caught in the machinery, and was so severely lacerated that it had to be amputated.