LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1283, 26 February 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(FSB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION), TIMARU, Feb. 24, The Governor arrived here by special train this day from Christchurch, at one o’clock, and was met by the Mayor and Councillors, who presented an address. It was raining heavily, and the School children did not turn out to sing the National Anthem, as intended. There was a large number of the public present at the reception, Which was most enthusiastic, The Artillery band played the National Anthem. The Governor was driven to the Governor Hotel, where apartmenta had been secured for him by the Town Council. The Governor held »U Undress levda in the afternoon, A cottage and stable in High street, the property of W. B. Silby, was destroyed by fire yesterday, The buildings are insured in the Royal for £350; contents, £l5O, same office. Thii Day. His Excellency and Suite left at 10.15 for Oamawuby. special train. A great number of spectators were on the platform, but there was eu demonstration beyond cordial cheers as the train moved off. THAMES, This day. Heavy floods in the Ohinemuri river. Two bridges on the Tauranga road, and the Owharoa bridge destroyed. The Paeroa steamer wharf and have been washed away. The Te Aroha coach is stuck up at Komata Creek ; the passengers bad a narrow escape. Cattle swimming in the paddocks between Paeroa and Puke. The storm is very heavy in the Waitekauri, and will take several thousand to repair the damage. Rain is still falling. AUCKLAND, This Day. Heavy N.E. gales prevailing with much rain, and a great deal of damage has been done in the country districts. Thousands of logs have been brought down to the mills. A preliminary enquiry into the charges preferred by Mary Weterell against G. P. Hogan has been commenced by the Visiting Committee of the Howe street Industrial School.

Two clerks in the employ of the Union Steamship Company's office at Russell, were drowned there on Saturday evening last, through the capsizing of a boat while out for a pleasure sail. The names were G. Bayley and G. S. Sankins; the latter was only 18 years of age, and his life was insured in the Government Office for £5OO. A seaman named Anderson, also in the boat, was rescued in an exhausted condition. Native owners in large blocks of land south of Kihikihi in the King Country applied to Mr Bryce for survey to determine title. The natives acquiesced in a trig station being erected on their land. The general assembly adopted resolutions to the effect that it is not desirable to continue negotiations with the Otago Church re union. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Professor Beckertan has tested the »up. posed diamonds, found by Jacobson. He says they are not diamonds. The Governor has accented office portion of the Industrial Exhibition. The only surviving son of Colborne Veale, Secretary of the Education Board, was drowned at Sumner. Deceased, aged 14, with another boy, got into a small punt with only one oar, and a broken paddle, they were carried away by the strong current they lost their oar, and Veale jumped over to recover it, seeing he was in danger, the other boy whistled to a dog which swam out and caught hold of deceased, but the current was too strong to enable him to take the boy ashore. The punt drifted out a good bit, but its occupant was saved. The Rev. C. Fraser writes to the papers denying his reported marriage, and complaining of the way his case was decided by the General Assembly in Auckland.

A subscription is being raised for sufferers by the Rhine floods. The “go as you please ” contest between Drummond of Dunedin and Cusack of Christchurch, on Saturday, was won by the former, who led the whole way. Time, 2hrs 45min. WANGANUI, This day. Heavy rams again fell yesterday, and bymidnight the rivers hud risen to the highest poiut reached by the flood of Friday. A good deal of damage is done in country districts to roads and bridges. At the Heads twenty-eight spans arc washed down, and the engine and pile-driving apparatus precipitated into tlie river. The contractors loss is estimated at over £5OO. The Channel at the Heads has also shifted further south, It is the heaviest flood for six years, and considered equal to the big flood of 1876,

DUNEDIN, This Day, In the case of Calcs v. the Otago Harbor Board, claim £lOO for damages to the barque Motley, by collision with the ship Philomene, the Magistrate held that the pilot, Kelly, in bringing up the barque had shown a want of care amounting to negligence, and that the damage occasioned was entirely through his default. The plaintiff was unable to recover through his not having given a month’s notice for the action, required by Section 227 of the Harbor Act. If called on to state a case he would assess the damage at £B.