LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1348, 28 August 1883, Page 2

LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

(FROM OVK OWN CORRESPONDEMT), AUCKLAND. Alexander Lamb, an old man residing at Wairoa, has died from blood-poisoning, said to have raaidtud through the dye from his stockings making it way Into a scratch on one of his legs. Tho Mulinrangi are greatly .lifßrieetj al trie apperrance of enow th«ro. lhe haad-mftfitCr of one of the city school# has •truck a pupil 8 o violently as to develop symptoms of brain fever. A comnbJrt KIS been laid before the committee. Captair Hattewon and six men, comprising he crew of tho Alma, arrived at Wl>»ng»ro» laft I-nday m an open boat. Their Vee.el "'’■eokod on a 9 d o off tha iueSnslaHd OGast. known as Elisabeth reef; and only tisiblo at low water. The Alma, a three masted schooner, came to grief about midnight. Tho barque Afton, bound fo? Oregon, bore down next morning in response to signals of distress, and took the men on board, and subsequently landed them north of Mongonui, Kew Zealand. The Alma’s cargo consisted of timber, and she was bound to Rockhampton from Wanganui. The crew wouid have fared badly but for the appearance of the Alma, their fresh water being damaged. The rescued speak very highly of the kinduo.-s extended to them by Captain Gilmer aud his men.

OAMARU. What is said to be the heaviest sea known for years rolled in here during Sunday and Monday. The rails on the breakwater wejj wrenched from their fastenings and nmcli damaged. DUNEDIN. A post mortem examination on Henderson, the engine fireman who was shot near Wairuna has been held. Pellets were found to have penetrated the heart and both lungs. The boys arrested say they were under the impression the charges had been drawn before they fired. The jounger ones are much affected by their portion, but the eldest treats the matter lightly. The father of the lads was at one time a Presbyterian missionary in Dunedin. The youngest ( Alexan ter) hardly ever fired a gun before. Great sympathy is felt for Mr Rov. A youth named Gaiter broke his leg while playing football on Saturday. The fishermen report a tidal wave at the Heads on Friday about midnight. The water rose two feet and receded immediately. Caleb xMoore, saddler and harness maker* a well known sportsman, died suddenly of heart disease on Sunday, on the road from the Ocean Beach. John Day, an elderly man residing at Port Chalmers, charged with a criminal assault on a child, has been committed for trial. It is reported that a Chinaman fell off the wharf at Black Jack’s Point on Sunday night. Hinde’s claim at Blue Spur has been sold at auction for £4,600. CHRISTCHURCH. A Prospecting Association, with a capital of £l,OOO, han been formed, to thoroughly p-ospect tho head waters of the Raikaia and Wilberforce rivers for gold. The Football match Auckland V, Canterbury was won by the former by a goal and try to one try. Canterbury also kicked a goal but it touched one Auckland player and did not count. The local team exceeded expectations ; the Aucklanders pisanpuinting a good many, and opinion here ie that Otago will thrash them. Whiteside and O'Connor gained tries for the Canterbury goal kicked by Arneil. Archer gained a try tor Canterbury. The weather was fine and the attendance about 1800. THAMES. i A fire broke out on Sunday in a store occid ] pied by Henry Woods. The building was totally destroyed, and Woods and his wife were severely burned, and are now in ths hospital. A female child, aged four months, was burned to death. The fire occurred < through a pot containing coal tar boiling over. NELSON. The local footballers beat the Marlborough team by three goals and six tries to nil.