LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1368, 13 October 1883, Page 2

LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT). AUCKLAND. a

The Te Anau left at 2 to-day. Passenger for Gisborne, Messrs Burs, Fraser, and Breach.

The sale of Costly’s properties bequeathed to the Auckland institutions took place on Wednesday, the cash result realised £34,495. Dr Harrison, who is travelling through the colonies with Mrs Dr Potts, was brought before the Police Conrt to-day, to answer to a charge of assaulting Mr Wickham, of the Auckland Free Lance. The case was adjourned till to-morrow. The body of Thomas Graham, drowned at Dargaville from the steamer Durham, has been recovered. It appears he was in liquor, An open verdict was returned. TIMARU.

A man named A. Sutherland met with a serious accident on the Fairley Creek railway line. He working in a gravel pit, and, on stepping back to avoid the fall of some of it, he fell on to the line, and two ballast waggons went over his right leg He was immediately conveyed to the hospital, and on examination, it was found that the leg was injured so much as to render amputation necessary, CHRISTCHURCH.

Strong, the wrestler, committed suicide on Wednesday by stabbing himself with a pocket knife. He was dead when found at the house where he lodged A lad named Lynham was killed whilst endeavoring to slop a run-away horse and cart at Templecca. The shaft of the cart struck him behind the ear The Catalonia left Madeira on October 8, and the British King next day. The latter has thus pulled up six days out of the week start the big Cunarder had, and both the steamers are expected to reach Plymouth together about October 14 At the Land Board, several parties applied for licenses to prospect for gold, and one applied for leave. One applicant informed the Board that he had discovered a gold bearing reef. All applications were deferred, pending the return of Mr Berker, chief surveyor, who has gone to the head of Rakaia, where it is stated reef bearing gold in payable quantities has been discovered. WELLINGTON.

A serious fire broke out at the Corporation Asphalte Works, Courtney Place, yesterday morning, gutting the building in which the concrete blocks are made. The fire originated through the tar boiling over. The damage is estimated at £5OO. This is the third or fourth time the building has been on fire The notices with regard to the sale of Kawhai township will be issued in a few days. BLUFF. The Union Company’s express steamer Takapuna, from Glasgow, via Hobart, passed through the straits this morning. NAPIER. The Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s Show was held on Wednesday and Thursday. The attendance yesterday was remarkably large. The greatest interest was manifested in the jumping and vaulting matches. The number of exhibits compare very favorably with those of previous years Exhibits of sheep were unusually good, more particularly in long-wools and merinos, The cattle exhibits were also uncommonly fine, and excited great adm ? ration. Mr Douglas M'Lean carried off most of the prizes in merinos, as did Messrs Tanner and J. Williams in the long-wools. Messrs Ormond and M'Hardy and tlie Rev. S. Williams were most successful exhibitors. R. D. McLean’s Gazelle won the trotting match, and W. Wilson’s Tichborne won the trotting in harness. The prize for leaping and jumping was awarded to Napuka’s Mangold, though in opinion of many Mr Smith on Fashion, should have been awarded first honors. DUNEDIN. The British King arrived to day, after a passage from Plymouth of 45 days. She bring 509 souls for all ports. Two eases of scarlatina occurred on board, but were pre-I vented from spreading. The Caversham loan of £20,000 has been * floated in London at a oremium of £5OO.