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Heavy Gale. Reefton Gold Returns. Seventy Fishing Smacks Wrecked. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, December 1. Toothing is being talked of but the elections. News from all parts herald the expected victory of the Oppositionists A howling gale has been blowing the last two days. At noon to-day a terrific downpour of rain occurred. The water came down in sheets, and the streets and low-lying parts of the town were soon flooded. Part of the Manawatu Railway line was washed away, and in some of the cellars in town there was as much as seven feet of water. Great damage is reported in all directions. The weather has now cleared up somewhat, but it is still blowing hard. The week's gold returns from JFleeftim are as follows : —Keep-it-Dark, 4600 z amalgam from 160 tons stone ; Globe, 2920 z from .199 tons (lop plates only), a dividend of Gd has been declared ; Progress, 4600 z for the week, a dividend of Is has been declared; Inkcrrnan, 3500 z from 40 tons ; Venus, 130 oz from 95 tons (top plates) ; Wealth, 1730 z from 114 tons. The Waitapu sails for Havelock at 5 p.m. to-morrow. LONDON, November 28. It is asserted that a majority of the Irish party are in favour of Mr Parnell retiring. Mr Thomas Sexton and other members of the House of Commons have intimated their intention of resigning their seats if Mr Parnell retains the leadership. Earl Spencer considers that Mr ParHell's retirement is essential to the best interest of the Irish cause. Mr Parnell declares he will fight the matter out to the bitter end, and asserts that Mr Gladstone is having a second revenge on him for his connection with the Kilmainham treaty, November 29. Tn his manifesto to his party Mr Parnell makes no reference to the O'Shea divorce case. He addresses the people of Ireland, and claims that the wire-pullers of the Liberal party have destroyed the integrity and independence of a section of his supporters, and he further objects to Mr Gladstone claiming the right to veto the decision of tjie Home Rule party in their choice of a leader. He regards the independence of the Irish party as above all other considerations. During a gale 70 fishing smacks were wrecked at Ofotenfc od, off the coast of Norway, and hundreds of persons drowned. A good many of those vvno reached the shore died from starvation. SYDNEY, November 30. In military circles it is rumoured that Rear Admiral Scoit would not 1 e unwilling to remove the head-qnartera of the Australian squadron to New r Zealand, and further that this desire is not altogether unconnected with the recent dispute as to the precedence of the Admiral of the fleet as " His Excellency " BERLIN", November 23. It is possible that Dr Koch will deliver a lecture on the 3rd December, explaining the method of his consumption cure.
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 87, 2 December 1890, Page 3
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