LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume I, Issue 11, 19 October 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Pee Peebs Agency.] . ' Auckland, October 16. Captain Chevalier last night, after a slight mishap to the Zealandia, wrote a letter to the agents stating that the occurrence was nothing serious. The pilot was not in any way blameable. The steamer touched mud through the difficulty of ® rou . nd the stern of the vessel against a strong tide. The occurrence Wo'd +h USe n an k°" r and a half’s delay bey ond the advertised, time for departure of the steamer, r

October 17. A house at the North Shore, belonging to Mr A. Beetham, was destroyed by fire. The insurance was £3OO in the South British.

Christchurch, October 16. The railway authorities hope to be able to run through trains to Dunedin tomorrow.

A raid was made upon the bakers yesterday for the purpose of an analysis of their bread. Of 12 samples, ten were found very good, one indifferent, and one very bad. Steps will be taken against tbe maker of the latter, which was also found very short weight, under the Adulteration of Food Act.

Drake, the bookmaker, in a race with another bookmaker yesterday, was capsized in the river and narrowly escaped drowning.

Balclutha, October 16. The flood is gradually subsiding. The main street, excepi at the post-office and south end, is now pretty clear of water, and no great additional damage has been done. The weather is fine, and the river is falling. October 18. The Post-office here was broken into last night and the cash-box and between and >£Bo stolen. The cash-box had not been placed in tlie sate. At the special meeting of the County Council to-day, the resolution of previous meeting altering boundaries and representation of ridings was confirmed. The inhabitants are now gradually returning to the tewnship. The river rose five inches last night, but no serious flood is feared in the meantime. Inchclutha is still covered with water. Tlie settlers are boating their stock to prevent death by starvation. Gangs of men are adapting railway bridge here for foot passengers.

Feilding, October 16. A foreigner threw himself in front of the train shortly after leaving Palmerston this morning. The train was then going at twelve miles an hours, and the cowcatcher having brushed the prostrate man to one side, tlie train stopped and took the man on to Feilding. He is now at Rowe’s Denbigh Hotel ; the injuries are not serious.

Grahamstown, October 16. The miner McKelvie, who was seven hours buried in a collapsed pass last Friday, and brought out alive, died in the hospital this morning from internal injuries he received.

Wanganui, October 14. The following are the entries for the Wanganui spring meeting : Handicap Hurdle Sloper, Junius, Bully-for-You, Awahau, Little Thought Of, Cossack, and Greymoinus. Wanganui Stakes Handicap—Expectations, Locliinvar, Luna, Folly, Haphazard, Redeemer, Tamouri, Greymoinus, Opawa, Queen or the Vale, Isaac Walton, and Sunshine.

Wellington, October 17. The convict Hoff, sentenced to death for the murder of his wife at Oxford, Canterbury, has been reprieved, and his sentence commuted to life imprisonment. Tlie Loan and Mercantile Agency report, under date London, October 12 : “ The wool sales closod flatly on the 4th instant at a declino ®f ia *«> l.id, and com **o,uuu bales; 60,000 bal,a S i * been held over, and 125,000 bales haT! been taken for export. The Continental demand lias been in medium and inferior washed cross-bred. Tallow is dull of salebeef, 36s 6d ; mutton, 38s. The wheat market is quiet—Adelaide, 50s ; New Zealand, 44s per quarter. Leather market

Foxton, October 18. Yesterday a meeting was held of the "j o xton-feandon railway promoters. It was decided to form a company to construct i ’ capital £30 > 000 in 6000 shares of each. The necessary instructions for constituting tlie company were given and tlie prospectus will be issued in a ’few days. The company will form about 13 miles of line from Sandon township to Carnarvon Junction, where it joins tlie Government line. The line will have an important influence upon both districts and the matter is warmly taken up. ’

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wellington, October 18. In the House to-day Mr Maunders gave notice m favor of granting facilities for Southern members visiting the North after the session. Mr Barton gave notice of questions as to when the sale of the surveyed portion of Ihe Wa'mate plains would be sold, and whether any will be sold on the deferred payment system. In reply to Mr Pyke, the Premier said any measure which would be introduced next session dealing- with hospitals shall do full justice to all hospitals in the colony. In reply to Mr Swanson, Mr Macandrew said the Government refrained frcm iinpoiiing sleepers, and would encourage tenders for supplying pouriri. Iu reply to Mr Johnston, the Government promised that the report of the Commissioners of Annuities for the last financial year would be laid on the table if possible next sitting day. The Native Minister" announced the receipt ef a telegram from Tito Kowaru aLtnbuting the disturbance at Parihaka to the fact that the natives in pursuit of the murderer Hiroki rushed into a village and searched houses without first asking- nermission. * The following Bills were read a first Waunate Harbor Endownment Bill Thames High School Bill, Wanganui Harbor and River Conservatarics Amendment Bill. ■ '^f nei^1 T en f s °f the Legislative Council V" following Bill were agreed to £>«* Clutha BUI, Greymouth Racecourse Bill, Hamilton Public Hall Site Bill Riverton Borrowing Bill, and Endownment of Tirnaru High School Bill. Idle Sheep Bill passed through commiLtee with new clauses enabling properlv dressed sheep to be passed through runs when certificates were held by owners with his express promise. In committee on the Harbor Bill, amendments were inserted, enabling the chairman to receive salary, but limiting allowances of members to expenses incurred in travelling to and from places of meeting, and making election of chairman annual. The report of the Native Affairs Committee on the petition of Robert Cooper recommended the reference of his petition to the Government. In the Council to-day the Parnell Re- ; serves Bill was passed. . At ? he d noer adjournment the Disqualification Bill was Linder discussion. 1