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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 71, 29 January 1879, Page 2

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O'ER I'IIESS AOEXCY.) <} Wemjkgtos, Tuesday. LADY NORMANBY. Lady Normality is much better this morning. A PROFESSIONAL FAILURE. John Henderson, C. E,, to-day filed a statement as being unable to meet his engagements with creditors. EDUCATIONAL. Commissioners c higher education have decided to hold their meetings with closed doors, not open to Press. AMUSEMENTS. The Stewart Family are playing "If" to crowded houses at the Imperial Opera House, WELLINGTON RACES, The Union Steamship Company will run steamers at excursion fares from all parts of the Colony for tha Wellington Races, COLONIAL INSURANCE CO. Thompson, of the firm of Thompson & Shannon, lias been appointed Director of the Colonial Insurance Co., vice Walter Nathan, who is leaving the Colony. GOLD! GOLD! Samples of stone from the Golden Point mine yielded from 5 to fi ounces of gold pir ton. LATE REGATTA. The prizes won at the late Regatta have been paid to the winners. THE RAILWAY SITE. A deputation from the Oi**' Council, accompanied by a large number of leading City merchants, waited on Ministers Whitmore and Fisher thismorning, urging the Government to reconsider their intention of fixing.the railway station near, the Government Buildings, The whole question was again fully discussed. Whitmore promised to telegraph to Macandraw, and that a definite decision should be arrived at before the . day of sale of reclaimed land.. . •' \

BiEKmtar, Tuesday. 1 '' BLENHEIM.:: Insprctor Smith, froni; Gamaru, arrived here to-day to succeed Inspector Cameron, ,(l) who is transferred to Tauranga, ~ , THE- TUNNEL ACCIDENT. • News arrived this afternoon from Yvhakamarina. that the tunnel at Mountain Camp Creek fell in, burying three men, John Sweeney, Robert Diamont, and William Dorset, It is not known yet whether they are killed. The miners are working hard to release thorn. The doctor from Haveloek wont immediately to the scene of the accident. A telegram this evening from theHavcloclc correspondent or .the Express says that Sweeney and Diamantare both dead, Dorset is still living, but i 3 badly injured. Lyi-tei/tox, Tuesday. . FATAL ACCIDENT. Andrew Errickson, a seaman, this morning fell from the fore-yards of the schooner Olio to (he deck, He fell upon his feet, smashing bis right leg literally into ii pulp, afterwards bounding forward on to his face, fracturing his skull. He was dead when brought ashore a few minutes afterwards, and was taken to the morgue. Foxton, Tuesday. THE HYDERABAD. The Jaiio Douglas has just arrived here. She was detained through having to discharge fifteen tons of cpal for Glenelg, which is engaged getting the Hyderabad off. The weather not being suitable to tranship the coal into the Glenelg, landed it at the contractor's wharf, Foxton river, where the plant from the Hyderabad is being landed,'. When the Jane passed the Hyderabad this morning, that vessel appeared to bo a quarter of a milo from where she was last, but was still hanging by the stern, the bow being afloat, a-j that very little more towing will float the Hyderabad, beyond all doubt. The weather being unfavorable this morning for work, the Glenelg was merely anchored a few lengths ahead of the Hyderabad, ready to take advantage of any slant of wind or weather. There is very littlo danger of the Hyderabad being again blown ashore, as on the first indication of unfavorable weather she is filled with sufficient 'Water to enable her to resist any ordinary change in the wind and to hold her position. When the . wind becomes favorable the water is pumped out, and the work of towing begins. There is every appearance now of the weather moderating. Napier, Tuesday. A FATAL SHOT,

Sergeant-Major Thesall, who was seriously wounded while marking at the butts on Saturday afternoon, died last night, mortification having set in late yestetday afternoon. The accident occurred in thin wise: Thesall, while marking for some members of the Association who were practising at the Tutihure range, seems; members walking away from the 400 yard range, concluded practice vras over, and cams in front of the target without exhibiting the danger flag. One of the members, Walter Newton, resolved to have a couple of shots from the 500 yards' range, and it was not until ho had tired his first shot that the marker was observed running to cover of butt. It was not thought Sii'geant Thesall had been hit. Newton then fired his second shot, and the usual signal was put out to intimate to marker that firing had ceased, No answering flag being raised, the party waited a short time, when the danger flag was seen at the butts to be waving, and the marker to crawl out on his hands , and knees. An immediate rush was made to the target, where they discovered that Thesall had been shot clean through the upper part of the calf of his leg. Measures were taken to stop the flow of blood, and 0110 of the party proceeded to obtain medical assistance and a trap. The deceased has been drill instructor here for several years. He eaves a wife and large family. [REUIER'S.]

Lokdon, 25th. OAPE TROUBLES. Report from Capo state that the Octa■wiys up to Gth inst. liad failed to reply to the ultimatum. They evidently intend fighting. Tlie British commander waits till the 11th to receive complete submission, meanwhile preparations are being made to cross the frontior. MONEY PLENTIFUL, Money is in large supply, and the mercantile demand shows no sign of revival. Bank rate, three months' bills, 2|, The reserve is slightly weaker. Business in all the departments on the Stock Exchango is dull. Consols, 98J, Tlie market for colonial debentures is steady. The corn market is unchanged. Foxton, Monday. HYDERABAD LINGERS. The Hyderabad is' not yet off, and not likely to be until next springs. New Plymouth,' Monday. NOTHING NEW. The weather is still hot and dry.' Chbistchuroh, Monday. A COLLECTION OF FRAUDS. At the Police Court to-day Walter Builivant, alias Weston, alias, Hedge, alias Joyce, was charged with forging and uttering a cheque for £3 IBs on the Bank of New South Wales, Ohristchurch. There were nine other charges of a similar nature, the frauds having been committed on tlie following banks:—Bank of Australasia, £4lss; Bank of New.. Zealand, £slss; Colonial Bank of New Zealand, £4lss; Bank of Australasia, £6; Bank of New Zealand, £7 ss; Bank of New. Zealand, £o 10s; Bank of Now South Wales, £slos. Several of the cases were gone into, after which the prison :-t was remanded, ■ A HARSH SENTENCE.

A boy named Thomas Wilson ivas this morning sent to prison for 48 hours foi stealing fruit to the value of Ctl. His father pleaded very hard for liirn to be let off, but as fruit stealing from gardens has become a very common offence, the Bench sent the boy to prison as stated. DONEDIN SCHOOL ELECTION. The elections of school committees took place this evening. Intense'interest was taken in the Dunedin election, and the Bible reading party put forward six candidates, of whom they succeeded in returning fivo. The following was the result: —Mi Eftmsiiy, 565; 0. Mon, 408; Thomas Dick, .309; J. Robin, 802 ; W, D. Stewart, 233 ; A. P.. Livingstone, 188 ; G. .6. Farquahar, 175. Auckland, Monday.' SUDDEN DEATH. Robert Grant, purser of the steamer Taupo, died suddenly this morning. Deceased was out driving with Garrard, chief officer, yesterday, and on return became ill, and -died suddenly at 3 a,m, Dr Hooper believes death was the result of sunstroke, There will probably be an inquest to-day. STOLEN LETTERS, The mail-bag and a number of letters , containing valuable enclosures, was found

on PqinfrOhevalicr beach, -Moved' to bo stolen between Auckland and .Grahamstoivn. Enquiries are being instituted, NEARLY BURNT : A house in Mills'Lano took fire last night. A woman named Ryan was found asleep in bed, which was enveloped in flames., she narrowly escaping with life. A STIFF FIGHT. Dckedin, Monday. The election of the Dunedin school committee, which takes place to-morrow evening; attracts attention, and a stiff fight is anticipated between the Bible readers and secularists. Bombay, Jan. 9, • LATEST INDIAN. i Tho Viceroy has informed the Maharajah of Cashmere that he will accept his bfl'er of service if the war continues beyond Spring. The Khyber tribes seriously annoy the convoys. The expedition sent to punish them destroyed several villages. The Afi'ghan prisoners are. employed in roadmakitigatGumehoa,' The. health of tho European troops is good, but the natives suffer from cold. There is great mortality among the baggage camels, but the supplies 'are still coining freely. The Ameer's officer, Mila Khan, who insulted Major Cavagnori at Peshawa by threatening to shoot him, fled, and afterwards poisoned himself. Military operations are suspended on account of winter. • ' . _ Generals Roberts and Brown are securing the positions they have won. There is great commercial depression at Bombay. 26th. EGYPT. Arrangements- have been made to establish a National Bank at Egypt, capital four millions. Bombay, 28th. AFGHAN WAR, Yakocib Khan has seized the fort and families of the chief Baboka. Tho Khels and other tribos at Ghunlgeo have recommenced hostilities against tho British, troops. Berlin, 26th. A SANITARY CORDON. Germany is prepared to mobilise eighty thousand men for the purpose of establishing a sanitary cordon along her Russian frontier to prevent the introduction of the plague, Gore, Tuesday. CONYEB& Conyers is progressing satisfactorily, and his condition is imwoved in every way. He passed a good night last night, and now talks quito rationally about the accident, but cannot explain how it occurred.