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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 114, 21 March 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

(PEll TRESS iAGENCY.) ' Adelaide, Thnrsday.' SUEZ MAIL. The Suez mail has arrived THE GARRONE, . le karrone is still aground ; she is uniujiued, and is expected to float next tide. , MAIL STEAMER ASHORE, The Orient steamer Garrone homo ward bound gono aground on Lapleys' shoal, four hours steaming distance from here not at present in any apparent danger. Wellington, Thursday. DR, GILLON. Dr Dire Gillon, brother to E. T. Gillon, has been appointed resident surgeon at tho Wellington Hospital. A NEW SCRAPER. The Corporation have imported a new road scraper. SUPPOSED WRECK. Tho Albion passed a large piece of wooden vessel off Cape Campbell; it is supposed to be a piece of the Southminster. TAMPERING WITH RAILWAY. _ The railway points on tho Featherston line are supposed to have been tampered with. ILLEGAL PAYMENTS. A case is to be prepared for the Judges of the Supreme Court so as to finally settle, without unnecessary expense, the question of making illegal payments to members of City Council OruNAKE, Thnrsday. SHEEHAN. Sheehan left at nine this morning to see To Whiti and other chiefs at Parihaka. Napier, Thursday. NAPIER RACES. Maiden Plate—Hailstorm, 1; Lochlomond, 2; Thaokaoras, 3. Railway Stakes -Sinking Fund, 1; Never Miss, 2; Moa, 3. Napier Cup—Pinfire, 1; Lady Elizabeth, 2; Lara, 3. Cheisichubch, Thursday. CRICKET MATCH. Lord Harris' team in the match on Saturday will consist of himself, Messrs Hornby, Wone, Schultze, and Remaudu, the remainder being made up of local men. THE TELEPHONE. A successful experiment was made yesterday in connection with the Telephone for lire signals, CANTERBURY RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Chkistciiurch, Wednesday. The quarterly meeting of the Canterbury Rifle Association opened to-day, and was most successful. There was altogether some thirteen competitors, half of them being Otngo men. Jack, of North Dunedin Heads, make the highest aggregate witli 133. Several others are close behind. To-morrow the match Christchurch v. Dunedin, 15 a side, will beiired, and will bring the meeting to a close. The .Dunedin men are the favorites. . ANOTHER FIRE. Duxedik, Wednesday. Shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, a fire broke out in a stable in the yard of Griffiths and Wise, butchers, Caversham. The fire brigade, under Captain Blagdon, were, soon on the spot, and the fire was extinguished before much damage was done. The building was owned by Mr E. Macliin. Tho fire was caused by some quick-lime getting damp TELEPHONING. _ Mr Latham, postmaster at Portobello, is acting as. telephonist. The erection of a telephone between Portobello and Port Chalmers was completed at tho end of last week, and messages have been daily transmitted, The telephones are .doing their work well.

Auckland, Wednesday. LADIES INVITED. Dr Wallis invites ladies to lie present at the meeting of his constituents tomorrow, and is in hopes of securing a favorable reception. Graiiamstows, Wednesday. THAMES'VOLUNTEERS. The Thames Volunteer representatives at tho Nelson meeting brought back £l6O, the carbine champion belt, and a gold modal and silver cup for the North and South match, being more than any other district in the colony. The Thames Navals gives a ball in honor of the champion on Monday night. OrrotAKE, Wednesday. Mr SHEEHAN. The Hon Mr Sheehan and Major Brown arrived here at 8 p.m. There was nothing done at Parihaki yesterday, and all the visitors would have left had not a report been circulated that Sheehan was on the coast, and would in all probability visit the meeting. It was supposed at 0110 time that Sheehan would call a meeting of the Ngatiranui, NAriEK, Wednesday. DEATH BY DBOWNING. This morning a young man named Michael O'Neill was drowned while bathing on the beach by the bluff. He was one of the immigrants ex City of Auckland, and was employed by Pat-ick Hayden as carter. Deceased and Hayden were walking on the beach below the bluff shortly after ten o'clock, when deceased, remarking about the heat, said he would go for a swim. Hayden walked round the point, and on coming back saw O'Neill bathing, his clothes lying on tho beach. There was 110 unusual surf, and he was in no apparent danger, standing not quite up to his middle in the water as tho wayes receded, and attempting to swim as they rose. Hayden beckoned to him to come ashore, but as O'Neill paid no attention to the sign, he walked on. A few minutes afterwards lie was met by a man from the hill, who asked him if the man was not drowning, They turned back, and there was no sign of deceased. The only spectators of tho accident appear to havo been some boys on the bluff above, who at once gave the alarm, They say that deceased suddenly vanished and did not rise again, It has been suggested that he was seized by a shark; but this is only conjecture. Sergeant O'Malley obtained the services of the prisoners to examine the beach, and thoao who could swim ivent out in'search of the body, but met with no success, Very slight expectation of tho recovery of the body is entertained. Deceased ivas a fine, promising young man between 18 and 19 years of age, and of steady habits, He had no relatives in the colony. }