LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 348, 24 December 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

PER PRESS AGENCY. WELLINGTON. Tuesday. This evening a young man about 19, named James Robertson, jumped off the front of the tramcar, but accidentally swung in between the engine and the car, the latter going over him and killing him instantly. . The body was much mangled. The Tramway Company has decided to wind up voluntarily. The schooner Jane Anderson, owned by Keith Kamsay, of Dunedin, went ashore on the Manawatu bar, while being towed out by the Huia yesterday afternoon. She is badly damaged, and likely to become a total wreck, She is insured for £BSO and the cargo for .£350 in the National.

At a meeting of the Education Board this morning, Archdeacon Stock said that according to the census of March 18/8, there were 4418 children in Wellington, 2555 of whom were at school, leaving 1853 to be provided for.

WANGANUI, Monday. The thoroughbred horse Painter purchased from Melbourne for 800 guineas by Mr J, W. J,-ickson, died on Saturday night. . AUCKLAND. Monday. At a meeting of the Auckland Racing Club a telegram was read announcing the intention of his Excellency the Go° vernor to be present on the Ist and 2nd January. A banquet will be given by the Newton electors to Mr Swanson on the 30th instaiit. Another banquet to Mr Header Wood is spoken of. The .Roman Catholics have arranged a reception for Archbishop Heins, the new bishop, who is expected tonight. At the Waste Lands Board fair prices were realised for rural land,' NAPIER. Monday. The Supreme Court was occupied Oil Friday and Satnrday with the case of Price v Renata Kawepo, an action for £2OOO damages for malicious prosecution. In March last Pienata Eawepo prosecuted Price and a person named Donelly, for conspiracy in making fictitious bids for the racehorse Otupai, then owned by Donelly, so as to raise the price at which Renata bought the horse. When the charge of conspiracy came before the Supreme Court last June the Grand Jury throughout the bill At jioont 10.80 last Saturday' night the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff, damages Is, The Judge refused to certify for costs,

:• NELSON. Monday. The following players have been selected to play against Wellington in the forthcoming cricket match: Arnold, J. Eden, Firth, S. Fowler, Halliday,Humphreys, Nay lor, White, Sidesik,. and Wigzell,, CHRISTCHURCH. Monday,! A person was, charged this mornirjL at tlieK.M, Coni-t with defacing a raiT way ticket by rendering the date illegible, Mr Cowlishaw defended, and the case was adjourned for a week, so that the railway authorities mignt be consulted, DUxNEDIN, Monday. The Douglas Hotel, in the Octagon, has been sold to Mr Robert Wilson, for £5300, - . The Evening Tribune paper passed in at £4OO, A telegram, dated 12th December received here from Mauritius,, reports a further advance of nil Mr Simpson, 8.M., has uJBTed Mr v Fish for the Mayoralty, arodeclared Mr Walter duly elected. He held that iish's' sub contract certainly came within the meaning, if not the terms, of the Act. ' invercargill, Monday, The sale of Engwood, a suburban township, on Saturday, was a great success, Half the. sections were sold at an average price of £27 per acre. Not one was withdrawn, and there was no reserve. The sale will be continued next Saturday.