TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1076, 17 May 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

fPER TRESS ASSOOIAtW/I

OPENING OF PABHAMENT.

The Parliament will be opened by Commmon to-motrow, the Oom»i«ioi heintho Hon Mr Whitaker (Premier), Sir ShnnM l ? Dr ?°» aad Major Richmond. bhould the latter not arrive in time another gentleman will, be appointed. It 's.expected that the Governor will deliver spired who. will move and second the address or whom the Government will nominate as Chairman of Committees.

THE PRISON QUESTION. \ ,• Wellinqton, this day. "' A' deputation from the Chamber of Commerce and several citizens waited on UeOolomal Secretary this-morning protesting against, the erection of a central prison on Mount Cook, M arguments were that the principle of. erltmg penal" goals in large centres was a bad one, and. was not followed elsewhere, also that it would tend to depreciate. ; the value of property mthr neighborhood, and the site was too valuable for the purpose: Mr Dick replied that the vote was passed last session for the erection of a penal establishment at Mount Cook,': and be had allowed the matter to stand oyer to the last. inom(m t u „til there was a danger of the vote lapsing befoio-the work commenced. He h'ad spoken to editor, of papers that % might write and ascertain public foding, but in notjon had been taken on the part of J» public. Thepeople of Wellington Had it appeared woke up. in this matter everal months 100 late. Having gone so mr tlieUvernmont were compelled to go on with the work. However the deputa ion could get the city members to move in the matter in Parliament. Mr Uickalso informed the deputation that the site in question had appeared on the Government maps as a site for a prison smcelß4l. an dthoOityOouDoil look no action in the matter.

ACOJDENTALLYPOISONED,

™E THROUGH KEROSENE.

Doneein, this day. . A man named Hock, now 34 years of age, a miner, died in a tent at Horse Flat, Waihemo, from morphia, which was mistaken for Quinine. A dwelling house occupied by Samuel bavaseonßlueskinroad, near Dunedin, ra burnt down through the bursting of »kerosene lamp. The inmates only had time to save themselves.

THE GOVERNOR AT CHRISTCHURCH.

Christohuhch, May 16.. llie Governor and Lady Gordon left Clinstchurch en route for Wellington at U clock yesterday. The Mayor, Connciors, and a large number of ladies were at the station to see. them off. The' Mayor expressed the gratification it had afforded thectenstohave had His Excellency hanked boh for the great interest they had evinced in local matters during their

His Excellency thanked the Mayor tor thus giving him an opportunity of expressing the pleasure he had derived rorn his sojourn in Chiistchurch.' Though he had travelled in all parts of the globe there was no place out of England aiid but few places in England that he would pre eras a place of residence. He concludwlhy referring to many friends-his family had made.

THE CAT-O'-NINE TAILS WANTED,

ACCIDENT IN A" CIRCUS,

wn rr , Komaka, this day. Walter Hodges, a saddler, was yesterday committed for trial for rape on Henrietta Hodder, a girl under ten years of age. J

Dunns the performance last evening of liuybnscu'cus nearly all ti lo stall seats, winch were crammed with, people, gave ,v »y. Notwithstanding a large number "f People[falling on their backs and bein» jammed by timber, no bones were broken out several were much bruised.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT WEST PORT.

NARROW ESCAPE,

(united prkss association,) WESTPORT.May 16, An example of the danger ofuKfenced railway hnes occurred at 5.40 this 1 evenmgj When the last train was coming in to Westporfc Station the engine, struck a cow lying across tho line, The locornowe capsized, and two trucks loaded with onal followed, the lot going down an embankment. The fireman escaped companvhyely unhurt, but the driver was pinned to flu, ground, his arm being caught by the side ofthe engine cab, but he was extricated after a quarter of an hour, work. He is but slightly hurt? lhelineis torn up, and the permanent way injured. The escape of the men is most miraculous, The passenger carriages we at the rear of the train and kept the ■ne. The men on the engine did not see the. animal causing the accident until close up to,it. BOAT ACCIDENT AND PLUCKY BESCDE. .. Dunewn, May 16;. ' Iwo boys were in a boat in the harbor to-day, and one fell out trying to recover, an oar The other grasped him, but was. Himself pulled in. A man named Phelati was passing, and swam out about twenty-' five yards, saving both the boysUNEXPECTED RECOVERY OF STOLEN JEWELRY, Christchuech, May 10. While Inspector Brohamand a party of police to-day were prosecuting searoh to the man who yesterday attempted Mr Deans life, in Riccarton bush, Constable Henry noticed a bag at the root of a tree, which was found to contain the whole of the jewellery recently stolen from Montague and Lake's shop.