TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1228, 13 November 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

UNITED JBSJIS ABSOUHffIKWhf PROLONGED WRESTLING. • > i ■ , , , v>- CHRIBTOHDItOH; this daj. """ 1 ■'! On Satii/day night A. Slade and G. Robmßon:wreßtlf.d-in:Cumberland.ity!e. for £6O aside and champiomhip. They were very evenly matched, and during 8} hours' wrestling only three falls were Slado 2 and R,o|iinson 1, The match will be resumed tllis evening. ,!ow '(TWO W&Wl&ldmmi ~.,._,,, . Auobxand, this day. : T ' A lad • Ernest Traveri Ohalk, was thrown from bii hnrte on Saturday. Hu foot caught in the «tirrup,,and the draped a considerable distance. He" died a few ■rajnat«B?a(ter.\,, yj j ; , I SA.iaM. caWdf /drowning, occurred, ai the Queen-street Wharf on' Saturday night. A woman named Letitia Bryant, while wtiiiipsj thejarrival of her ,hußband | from RiVerh'ead,' 'fell into 'the ; water,' Captain, Tye, of the Alexaudra ferry steamer'i'jumpodafter Jier. 'After a few jiuinutes' struggling,-,, she sank, it wAirjijoticed that Tye''was apparently;: in a drowning state, and the steamer's i boat was lowered, and Captain. Smith and the mate put off to hiß assistance, Thefirst they rescued was Tye, who, when caught, ,was. sinking for tho last time. A man 'mailed Jttojfl jujnped into the water from the wharf, swam to where Ihe woman was last seen, and not boing.able to see anything of her, dived, but was unsuccessful, he dived* again and'brought up the body, she. moved her, arms once or twice and expired. ! While' Rose was in the'water his clothing »nd five or six pounds in his pockets were stolen; Tye'c6uld' not'awimi and jumped into the water on the impulse of the moment.! .;■'"' "' i " i: ■■ i '"'' l '

Dunedik, this day. On dit that Arnold Mernwrab, soft goods man has failed, t Hjs Inabilities are. 110,00 a ! 1 !!>■'■ 7 Daniel Stephenson, manager for Royse, Stead k Co., died on Saturday from exhaustion caused by. shock to system, the result of'the Waitata railway, accident. He waß in one of the hinder oarriages which did not leave the line.