TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1551, 4 December 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. DtWEMN, Monday. Shillelagh, the winner of Friday's trotting race died in his box on Saturday, James Young, watohmaker, committed suicide at South Dunedin on Saturday, The deceased arrived in the colony four months ago from Great Britain by the British King, On his arrival he went with his uncle, Mr Cunningham, at South Dunedin, and became attached to one of Cunningham's daughters. His suit was discouraged by his uncle, and n short time since deceased went to Outram and there opened a small shop as watchmaker and working jeweller. On Thursday he came to town and met Miss Cunningham, who declined to have anything to say to him. After this he knocked about the town drinking, and once or twice spoke of committing suicide. On Saturday about two hours before he shot himself he told a young woman at Kingston he had been badly treated, and that he would do something to Cunningham. At ten o'clock Cunningham was told what deceased had said, and sent for tho police, who were in the house, and were making inquiries at the time that Young fired the first shot, which seemed to be fired into the street. The deceased then ran from the building and fired again, the second shot ponetrating his right breast.

Te Aroha, Monday.

Leslie's cabinetmakers ; shop was burned to-day. The building was insured for £75 in the New Zealand Office; stock for £75 in the National,

Auckland, Monday. Tho captain of the Triumph abandoned the vessel to the Underwriter's, considering it impossible to get her off. THE TRIUMPH. -.'Auckland, Tuesday. Messrs Brown and Campbell, local agents of Lloyds, have refused to take over the Triumph, and notice of the refusal has been wired to Lloyds, Eng-

land, and nothing will,be doneuntil the answer is received, beyond-landing the cargo,' and ; deepening the ship in the|tern...The.captain of the Bengal expresses himself of i; opinion that the stoaineY-can M;'got off if proper appliances are jised, < A conference:of engineers, consisting of Messrs George "Emet, W. Lodder, James Stewart,. Geo,' Black,. David Goiik, and the captain of the Hesle,. was held yesterday for the purposed considering the feasibility or otherwise of lifting the Triumph, off the rocks into deep water, with the agency of compressed air. The proposition was adopted, which it was resolved at onco to ei limit to the agents of the vessel,, Imunmces on.tEe vessel are unknown.

Dr ■Menzv.vof the Triumph, denies the truth of the report that there were improprieties between the officers and immigrants, and says that if thero was anything of the kind, it was between some of the passengers, and the immigrants. ' '

Captain Brtinnerton has been master mariner for a number of years, and it is said this is the first mishap that has ever occurred to a vessel under his charge, Wesipokt, Tuesday. Tho Kawatiri, when proceeding to sea last night, took the ground on the north spit at a considerable distance insido of the bar. The position is not dangerous. REFRIGERATING. DraDEiN, Tuesday. The New Zealand Refrigerating Company have added a Haslam machine to their works at Bnrnside. They will send oleveu'or twelve thousand sheep by the Tongariro, and have arranged for the despatch of about 84,000 during 1881 The Wakatipu Mail denies the truth of the;-, report about diamonds boing found at Earnalow.