CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1596, 30 January 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Reuter's Telegrams,

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, —COPYRIGHT,

PLBOUME, January 22, A shocking tragedy was perpetrated at Prahran on Saturday night, Charles Ilice, a tailor, beat his wife to death with a billet of wood, and severely injured his daughter. . The highest individual innings ever mado in Australia was made on Saturday by W, Bruce—32B,*not out,

- Heavy im has'fallen since Saturday,' and .hatl ft welcome effect in extinguishing the numerous bush fires prevalent, at tiie present time. eArtb occurred at amine at : H6m'ei'Bush ./on.' Friday, by which thirteen men were buried alive. ' Two .of the number, seeing the indications of danger, ran towarn their comrades, and so cut off. their, own escape. - They fortunately discovered a small aperture through which they emerged , with , difficulty, but the' affair threatehed/to become, a' repetition of the.Greswick disaster; as the-debria- tooIc;a long time to .clear away*v ' ■ Mr B.Mjdughrey, who is going to Wellington' as City'. Surveyor, was presented ; by". his i .colleagues in Melbourne; with: handsome goltl watch and an'address; '

The, Marquis of 'Normanby goes to Sydney on Thursday, 1 in order to visit the steamship Australia, by which his Excellency and suite proceed to San Francisco on April 24, . . Mr Yox, Mfi/.A., has received £SO from the Earl and Countess of Roseberry for distribution among tho Jewish charities of Melbourne. .

Mr Deakin,. Minister. of Public Works, is visiting the northern districts, inspecting-the water supply and irrigation works'. ' ; '

_ The Hon. Ivo Bligh is a passenger in the'Rose|ta, ¥hich is expected to arrive at about, ten days, A hieetihgtia' to be held on Monday, to .welcome Mr Booth, leader of the Blue Ribbon who is visiting the colonics. > ' .