TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1614, 20 February 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION.) , . r Wellinfton, Tuesday. ' The steamer Warrealea from.Lyttelton tp Westport put in here, one of her .firemen, named George Johnstone, having dropped dead Inst night. He was only shipped at Lyttelton yesterday, and had -only been on duty one hour and a half trimming coal in bunkers. He had not been complaining. ,

Invercargill, Tuesday, A- large building in Esk-street, formerly used as a flour mill, but lately a storehouse ' for Trew and Hall, ironmongers was burned at 3.20 this morning. By the efforts of the Fire Brigade it was managed to confine the fire to one building, owned by the Hon. W. Woods, and uninsured. The stock was insured in the Hanseatic for £3OO, but the loss exceeds that by £3OOO. Auckland, Tuesday. Trig surveys of native territory are being rapidly proceeded with, Mr Cuzzeil, the officer in charge of the ; party has penetrated as far as Tuhua at the head of tho Wanganui river, toselect the most commanding, points for a station,. The natives • in;■ every- instance appeared-, most favorably disposed, and took contracts for clearing sites and erecting trig stations. New Plymouth, Tuesday, Mr R. -Wright's house at Rahotu was burned down last night. It is believed to bo insured for £2OO but the office is unknown.

Wellington, Tuesday. •At the K.M. Court a charge of false pretences against P. If. Watty was dismissed, but defendant was committed for trial on another charge of forging J. and W. Staples' namo to a bill. The case Smith ,& Wilson v Mcßae, of ; Christchurch. is postponed till tomorrow.