TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1759, 12 August 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, August 11. The following are further particulars of the Salvation Army elopement by the Wairarapa. The young woman who has succumbed to the charms of "Captain" Beddingfield is very respectably connected, being a niece of Captain Bentall, whose name is well known throughout the colony as secretary of and valuator to the Wellington Underwriters' Association. While in the " Army " Miss Bendall was christened "The Little Wonder," on account of her wonderful oratorical powers. .Her friends communicated with the police as seon as they heard of her departure, but unfortunately the Wairarapa had left the Bluff two hours before the news reached Invercargill. The "Army" observes the strictest silence on the subject, the officers only admitting that the; late " captain" has been discharged from the service. It is rumored that a subscription is being set on foot in aid of the unfortunate Mrs Beddingfield and two children who, it is expected, will arrive in Dunedin this evening from Ashbuvton. Beddingfield, when he enlisted in the " Army," was a compositor at Christchurch, and is about thirty years of age, while the fair one is seventeen. He has been commanding at Ashburton recently. Wellington, Tuesday.

The Marine, Departmeut have received the following telegram from Captain Paivcliild of the Hinemoa, who has returned to the Bluff after searching the neighborhood of Foveaux Strait for traces of the missing barque Marie Ange. "Arrived 7 a.m., searched Eed Head, Preservation, and Chalky Inlets, Solanders and Stewart's Island and found no sign of wreckage or castaways anywhere, Landed upon and examined lied Head and fired guns tod blew whistle in likely places. Quite certain .there has been no tiro lit on Eed Head or people there recently or upon .any other head near it. The Puysegur Point lightkeepers saw the Ringarooma passing .but have seen nothing of fires, wreckage, or casta' aways."