TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1893, 20 January 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

[United Press Association.]

Chrisiohuroh, Jan., 19,

■ ,The' brigantine, Island Lily, Robert-•Carnio,-master, was wrecked at' Chatham Islands on J annaiy 3rd. She wassailing out of the Channel when the wind fell, and she drifted on to the reef running to the southward. An enquiry into the cause, of the wreck was held,., and the -Court-decided- that -no - • blame could ■be apiclfeft'"tb"tlfe~in'aster"Or" mate,' / .The.cargoj'including 5'6 bales of wool, .general•.stores,, hides and oil was lost.. : :.Ca£tam alliij ;jiroperiy _ vaM •at £150; - The vessel-was insured in tho National for £I2OO. '

■•"■''''-. Nelson, January 19. -. IThe Aiichor-line" steanjer Wallace left Nelson- at..ii ; 3o-on ' Friday 1. night for %Uingtin,"; .Reef Batrells nedf the French Pasi-she went : asliore while, goiiig at thexate of ten knots an lfour/ .'She b.foko off the whole of the blades of h'er.propellev, and-some of the' bottom • plates were dented.' .. On-being got off the engineer reported that' she-wa?.' making water, and the boats were-jgot out and 'the ; vessel was towcd"aeross to the mainland, and beaclied- in Waikara Bay,■ Three pump's .were worked .by steam and ; the passengers'kept her from sinking. .The. leak was stopped with tallow packing and. spare propeller , blades were put onvThe .vessel returned; to.Nelson on Sunday morning.- Mr Paul, chief officer, was in -chareje at the time of the accident.' - ■'■ .■ Gisborne, this day. '

■ A native bojv aged 12, ran a splinter, into his thigh, and was treated by a man .named Palmer, who-has a large practice among the Maoris. ■ Tetanus supervened; and when a doctor was called in it wasioo' late and -the boy died, At'the inquest it was stated that if properly attended to in' time his life could have been saved. The jury said the police should prevent Palmer practising.

Dunedin, this dav.

At the Synod to-night, the . Rev. Win. Bannermann will lie. presented with a purse of £SOO. On the Oval last night T. C. Fisher, .biclyoalisfc, did a mile in 2min 57 sees, A, Gullen fiuishing half a second later. Blenheim, January 19. LieutenantTeasdale and seven members of the Salvation Army were charged this morning in the Resident Magistrate's Court, on the information of the local manager of the Bank-of New Zealand, with obstructing Market Place by holding a meeting on the afternoon .of Sunday 4th instant. - A second information charged Mr Baker, secretary of the Army, and a resident in Wellington, though recently on a visit to Blenheim, with , wantonly annoying the informant by beating a big drum, The informant resides in Market Place, and meetings have been recently held in the centre of the thoroughfare, 'opposite liis house. A standard-bearer stood in the centre, and the soldiers marched round and round him in a circle with an accompaniment of drum's,".cor; nets, andflutes.- It is alleged that vehicles arid pedestrians were •prevented.. .passing, along the_ ordinary way. through-, the army colleciing*a crowd, variously estimate)! at from- 200 to 500 persons. The ease is exciting great interest, and a large -number of witnesses for defendants .marched down to the court singing a hymn, and on entering knelt down on the floor of the courthouse-and "prayed for divine guidance on all concerned. The defence is that no .obstruction was caused.. Mr Baker being in .Wellington, the drum case will prqbably not'be gqne pn with to-day. L^es. Tho'charge against the Salvation Ainjy for obstruction was dismissed,