TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2385, 28 August 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(United Press Association.)

. ' Dtoedin, August 27. . Mr Bradshaw, M.H.R.j was seized yesterday with an appopletic stroke, butis expected to recover.

Captain Fox was to-day charged with assaulting Mr Mahonoy, editor.of Vanity Fair (society paper). The Bench considered that defendant had a grievance, but he should not have taken the law into his own hands.

" Auckland, August 27. There has been severe woathor expert onced here, accompanied wjth thunder, lightning, and rain. During the thunderstorm a thunderbolt struck the oarfch near the railway bridge at Manakau-road, Newmarket, The vivid flash and simultaneous thunderojap was observed from a passenger train passing at the time. It waß ascertained that the electric fluid had struok the earth, displacing about a ton of soil, which was scattered about. Somo of the telegraph wires in the district are fused.

Christohurch, August 26. There is a scare here with reference'to the' stability of the new municipal buildings which aro now hemp erected, aud fchoy aro said to be giving way in Borne places, This morning three independant architects were commissioned by the Mayor toestamine the buildings and report to the City Council. The general impression is that there is very little around for the scare.

Blenheim, this day. Fredejlok Mayhew, of New Plymouth, was brought up at the Police Court, charged with embezzling the funds nf the Spring Creek Rifles, of which he was cap-, tain.

Auckland, this day.' The Government insurance authorities

We listnlcted an architect to .pi'epare plans for offices 'in Queevstree} on the site:., of' Mr Shero's building, lately _ The building ii: to b& three .stories ;hig% and of a handsome description. ' '

The American warship Mohjcan eaila for Samoa to-day. ' ' • . ■ ; ; . . . Blenheim, August 2ft. . The residence of Mr Younger, Town. Clerk of Pieton, waa burned down, last night, v A portion of the. contend was saved. The cause is supposed to hayo been the flame of a candle igniting .it. curtain. The building was. insured in the Colonial for. LISO. Another. firo occurred at Olaronce Bridge' yesterday morning. The contractors buildings and offices were destroyed with contents, including books, papers, and clothing. The cause iB unknown. The property was insured iu the Royal, Ll5O boing 011 the buildings and LIOO on the stock.