Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2816, 7 February 1888, Page 2

Telegraphic.

A EMB7UL ■ OCCURRENCE!

Doran's body burnt,

(Special Tflegtam),

Paiuatua, February 7. On Sunday night the fire reached tho body of Doran where it was left on the hill and burned it very badly, It was 111-ought into totvn yesterday and a pom mortem examination by Dr Williams revealed disease of the heai'l Rtillicient to account fur the sudden dea'li; verdict accordingly. No blame was attached to the party who left the body on the trig station. The sad allair has cast quite a gloom over the district. Nooim> was more respected than the deceased,

GOING'AHEAD,

Two More Hotels at Pahiatua,

The l'psult of the local option poll yesterday was 44 against 5. The other proposals were also carried, and there are likely to be two new hotels, one kept by Mr Crewe and the other bv Mr Crimp,

Pastetir's Scheme and New Zealand Rabbits.

Blenheim, February 6. The Awatere iiabbit Board to-day decided to request the Government to obtain a quantity of microbes of chicken cholera from M. Pasteur, and ask permission for the Board to experiment with the - same on rabbits and sheep on ah uninhabited island in Queen Charlotte Sound. .

lining Boom in New Zealand.

Auckland. February. 6. 'Hie Auckland mining boom has commenced. The Maritoto ore yie ds LI4OO per. ton. The shares were elevenpence 011 Friday, and have gone lip to-day to 4s, and are still rising,

CABLES, . Wellington, January 7. Telegraph communication to Port Darwin is restored.

Greymouth and Westport Harbor Works,

Wellington, February 7. Mr Mitoliplson. accompanied by the pngineer-in-chii>f, leaves for Westport and Grevmoutli on Thursday to inspect the harbor works, etc.

Importing Two Expert Gunnery Officers.

The Mini#' for Defence has requested the Agent-Genera! to make inquiries with referenco to obtaining two non-commissioned officers of Royal 'Artillery as instructors in gunnery.

General Schaw cn Wellington's Fo:tiflcation3 and Troop 3.

Geiißiaj ■ Schaw inspected ihe foi'tißCHtioiiß yesterday and rxpiwil himself highly; pleased with them, but is of opinion time they are unnecessarily elaborate and coulil have been made effective at much less cost. He also 'inspected the Naval Brigade and Per-, iniment Artillery, whom he characterised aa particularly muart bodies, of men.

Price of Stock, Greymouth, February 6. At the cattle sale to-day there were 80 head of bullocks shown. McGregor's lot from Wanganui fetohed from £Bl7s 6d to £9los; Fox and O'Neill's Wanganui stock averaged £9 15s each. All round beef is quoted at 21s to 22s 6d. The sheep market was glutted, and a large number were unsold. Prices rule from 9s to 10s; lambs also were a glut at 4s 9d to 9s. The Wallabi lost 15 bullocks on her trip, through the rough weather. ■