Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2970, 7 August 1888, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Dunedin, August 0.

Edia set* in at - fth oavly -hour this morhing aud continued to fall heavily during the day,'and shows no signs.of cleai'ingup. ' The northern express train: did : not reach Dunedin to-night. It appears that several slip 3 liayo taken place about the.Purakanui cliffs. In one of these a surface man was struck on the head with a falling stone, and seriously injured. • In view of this it was not deemed prudent to bring the train further than Waitati. A train, was thou despatched from Dunedin with a doctor to attend the injured man. Tho rain has now (11 o'clock) changed to a drizzle. Tho Otago University (louucilhas recoived an intimation from the Eoyal College of Surgeons and Physicians that it has been decided " that the University of Otugo be recognised as fulfilling the requirement of the Board in regard to professional study for the diplomas of the two Colleges."

MORE GOLD!

Gisuorne, Tuesday.

Mr Bendall, settler, has found specimens of quartz and alluvial gold on the mainland near Mahia Peninsula,

LATEST FROM FIJI. Murder and Sudden Death.

Auckland, Tuesday. Arrived—Wainui, from Fiji Islands.

Tho Fiji Times, of the Ist August, contains details of tho murdor of Palmer Bovan, a Government agent, on board the labor schooner, Saucy Lass, while roturniny with the laborers to Solomon Islands. He and Vakars, a native inoiuber of tho crew,were attacked and brained with tomahawk. The outrage is retaliation fora post mortem being held on a laborer from Solomon who died in the Suva Hospital. • Mr and' Mrs AlexauderGray, of Karawai .null, wore drowned 01116 th July, while oftt duck shooting. Gray had evidently gone to recover a duck,' and got out of his-,depth. His wifo being a good swimmer went to his assistance, and was dragged down. Tho bodies whon found were clasped together,. Mr Thompson, an accountant to tho Colonial Sugar Mining Company; Rewa; committed Buicido byshooting himself. Tlio sugar crushing has commenced, and tho crop is over tho average.