TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3052, 13 November 1888, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

A Terrible PassageNamr, Monday. The steamer Manapouri had a terrible passage from Wellington of 24 hours. Sbe lauded passengers here but took her cargo ou.ito Invereargill.

A Ship on Fire. Napier, Tuesday. About a quarter-past ten o'clock the ship Langstone, lying in tho hay, sent up rockets and blueligbts. Steam was at once got up on the Waibi. A message was soon after received that the ship was on fire, apparently in the lower hold The Spit fire-ongine was immediately, sent- out on the Waihi, The town brigade are mustered with steam and manual engines ready if their assistance is-needed and steam is being got up in

the tender to take .them out. A code of signals has been arranged to signify that they 1 are wanted, or. that the fire is got .under. Crowds are on the beach, but nothing of the fire is visible from the shore,. The-Langstone has nearly completed her loading with- a cargo of wool. It is probable that, nothing more will' be known before the telegraph office closos. 1.80 aim/

Shortly, after midnight rockets and guns werelired and bluelights burned oh board'.the Langstone, indicating that !the danger was -increasing/and arrangements were at once made for getting off the steam lire engine by the Ahuriri, which had steam up, Just as the steamer was starting a boat from the Piako krived to urge expedition, as the lire was very serious, and a.second manual was sent. A steamer is now alongside, Prom the shore it appears as, if* the lire was breaking through the hatches but. that is not certain, .Until the steamer started, continual guns and rockets were being fired, indicating great urgency. For the protection of tht town the high pressure has been turned in all the mains, and parties of firemen will patrol the prinupal streets all night.

Latest. The fire on board the ship Langstone was extinguished at S a.ra, The hull was not damaged, but the deck above where-the fire broke out was very, nearly burnt through. The amount of water pumped into the ship lowered her forward four feet, Tho origin of the fire is unknown. It broke out by. the foremast 'tween decks, where wool bales were loaded up to tho deck.

The Floods. Woopyiim, Tuesday, At Kumeroa the stream, which was in flood, broke the bank and swept through the village, flooding out several residents, who had to take refuge in the schoolliousc. The morning train from here was delayed about au hour by a slip on theliueat Mataiwi cutting. Strikes Settled.

/Auckland, Tuesday. Tho bootmakers' strike at McArthur k Co.'s factory was settled at conference between, the Operatives' Union and the Manufacturers' Association last night. The basis is that the man Strong, on whose account tho. disputo arose,.'pays the fine inflicted by the Union, and the men on strike return to work this morning. Tho Northern Steam Ship Co., yesterday discharged the orew from the lona and took on Union men. By the end of the present month they undertake to do the same on all their stoaiMS. Another disputo has arisen at McArthur & Co.'s factory, over a young man who had been discharged some time ago at tho instigation of the Union for non-pay-ment of fines and levies when the disputo with Strong arose, This youth was again taken on, and the Union demand his discharge or payment of dues. The hands on strike have all resumed work, aud it is expected tho fresh difficulty will be amicably arranged. ■:".

The Sword of Damocles.

Wellington, Tuesday,

Tho work of transferring the Public Works to other departments is still going on and a number of officers havorccoivefl notice. The Government is reticent as to names, The expected changes will not take effect for two years.

Earthquake Theories.

Chmstchurcu, Tuesday,

Professor Hutton has returned from tho scene of the Amuri earthquake. He reports:—" While in the district 1 have been able to make better calculation as to the position of the centrum which will slightly inodify my former news, but very slightly, as the difference in the position to that which I mentioned is only a few miles. My opinions generally, aro therefore not modified, on the contrary I found from the position of different houses thrown down and those not so much damaged that tho theory of earthquako waves, which Mr Malet originally proposed will account for all, or nearly all, without any production of fault."

A Woman Shot at Terauka-

CiißiSTcnunoH, Tuesday.

At Temuka, on Sunday, Mrs MoAbee'r was shot-in the arm by some pecsou unknown. She had for some days been annoyed by people tapping at tho window. Her husband went out with his brother, and fired a pistol to scaro tho intruders away. He had occasionally. done the same before, : This time the fire was returned. Tho bullet missed McAbeer, but passed through' the side of the house, and struck Mrs McAbcer on the arm, just below tlie olbow. MrsMoAbeer is doing fairly well. Thet'o is no cluo to the: perpetrators.

The Great Will Case.

WuLira'GiON, Tuosday.

In .'-the appeal case Broughton v Donuolly, in which probate of Eenata Kawepo's will had been issued to the latter, began to-day beforo Judges Richmond, Williams, 'Ward,; and fellies. Messrs Haggitti Bell, aud Coriiford appeared for appellants, and Messrs Hai))er,Chapmaii,andMoLean for respondents. Mr Haggitt,: in opening the case,' said tho'.ijuestions lio:proposetl td ai'guewe're; I.'Was there sufficient proof that thewiU'iil favor ! of Donnelly was executed by. the testatoiyaud if so, was it executed uiider such ;cii'cumstanccs ! ,as entitled

itito a willatall.'or'was nricertain ? _ 8. If the doounieiit is'a testamentary'.; instrument it reverse the former will ? .■■"v/