TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3092, 31 December 1888, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

Drowning Fatality. CiutisiCHuitcH, Monday. A boy named 0' .\1 alley was drowned at Taylor's Mistake yesterday while fishing -with a companion named Pieroy, The latter made an effort to save lvimwhen he was washed off the rock, but only succeeded in grasping his fishing rod. The endeavors of the police to recover the body are fruitless up to the present time. The sea is rough and the rocks oovered with sea weed, so thit there is little ohance of the body being found.

. Under the British Flag. Auckland, December '29." A petition has beou drawn up for presentation to the Imperial Parliament by the King of Rurutu and Qtie'en of Rimatara, two islands lying between Raratonga and Tahiti, pray-ing.,that-those territories be placed under the protection of the British flag;-:- '/:?:,,:;.

.;;' ■ Wheat Export- '«. . . ' Oasiwu, Decenjberao. ] The barque Fitzoy left this morning with a cargo of 16,000 sacks of wlieat. The Tekapo, '.took away o'vor 5000 sacks on--Friday, and the William Christian wilt leave in a day or two with, aboitt 7000 ■ more,' Fino iianest weather is being experienced, aud the crops are looking well and promise good yields.

Destructive Fire at Manga- .; raahoe, ■;-.

A fire broke out on Friday morainglast atMangtimaliqe, by whiohAlv Benjamin Budden, a well,known settler, ■"' living ; . with bis' .wile and family, there lost his dwelling house dud • : , contents, outbuildings, and stock of farm implements aqd produce'. If r • Sudden: Wfts out early to milk his-.'cows ; arid- on returning at 7 o'olook.. to his home he found the kitchen full of smoker and the flames immediately burst out, He throw the contents of the milk pails over the burning premises and flew tb.tbe bedroom whereihis, wjfejwas lying ill, He resoM her ittid the ohildreii in their night clothes.ahd then did his best to extinguish.the flames, whioh jMthouttprober:' apt>iiaiices';r he, wis hiiable jucMßsfully; ■■' to 'cdpo."with. "The outbuildings speedily caught fire, notwithstanding the downpoui of rein which was falling at the tjme, and wero quickly consumed. Mr Budden ms unable to save anything in the shape of stock or furniture, and his wjfe and children stood with qu| ( 6bellpn n tyopoHWig lamin far night olotdes until lie could convey them to a neighbour bouse sflino distance away. In addition to the dwelling and contents, an adjoining shed and harness room con tam'Dg fwrog tools, geai, wool, grass seed &c, vaM at £7O were completely destroyed Mi Budden lost also £Bl which he had m bank notes in the )}Q«Be at the time of the I conflagration.' The, building was I inßiiredioUlie Sew Zealand. Oflioj) lor 4200 awl tbo furniture for £IOO.