TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3094, 3 January 1889, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

Serious Accident'

_ Auckland, Thursday, Alexander McCulluck had several of his ribs broken' and sustained serous internal injuries on Tuesday night. He was unharnessing a horse in a stable when the animal kicked him and then trod on him when down, McGullook is not expected to recover. ,■■■■■

Arrival of the Oriando. I . Auckland, ThurEday, .•H.M.S. Orlando was docked at. 8 o'clock this morning; The Governor will proceed to inspeot her whilst in tbe Calliope dock. He will also inspect (he fortifications.'' " ' Admiral Fairfax gave a dinner last night in the Government House in honor of. his Excellency; • Fire at Napier- , Napier, Thursday, A small double shop, occupied by Mr Ashwortb, bootmaker, 'Shakes-peare-road, was destroyed by fire this morning. The building was insured for £l5O in the South British OHice, and the stock for £l3l in the Imperial,' Customs Kevenue.

Wellington, This Day. The completed Customs lieveque for December is £109,829, and for the nine months £1,095,242, which is a deficit of £s>,2sß on the treasurers estimate for that period. The total beer d;ify for luei month is £5,545, and for. the last nine months 36,651, being a deficit of 1,589. Grant of Fifty Thousand. Weuinoton, This Day. The (lo'veruinent have made a grant of 60,000 ropds of ammunition to the New Zealand Rifle • Association in lieu of the. usual money grant. The SpadronWeimkgton, This Day. . The Premier has received iuformation that Admiral Fairfax, with the squadron, will reach bere about the 15th inst., and that the Admiral in the flag ship will leave for the West Coast bounds on The Invariable 'Conflagrations' AyinimJWednesday. . Kotli.es furniture' shop anq lmt bftiji'si yiotppia-streej; jfiist %7erp dpstroy.efj by tire insight, 'fh'p j '■••WfoV/l2Qoro th? Colonial Office.' The stow r " destroyed and insured for £6|ju Colonial. . ,FireatGisbonie. (hsBoRXE, Wednesday. A five-roomed house the property of Mr 0. Hall was burned dow») op Tuesday night.. The'insurances were £l5O on the building and £IOO oil the furniture, both in the Imperial Office.