Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3154, 15 March 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Dipthena at the Grey. Greymouth, Friday. Several very bad cases of diptheria exist in this town, One is almost the worst of the kind ever seen here. Tho Borough Council last night resolved itself into a Board of Health and passed a resolution calling upon the Native Trust to clean out; their portion of the Tidal Creek, drain, and the Public Works Department their portion. The Council lias already Bpent large Bums of money on the improvement of the Tidal Creek, nnder the impression tho ...Native Trust would contribute, but the Trust declined to contribute anything. All cases of sickness within the town : are influenced by this drain.

.Advertising Notion, • Wellington, Friday. A Victorian advertising firm have offered the Government' four, five and six thousand for the right of advertising on the bank of postage stamps for three successive years. A similar offer lias been inade to other colonial Governments. •. ;

A Dangerous Pastime. Dunedin, March 14. ,At the Police Court to-day three youths were fined XI 13s each in all, or three days imprisonment, for setting fire to srass and flax, The information was laid under the Police Offences Act instead of the Malicious Injury to Proporty Act, where there is no alternative to imprisonment, the proseoutor not wishing to bo severe, but to warn others, The youths wure out rabbit shooting, and used 'fire to drive the rabbits out of the flax. The complainant had (a few weeks before) his house and everything in it burnt down from a similar cause.

A Missin? GaolerWanoanui, March 14. It is said that tbo official reported to haye'decamped is Mr Ralph MoNish, liead gaolerof the Wanganui prison. Hia .leave of absence expired on Tuesday, and he lias not yet turned up, -It was understood that lie was going up the riyer for a holiday, but the police have evidence of his having been seen at Hawera. Humour also says that he was seen in Auckland, but this is not confirmed. It is thought he has gone to America, financial difficulties are supposed to be the ciuse of his disappearance.

A Dastardly Act. Aucsland, May. A man, unknown, advertised last week for a lady help for the country, and inveigled a girl to a louely spot near Eiverhead.on Saturday night and attempted a oriminal assault. He kept her all night'in an old hut and next morning,allowed her to go, The police have. jieen searching for the man since, but no* trace of him has as yet been found. '

Acclimatisation. Dunedik, March 14, At a meoting of the Acclimatieation Society, the members.appeared to be satisfied that the fish caught by the ranger in Jacob's liver were salmon just putting on smolt livery, and' there is ljtlle doubt that the experiment of tho Otago and Southland Societies will be a success. Tho manager stated that lie'had removed 800 salmon par to Clinton;; they were the first salmon produced ;in Otago from fish reared in fresh water without being allowed to go to sea. Some 700 hybrids , were liberated in the Woitaki. The manager also reported that .when the pond, in which white fish were placed,;, was emptied, only: one, solitary specimen renialiied, ; me|sufing;)lfin in length by tip? deep,; Thpugji' ears was taken. the; fish sickened and: died, ; There arc = r few in hand in another pond, butrthey are small. .It- is 'hoped, however/ those placed in • Late tVakatipu have thjriven. As showing the distraction )?7 6qls .{he ;mauager,,oaught a" numb'erjj'jd i - first contained a sslmoft. n.ar jbput Gin' long, quite fresh, and in'good condition. ' Mother i had a" trout pjltotly lOin long and the remains of ttyopi'tbi'ep jailer-fish, apparently fconi'lfn toiija, anfa also, a prayfipli,' the peoia,m| of several small fip)}'.' Tjie 'one con- > taining the: salmon rhatl : the'i remaiuß of uoia® emaller fioh;