Telegeaphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3194, 2 May 1889, Page 2

Telegeaphic.

More FiresDunedin, Thursday.' A fire at St. Albans destroyed the drapery, stores and Stableß of W. MoCormochie, and Thurslow's Vulcan Hotel, The fire commenced in McCorniocbie's premises and spread to the hotel, from which some furniture was saved. Insurance— McCormochie, building and stook, New Zealand, £825; Victoria, £250; Northern, £250; South British, £200; Guardian, £550; Liverpool and London and Globe, £500; Phoenix, £500; North German, £250. Total, £2550. Only a few days ago the Equitable Association declined to renew a line of £BOO on the premises on account of the rate. MoCormochie had a heavy stock and he will lose LiOOO oyer the insurances. Tho Vulcan Hotel'was insured for LGOO with the Standard, but the risk was reinsured with the Union and Colonial, each of the companies named holding risks to the amount of L2OO. ■ ■ -Wangamji, Thursday. . Burton, piano tuner, was burnt out .this morning.' He loses everything, and had to. get his wife and family out of a. window. He estimates his loss at Ll5O. No insurance.

Unaccountable Flood. Wanganui, Thursday. • The Karioi correspondent of the' Herald writes under date April 20th; -This afternoon, about 2,80, the Wangaehu river rose from three ,to four feet in less'than half aa hour, and is still rising, the water, changing its color from a milky hue to a dirty blank, As we Lave had no rain, and the river up to do-day being lower than I can remember for years past, the only solution to my mind is that some volcanic eruption lias taken place in Ruapehu, though, strange to say, no one has heard any partidulur noise here." Nelson CollegeAt the meeting of the Council of Governors of the Nelson College today,'it was decided to abolish the contribution of £lO per annum given to Nelson and Marlborough pupils, and to reduce the fees for boarding, in both colleges to £4O, irrespective of distance or- provincial distriots, thus putting pupils from all parts of l the Colony on equal terms. Found Dead. Nelson, May 1; The body of a mail unknown. was found in an unoccupied house in tho Matai Valley, far pone in decomposition. By hiß side was a. five-cham-bered revolver; one chamber had been fired off. Thebody.is not yet examined, so no wound lias been found.' There were evidences,of an attempt to smother himself with charcoal, Oil the body was a pocket mirror in a leather case, and on. the inside, written iu pencil, was the name" 'Watson." ; , Later. Regarding the body found in an unoccupied house in Matai Valhy, Dr Hudson expresses the opinion that death occurred quite a fortnight ago. The deceased was he thinks, between 40 and 50', but heisiipt recognisable. His coat had apparently been dyed, which may form a clue, and his possessing a silk handkerchief and a mirror, apparently from a dressing case, go to show his former,position. •'.■ .

Noisy Students- \. .. ...;•;.'. ■ Dunedin, May 2. The - tJniversity session opened to-night by. Professor Gibbons delivering an inaugural address. It was ; understood that the students, out of respect to the. memory of the late' Professor Jtlrown, would have refrained from the usual demonstration, but if any Bound decision was arrived at it was not kept, and the noise and interraption was as bad, if not worse'than usual. ■ • At the meeting of the University Council a report was brought up by the committee of the School of Mines. It was resolved that the committee be authorised to approach the Government with a view lo obtaining a grant for an educational teacher and for six.mining;scholarships (three for each 1 island) jialsb, Ho approach the New 5 Zealand University in'the hope of securing*' jts aid in obtaining (ihese-tufiters,' ,-.'■"'

Drowned. Dunedin, May 1, ] A fisherman named Nicholas was drowned in the Lower Harbour. It appears that thice boats were being towed up by a steamer, when the one Nicholas was in broke adrift, Tho other boats cast off and went to the tescue, hut Nicholas was not seen again. A stiong south-west gale was blowing, and nothing could be done 116 rejover the body,

Lively ScenesInveroarsiil, May 1. A livoly scene occurred at a meeting of the cieditors of W. T. Perkins, a farmer, ivho has got into difficulties through connection with the Flour Milling and Grain Agenoy Company. The solicitor for the National Bank, which is tho principal creditor, remarked that he could not understand the statement filed by the debtor, who remarked that he did not wonder at chat, as his (the solicitor's) head was too big, to which the counsel retorted that.but for' the bankrupt's position' lie would be tempted, to make his head a little bigger. Mr Perkins replied .that he was quite ready for him—he had taken off his coat to many a better man, At a later stage the debtor apologised to the counsel and the meeting for his remarks,.;;.:

■...-., Auckland ItemsAuckland, May'lst. An extensive sale of.city and suburban properties, in the estate ; of Mr J. Buchanan, was held to-day by .Tonka":and..Co; .The bidding was brisk. Twenty-one-loss were sold at good prices, six being passed in. • ■:' Mr Daore's mining property of 881 acres,', at Coromandeij was : sold to-day to Mr.H. Green, for 81s per a'ore.'\ ;- : -.',' :■)' ..'; : .

'The case against Mrs Mary Brown cbarged with arson, was' brought at the Onehuriga Police Court to-day, when the police withdrew the charge, as the evidence was not sufficient.

Messrs E, Mitchelson, McKerrow and party, and MoKenzie and Eraser M.H.E.'s have proceeded to Te Aroha, where the members of the Town Board urged upon Mr Mitchel: son the completion' of the railway to Te Arolia, The party intend to inspect the Botorua railway route,