Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3214, 27 May 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Earthquake.

Woodvii/Le, Monday.. A Bhock of earthquake was experienced here at 7.15 this morning. The Natural Enemy. Blenheim, Monday. It is toported here tl)4 two sheep on the Blairich run have heen killed by stoats or weasels.. The bodies were found warm with the jugular open. •

Hard to Kill.

Waipawa, May'2s,

A maori fell off the train las) night between Waipawa and, Kaikora.. A trolly was. sent from hero and the body-picked up apparently lifeless and taken to Kaikora. On arrival there, and while thn the officials and tho men were standing round' the maori sat bolt upright, took his watch out and listened and said "I think him stop" and straddled off the trolly. He had a'good sleep and was no'worse ■yesterday. Earthquake. Napieb, Monday. ■ An earthquake occurred here at eleven minutes past,seven o'clock this morning, lasting half a minute. It was the strongest ,felt here for many ypars. The shock -stopped nil clocks, hut no damage was done to chimneys or brick buildings.

Fikldwg, Monday. There was an earthquake this morn' ingat7.l2.p.m. "Fatal Gun Accident.

Fielding, Monday,

A young man named Crook and two others namod Foster and Maculister went out shooting yesterday, Crook got a match from Macalister to' light liis pipe and whilst lighting it, he leaned the muzzle of his gun against his-body. -The gun wont o2 and shot Crook dead; ■■

INQUEST. Dunedin, May 26. At the inquest on Pelham Jones, who died from injuries received by being thrown from Monteagle in the hurdle race on the first day, medical evidence, was to the effect that no bones were broken or dislocated, but after death it was seen that there was fracture at the base of the skull, which caused concussion of the brain. Little is known ot the deceased, except thathewasafarmer at Waimate, a native of England, and Lad been at Harrow.

SAMOA. Auckland, May 26. .The Herald's correspondent, writing from Apia on May 7, slates that matters political are comparatively quiet, The belligerents still occupy their respective positions, and are apparently awaiting the result of the Samoan Conference, It is belierod that through the instrumentality of Admiral Kiraberley both Mataafa and Tamasese have agreed to suspend hostilities in the meantime, and that the Natives will return to their homes to plant food, In a quarrel between two seamen (young men) one shot the other dead with a revolver, The father of the murdered man took upon himself to punish the murderer, and deliberately shot him, okimin? that the Saraoan custom allowed Mm to lake the law .into his own hands; whilst moreover' the Bible held that it was right to take eye for eye and I tooth for tooth,