Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3262, 22 July 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

The Broken Oable. Wellington July 20, Tho Oable repairing steamer Sherard Osborne is working westward from Cape Farewell in search of the fault in tho cable. It is understood sho cut tho cable to-day thgfor e there is a delay in cablegrams, Monday. Tiie cable steamer Sherard Osborne picked up the cable aud repaired it last night, cable messages were delayed in consequence until this morning. A Centenarian. , Dunedix, Monday. A cablegram reports tho death of Mr Lewis, an ex-Dunedin resident at Sandhurst, at the ago of 105 years. education. Auckland, July 21. Mr H, Wortliington, headmaster of the Wellesley-slreet School has been elected president of tho Auckland branch of tho Educational Institute, Had Enough of it. Wellington, Mondoy. Mr 0, T, Batkin assistant auditor general lias applied to be allowed to retire March 31 next, by which time he will have been in the Governmen service 36J years. Accident. Ohristchubch, Monday. MrSpence Crollan, Napier, while bunting on Satarduy fell and sprained his shoulder severely, It will prevent bin riding for the Ladies' Bracelet at the Grant National njeetiug. Out on Stride.

'Auckland, Monday, The Kaiuo containers are out on strike this morning ro reduction of wages. The NipsicAuckland, July 21. On the Ist of June the American warship Nipsic, under convsy of the Alert, left Pago Pagq for San Francisco, via Honolulu, The ships were accompanied by the English .man-of-war Eapid. On the way the weather ps unfavourable, and coal also foil short, and the vessels called at Faunings Island, 400 miles south of Honolulu, where the Nipsic was anchored, whilst the Alert went on to Honolulu to get coal.