Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3269, 30 July 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Auckland Items.

Auckland, July 29,

The Auckland brigantine Sarah Pile sailed from Helensville for Dunedin on Saturday with a cargo of kauri timber. When the vessel was between the North \Spit and Tory shoal the wind died away, and she drifted on to the North Spit among heavy breakers. Captain Watts lost an anchor and sixty fathoms of chain in trying to hold her, and the vessel touched the ground several times. The tug boat was at hand but could render no assistance, until at length the brigantine drifted off. Eoberfc Lisson, a soarnan, was washed overboard by a heavy sea but a succeeding sea carried him back to the deck again. After consultation with the crew the captain decided to proceed on his voyage to Dunedin, as the brigantine did not seem to be much damaged. The funeral of the late Mr Justice Gillies took. place to-day, and was attended by all members of the legal profession. Court officials, and many representative citizens. It is estimated that the cortege was about a mile in length. The remains of the deceased wero interred in St Andrew's - Cemetery, Epsom. The burial eervice was read by the Rev. Mr Marshall. The compensation claim of the Native chief Paul v. the Government has been settled by the payment of the latter-of £ISOO.

During the week Hie American insurance delegates have had several interviews nth the Board of Directors of the New Zealand Insurance Company, but the result has not transpired. In regard to the recent exhuming of a Natives body at Waitehuna settlement, a Maori alleges that tlio story is untrue, and that the reportwas circulated for the purpose of giving an impression that Tawhiao had the power of raising the dead, At the annual meeting of tho lodge representatives of the Order of Oddfellows in the Auckland district, the united sick funds amounted to £26,900 (omitting shillings and pence) the management funds to £7252, and district funeral fund to £6522, showing the grand total to be £40,674, being an average of £35 per member.

Progressing. Dunedin, July 29. A Jockey Club has been formed at Nenthom, a meeting for that purpose haying been held an Saturday. Publichouses and racing clubs have an existence, but as yet there is neither church nor lockup. Burned to Death. Inveroabgilii, Jaly 29. A four year old daughter of Mr W. F. Boyes, of Waikaia, was burned to death yesterday, having set fire to some tussocks, the flames from which enveloped her.

The Whitney Ammunition.

Dunemn, July 29.' Some interest was taken in the shooting competition on Saturday between the Waitabuna and North Dunedin Rifles, being the first time of firing with the Whitney ammunition. The shooting was poor, and the generally expressed opinion was that the shooting power of the ammunition is decidedly inferior lo Kynook, the weakness being more apparent at s long ranges. Some of the faults are Ju due to bad loading, the powder vary? ing iii depth as much as an eighth of (in inch. The cartridge oases are badly constructed, and in some instances could only be driven home by application of much force, and afterwards some were difficult to withdraw. These difficulties caused some of the men to adopt an ingenious method of getting one of their comrades in the rear to load and unload* In Liquidation.

Dunkdin, July 2{). At an extraord : nary mooting of tbe ' Roseville Dairy Factory Company, it was resolved to voluntarily wind up, Messrs Elder and Bolt being appointed liquidators, One oftlio Directors said tbe Company was virtually bankrupt. Beside a mortgage of £IGOO on tho building there was another £IOOO due, and nothing to pay it with. During the last fortnight tbe Company had lost £420 through a firm failing to meot i i payments; and, as one shareholder "H put it, the Company have lost JESGOO in eighteen months, it riot being very clear vrliero the losses have been mado.

Sudden Death,

Nelson, July 29, . Mrs Ann King, wife of a farmer at Richmond, was found dead in bed lliis morning early. At tho inquest held this afternoon, the evidence showed that she had snflored from weakness of the heart for some years, and a verdict of died from natural causes !*■ was returned. . r

TYPHOID. Wellington, Tuosday. Captain Saville is improving in health, Lord Cranley, who left for Nelson on Thursday, is indisposed. His Bxcellenoy the Governor received a message from the medical attendant to tho following effect:—Lord , Cranley has had a feverish attack, "T|" ( but. symptoms do not at presont ™ denoto typhoid. It is hoped that it is only a relapse from his recont convalescence from jaundice,

The Charge against Ex-Inspector Bullen.

Wellington, Tuesday. Ex-Inspector Bullen < was comKnitted for trial to-day on a charge of violently assaulting and wounding Auathi Coombe. This was the man at whom he presented a revolver. Two more of the charges will be held this afternoon and another . to-morrow. Some of complainants , profess they are in fear for their lives of Bullen.

The Rabbit Pest. Mr W. Rodier, of Tambas, Cobar, New South Wales, has forwarded to the Zoological Society of London a printed sheet containing, as it appeawu to me, by for the best suggestion yetTf made for the extermination of rabbits -a subject to which my attention has been repeatedly called by various cqrrespondents jn the Australian colonies, where, as is well known, the damage done by these animals ig enormous, Mr Bonier slates that hi? plan has- been in operation at his station jn New South Wales for about eight months, '(with the utmost possibje success," and tins cleared the country of rabbits, It is .a very simple plan, Jfevrets and nety ara

uaod in the usiml way to capture tho labbits, but whilo ull tho fenntlis taken nro destroyed, tho males are turned out again uninjured. Tim results of this modo of opcrntion are that the male rabbits, us soon as they bogin to predominate in numbuM, - persecute the females with their attentions, and pruvetit them froui breeding. They also kill tho young rabbits that happen to be born, and even, as Mr Rodier asserts, when they largely predominate in numbois,

lufco' ry remaining does to death." ■raw is all strictly in accordance with what wo know takes placo under Mmilni" circumstances in the case ol other animals, so that wo can readily believe it to be likely to happen. The ordinary tnoiie of trapping, as Mr Rodier points out, is more likely to increase the number of rabbits than 'o diminish them, for reasons, which bo clearly explains, more buck rabbits are alwiijs killed by the trappers than ' Thus the does predominate in numbers, and a few bucks being efficient for a large number of does, areperpotually breeding and increasing the stock. Tho plan advocated by Mr Rodier i 8 60 simple and easy that I cannot doubt it will be widely followed when known. No disease that might otherwise cause injury is introduced; no other noxious aniitial is proposed to be imported, but advantage is taken of the well-known natural laws which regulato the increase of life 10 effect in this instaneo a salutary totalise,—P. L. Sclnter.