Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3271, 1 August 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

The Petition tor the Reprieve of Louis Uhemis.

Wellington, Thursday. The petition praying for the reprieve of Louis Obemis will be presented to the Governor at the Uovornment House at three o'clock this afternoon, The petition, which bears 8,870 signatures will ho presented by Dr Newman, and Messrs Nicholas Fernandez, W, H. Warren, and J, Maginniiy.

FATAL ACCIDENT. New Plymouth, Thursday. Henry Marsh was killed at Inglewood while bushfalling. Death of a Pioneer. Dunedin, Thursday. Edward McGlaslian, one of the pioneer settlers of Otago, died last night, aged 72. Embezzlement. Nelson, July 31, At tho Resident Magistrate's Court to-day George White, late Superintendent of tho Nelson Lunatic Asylum, was committed for trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court for embezzling three sums uf money received for produce raised at tho Asylum, Other charges are to be preferred at the sittings of the Supreme Court,

Gambling m Football

Aucklani), July 81,

Complaints are made that the game of football in this district is being injured, mid that a good deal of personal ftwling i 3 excited through the gambling which is indulged in, It is stated that in one of the matches last Saturday a good deal of betting took place, and that some of ttie players participated in it,

New Goldflelds

Auckland, July 81. The New Kuaotumi goldlield, near Commando), is described by a correspondent of the Herald as having splendid' prospects. Ho thinks the field is the best which lias beeu opened since the discovery of the Thames, and says ho has never seen a place where the show of gold is so general, whilst the country is of line sandstone. Roads to the fields are much wanted, Thero are several prospectors on the ground. JUDGE WARD. Oajiauu, July 81. In connection with the writ issued by Mr William Christie against Judge Ward, tho firm of of Hislop and Creagh do not act for the plaintiff as stated. A Dunedin solicitor has the case in band, M in Sugars.

Auckland, July 31. The Colonial Sugar Refilling Conv pany have reduced the prices of augai as followsNos. 1 and 2, £3 per ton No 3, £2lss; cubes, £l.

Flax and the Frisco Service.

Auckland, July 31,

Sinco March, when the export of flax to San Francisco commenced, 413 tons havo been sent out, of which 91 tons was the product of Auckland, and 302 of the South, chiefly Wellington. The selling price in England docs not warrant more'than about £lB to £2O being paid hero, while the American demands keep the price up to £25. Tho San Francisco service is thus worth toiUo New Zealand, ~

Valuable

PdJiEDIN, July 81. The result ot the crushing of 4 tons of stone from the Blue Slate Company of Nenthorne was ot the rate of 2oz 7dwt 10 grains per ton, A large reef is reported to have been discovered at Fiddlers Creek, iventhorne, and sorao. fifteen or twenty claims have been pegged out, An assay of pyrites from the Eureka Company's claim yielded at the rate of 320z 13dwt per ton, The gold is alloyed, as usual, with silver, but the assaver reports that of the many samples of pyritei ho has examined for gold this was the richest,