Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3314, 20 September 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Drowning Fatality.

Palmkrston North, Thursday,

A man named Leslie Ireland wai

drowned in tho Manawatu Eiver on Tuesday through the capsizing of a punt. Deceased was 24 years of ago aud is believed to be a native of Blenheim, The body is not yet recovered.

Parliament ProroguedWellington Friday. Parliament is prorogued by pro laraation to December 19th,

Fire at Upper Hutt-

Wellington, Friday. , Tho Provincial Hotel at Upper Hutk was burnt down at 8 a.m. this morning, Tlio caused is assigned to [ a defective ohiranoy. The hotel was insured in tho London and Lancashire : Olfioe for £750, and the Colonial for £BOO. The stock and furniture was insured in the New Zealand Office for £SOO, and tho Union for £IOO, Richards, tho lessee, estimates his loss at £BOO above the latter amounts. The inmatoß of the hotol had a- narrow escape Several other buildings wore slightly damaged, EXPORTS. Auckland, September 19, The Tarawera took about 500 tons of breadstuff's and grain to Sydney, Thirty-threo head of Hereford cattle purchased for breeding purposes were also shipped by the samo vessel. CocUin Moth. Auckland, September 19. Two hundred cases of apples from California 'by the Mariposa were found to be infected by tho codlin moth. The Customs authorities therefore prohibited them landing hero, and the oases wore taken on to Sydney, TRAMS V. HORSES. Dunedin, Sept 19, At the Police Oonrt to-day, W. A. Young was fined &Z each on two aharges of using the rails of the Tramway Company, and having a conveyance with tho gauge of all its wheels nearly corresponding with the i rails ot tho tramways, The costs in the cases came to £2 lis and £2 Bs, A number of other oharges were adjourned for p. month, to see if the praotico was discontinued.