Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3371, 27 November 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

;. Floods. iNVKItCAIIOILL, NOV 26, I The heavy rainfall lias caused t floods in the country, and crops art 9 damaged in some quarters, A pori tion of the ballast on the Kivcrton i lino was carried away tlirough the 8 flooding of the Oreti Hiver. The low-lying lands adjacent to the i Aparima, Mataura and Oreti are j submerged to some extent. • Cancerous Bullocks. j Invekcaruili,, November 2G, ] All the luvcrcareill butchers save ono advertise disclaiming having pur- ,, chased two cancerous bullocks at the 3 saicyards lust Tuesday. The excep i tion, 3. A. Palmer, writes to the • Daily news to-day admitting haviug 8 done so.but says only one had cancer, s and that one he boded down for tallow , and bone dust. The other had a ut slight swelling on the jaw, such as b bullocks often have, He declares the r high price he gave, .HI 2s Gd each, • was duo to competition, the price ; starting at 80s each. He further 9 slates that the good bullock was , worth the price of both. t The Premier's Health. i Dusewn, November '2G, Owing to the continued indisposii tion of the Premier bo has been ■ ordered to Tasmania, and will be t absent somemonths, Mr Mitchelson ' willactjas Premier during bis absence. [ A Good Example. j Chmstchurch, Nov Uli. ! It is stilted that one of the banks , here has arranged to pay the travelI ling expenses of their olerks to the ■ Exhibition, and to provide them with quarters during their visit to 1 Duuedin. [ Search tor Wreckage. ' Auckland, November 2fi. The Hinemoa, which has arrived at Kaipara from her Northern cruise, i'ailnd In discover any si-fus of the ■ wreckage of the County of Carnarvon, The Manapouri brought Mo pas- ; sengors from Sydney to-day. Action for LibelWmmncton, Wednesday, At the lUI. Court this moruiug J. C. Barloyman was charged on the information of A. ]J, Kill's with criminal libel, Mr Jellicoe appeared for the prosecution. Mr Bkerret, who defended, explained that the lotter which contained the alleged libel was written by Earleynmii jn hjs capacity as Secretary to a fjaxmillhig company at Tp Horn, on the IJanawatu line, to one qf iho shareholders. It was not ilonc with any malicious mtent. Since writing the letter Barleyman found out the statements in it concerning oomplainant wei'o incorrect, and ho (Barloyamu) now expressed regret p.t having penned it. Mr Jellicoe was satisfied with litis explanation, and asked leave to : withdraw the information, which i was granted. Jubilee. ! AucKLANh, November 21), , A telegram has been recoived from ( the Mayor of Auckland, by the Auck- j laud Jubilee Celebration Committee, ] stating that Lord Onslow has accented the position of pajron of iijefleleMibn' i and that ho has jvnraiiged tha.t the j warships Opal and Lizard, and per- , hapstheOrlaudp,shallbein Auckland i liarbour during tiro fpsliyitiee, The ] JJflp Company have, also agffletl to oawy passengers from t all ports of New Zealand to Auckland [ for the Jubileo at reduced rates, The Committee havo begun, to canvass, \ sua art meeting with gybd tfm, r