TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3389, 18 December 1889, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

Important to Flaxgrowers. Auckland, Wednesday, At the Supreme Court five young nen, charged with setting lire 10 flax mid fern were acquitted, It. was htld liy the Judge that flai is a weed, aud liol' a cultivated product, and therefore the destruction of flax could not be bruglit under the Malicious Injury to property Act, Anglers' Competition. CnwsronuKcu, December 17, In the Anglers' Sioiety's competition the first prize for fly fishing was gained by Mr F. W. Hunt,who caught IB fish weighing ■ 211b 2oz in the' Upper Belwyn, The prize, for the best basket taken by any other legal means was earned by Mr John Hislop with 10 iish, weighing (iolb soz,caught in the Lower Selwyn.

ACCIDENT.

Aucikand, Deoembor 17,

A hum named Samuel Vivian wliils working to day at tlio United Service Hotel,Queen-street,fell from the top of that building to the pivcment below a distance of 85ft, and was dangerously injured, Ins right arm and lower jaw being fractured, whilst his leg ia crushed, at the knee. It is feared lie has also received internal injuries.

Hie Eiffel Tower.

Dunedin, December 17.

Tha Eiffel 'Cower at the Exhibition vfus opened this evening, when a number of Commissioners and visitors wore convoyed to the top. John Roberts, the president, afterward proposed succoss to the Austral. Oils Elevator, W, JL Clint laine responding, The lift worked very smoothly and everything passed off without a hitoli, Duplicate Cables. Wellington, Wednesday. The Postmaster-General received a cable from 31 r O'Connor, PostmasterGeneral of New South Wales stating that the proposal of the Eastern Extension Company to lay a duplicate cable botween that Colony aud New Zealand was considered in Cabinet yesterday, but tlio result of the delilv eratioiiJliad not yet been made known. PARLIAMENTARY. Wellington, Wednesday. A gazette extraordinary issued this luoriiin.s further proroguos parliament until lDtli February.

The Wellington Mayoralty

WimvflTOs, Wednesday. Jli'C. J. Johnston was installed, as Mayor at uooiv i to-day.ln bis address hi referred at length to the question of sanitation, and urged ou councillors and citizens to take immediate steps to adopt an effective Hcliemo of drainage, and tlius place Wellington in a position to enjoy the prosperity which was already returning to the Colony.