TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3480, 9 April 1890, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

Auckland, April 8. A ilaxmill at Sahotu. has been destroyed by fire with a quantity of dressed flax,, There were no insurances. The owner, Mr Wright, estimates Lis loss at between L2OO and L3OO.

Nelson, April 8. A settler named Brereton and his son, 17 years old, left Moteuka on Sunday week on fishing bent, in a catamaran, intending-to return last Friday. Thoy. were seen on Thursday, but not since, and'it is feared, their .craft has been blown out of the bay, The steamer Elsie sailed this oveniiig ■to search the shores of Blind Bay, : and yachts ar# out looking for them. . I " Lost in the Bush. Auckland, April 8. The body of tho boy Kellow,. who was lost in tho bush at Ngaruawahia in Pecewber, was found yesterday close lo tho edge of the bush, " Fatal Accident. Dptrn, April 8. : Carjton' Fymnore,;aged If years, a ' cadet in thp railway service, was run over by some trucks this afternoon .while he was engaged .removing tickets, a stone having trippped hiin, which paused him to fall in front of the triioljs, ; He was amoved to the hospital, wberfllM died,-

Im' Peculiar Fish; Dunedin, Aprilß. : Tliroe Sa'iermen, while plying their avocation at the Hoads this morning, foiind the body of a man in, their net, It has been identifiod as tlmt of Bogors, of Portobollo, who has been missing for more tliau a week. At the inquest a- vtrdiet - of found drownod was returned, The deceased had been in an asylum some time ago, The Primacy Deadlock, • Obrisichckch, April 8, It la thought probable .. that, the Primacy difficulty will be settled Very shortly, and that a meeting of theGeneral Synod will soon bo convened to elect a Primate and confirm the election of Archdeacon Julius, who will probably be consecrated , in May. The Bishop; of. Nelson meets, the leading clerical and lay members of Iho Church in a conference to-morrow

The Property Tax and Single Tax.

Auckland, April 8. ; Mr E. Thompson, member, for. Marsden, in addressing his constituents at. Waipu,, denounced /.lie ud-. ministration of tho property tax. Though ho was not in favour of. tho tax, he would support it until it was replaced by a better measure, Ha was opposed to the single, tax, 1 Mr Thompson received a' vote of confidence.