TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3524, 31 May 1890, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(united pbes's association)

Gisborne, May SO. Owen McGrath, who was thrown from his horse, died this morning,. The Maori Eawbera, got three mouths added to his six months' tentence for escaping from gaol. A mob ot 85 head of caiile were shipped to the Auckland market today, being a- revival of the live stock trade between here and Auckland.

Tholooal Directors of the South Pacifio Petroleum Company reported visiting the well, where the pipes were down tho hole a clear 1848 ft. The bottom is slaty puma rook, with: out even the slightest sign or smell of petroleum, The Sydney Board have let a contract to bore to the depth of 1876 ft. Auckland, May 50. A neat headstone, subscribed for by the publio, has been ordered for the grave of the late Hjnry. Talbot, third officer of the Bhip Persian Empire.

The story of the robbery of £IOO at tho Star Hotel is contradicted, and it is said that the money was probably lost from the owner's pocket. The Kaihu Valley railway and plant have been taken over by Mr Hales, the district engineer, and Mr Vickerman, railway engineer, on behalf of the Government. The line will be worked by the present manager Mr T H Barstow, and his staff. Three new geyeprs, constructed under iMWon of Mr Malftoy, have b.eenjormallv opened at the Botorua sanatorium.

' An oid ship's cannon, dated 1910, has been found on 'tho beaoh at Waiheke, near Eussel, Bay, of Islands), embedded in the sand. Tbft Bum : o.f: £7O. has been given to Mr Yarley as the net results of his mission in Auckland, .•, ■ •

The New South Wales Govern-

ment has applied for a'lp 'of the tnanuspript of St. Luke's' Gospel in the language of the-aboriginesof (hat

colony in the Grey collection of. the Auckland Library, as they wish to publish a book on that language, The City Council have decided to allow them to take a copy of the work,-

The motion of the Chairman of the Board of Education, to the effeot that e fund be established for the maintenance of teachers' houses, waa lost, the Board agreeing instead to hold teachers responsible for the care of their residences.