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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3778, 6 April 1891, Page 2

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(United Pwßif Association). The m Wanaka- ' New Plymouth, Aprit 4. * A heavy south-west gale was blowing last night, but did not damage 1 the Wanaka wreck much, The Union Company's represent* tives arrived last night,, and have gone down to view the wreob. r Monday. \ The Wanaka ib in much the same position as when she struck;'and an > f 1 " attempt will be made to float her off 1 ?■ the reef, The weather still holds fin* and it is thought her injuries are not, great. Divers are now inspecting the> damaged part of the vessel. 1 ' J4' Death of tta Hon vr, Burn. '^ Chribtchuroh, April fc, tTlie Hon W. Reeves, M.IL.Ci died on Saturday evening,. Deaths. was unexpected. He underwent the, W operation of lithotomy on. Monday! last and seemed progressing v«jr 1 well till Friday night, when he began < vj to collapse. He joined Mr Orosbj Ward in the Lyttelton Times 40 -r year ago, and succeeded Mr Ward as M.H.R. for Avon in 1867, Ho » represented-Selwyn from 1871 to I 1876, was resident Minister for the Jf Middle Island under the Fox*'Vogel jJ? Government in 1871, and was called :«§ to the Upper House in 1884, He \| was one of the first directors ,of the New Zealand Shipping Company, * and was chairman in 1885, He was M a director of the Union Insurance Company up to the time of hit m death, also a member of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College. He took a keen interest in sport, was steward of the Canterbury Jockey Club and one of the proprietors of the Middle Park Stud. He was also President of the Christ* church Musical Society. Aoold rats and TfttaUttu, Gisdorhe, April 4. At the inquest on the body of John Bourke, lato Clerk and Secretary' to the Harbour Board, a verdict vm returned of accidentally drowned whilst bathing, with a rider request* ing the Harbour Board to declare ti unsafe to bathe off the breakwater. New Plymouth, April 4. * Reports from, the hospital this morning state that officers of the Wanaka on favourably, Auckland, April 4. A man named Short is missing from •' the river steamer Tangihua at Port Albert, and it is feared lie has been drowned.