LATE WIRES.

Waipukurau Press, Issue 18, 16 February 1906, Page 3

LATE WIRES.

O-f» — GENERAL. While five submarines were ateking the cruiser Theseus in Ply)uth Sound, a passing steamer ruck and buckled the submarine )’s tower, The submare rosS} to the surface and steamed Devonport. The crew of thiren had a narrow escape. Mr Balfour issued an election [dress. He says he has no misvings as to the Unionist party’s ture. They must not forget, in irsuing the duties of an Opposion, to prepare the way for those seal and social reforms which the >untry will ultimately require at eir hands. The death is announced of the ght Hon. A. F. Jeffery s, member r Basingstoke, England.

The most severe earthquake felt nee J 904 was experienced at EkeJiuna at 9.8 o’clock yesterday torning. The direction was east ) west People rushed into the ;reets, and several women fainted, he plaster was much cracked in le post-office, and the stock in jme of- the shops was slightly amaged. yesterday the body fzan old man named Matthew Vaters, 70 years of age, was found eside a tub of water with his head artially ’The Chief Justice yesterday ranted a decree nisi in the case )lsen v. Olsen and Archer, a wife’s etition, ml Archer v. ArcherJand )lsen, husband’s petition, on the rround of adultery. In the case ’f Mary Annie O’Brien v, John fames O’Brien, the jury found on ;he issue submitted to them that ,he respondent had committed adiltervin July or August, 1905, and shat an allegation as to adultery tifith a certain woman in 1993 was aot proven. A decree nisi was granted.