SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 808, 21 August 1877, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

WRECK AT RAGLAN: LOSS OF LIFE, Ngaruawahia, Sunday. The schooner ' Echo ' foundered when going out of Raglan harbour this morning, owing to the tiller-chain breaking. There was a crew of five, three native and two Europeans. The former saved themselves on the hatches, the latter, Simmonds Jackson, and Adam Bishop, were drowned. The crew stuck to the vessel until she capsized. Auckland, last night. Great excitement in the sharemarket to-day Alburnias ran up to £15 and came suddenly down to £y, Mr Waller, of the Manukau Mills, has contracted to supply Guthrie Larnaohs factory, at Duuedin, with a million feet of timber. Nelson, last night. The Dunedin and Nelson Football Match was played this morning. Nelson had no show whatever. It is said to be partly owing to four of their best men being unable to play. They played pluckily and well, bat were completely overmatched, and overweighted. The score showed Duuedm 6 goals and 5 tries ; Nelson, 0. The two team* luuched together. The Dunedin team sailed in the Taranaki, at 4 p.m. DunbDlN, Friday. To-day a man fell from Bunt's uiidiug, a height; of 35 feet. He started head down, but owing to there being three rows of scaffolding on the way, he got turned in various directions, and landed on his feet without much injury. He was able to walk horns. He struck, a thick board in his fall, and broke it in two. . Poet Chalmbes, last night. Scarlet fever has broken out, five cases are reported since Saturday. Qua death occurred this morning. Taupo, last night. The Native Lands Court opened to-day \bout 300 to 350 were present. '. Seven*] of the Napier repudiation native party are here and are likely to oau-e some difficulty in the transaction o business. A Kotorua native rumour -avs that Tawhiao is to be called to the Upper House. .Waikato is to be given baok, sales and leases are to cease,. a n?<+ Native Lands Act is to be prepared under Tawhiao's direction-, and cue flangirin block is to be laid off as a township. • . ♦