SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 890, 7 March 1878, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] AUCKLAND, last night. A fire again Wokt-. out m Cook's workshop, but wis extinguished with little damage. A girl named O'Leara was severely burned. She was playing with two others, when one threw an ignited match at O'L-ara's clothes, which took tiro. Her skin was nearly all burned off before a roan named Cole.van extinguished the flames by roiling ihe ciiild on the floor. A man lost n purse containing £20 oti lliu wharf. JJivmg 1 tor it was fruitless. George Thomson, blacksmith f ol VVaitoa, Piako, wri.es <a the ' Soar „ complaining that hLs children were com mi tied to the Industrial \Hotne without him beia^ eomm inicated ; with, although well able and prepared to support them. TAUPO, Las. night, A severe snow storm has visited the district. Murray and Garrick, of the Thames, attempel o ascend Toag iriro, bub were earned back by the natives, who are annoyed -tt surreptitious attempts to ascend tuc mouuta.n. CURISTGH UKCH, m». nightA bo-iTuing liou.^e next Mttnpk Isoa'a Sou&neru cioiel was burned, ami was insured m die Union for £6ou. WiiLUXGTON, Monday. Captain lid win reports that there is every probability of Auckland being vi-iwd by <t bad westerly gale, changing hOu uw.»rd. [Wt had io m VV r aiit;icO, and pretty stiffl. , too, on Mo.idiy, from the directions indicated. Last night. Alexander Reed, a journalist, passenger by the Taupo, disappeared suddeuly from on board during ihe passage Irom Curistchurch. ft E W PLYMO U TH, Monday. Mr Jones has just returned from Mokau. He s.ace.s that Rewi has visited that place, coming down the river Waikato. He remained a tew days, and visited the Europe ma daily, taking food m the stores. He expressed pleasure at seeing Europeans settled there and un triendly terms, and said he would advise the gjveauvnent to do what ever lundowiu-ivs and seoilers required to open uj trade. Rewi has now returned to \V"aikato, it ia exj'ected to arrange for T:*whiao's coining to Waiuira, to meet S r George Grey. Id is the tirst instance of Ilewi having visited Euiopeans on the West Coast since the commencement of the Waitara war. Tuesday. Mr Wakefle'd will contest t1.9 seat for Tim ira a^.inst Mr Tqruball. A sharp contest is expected. Dv Somervilie Ims closed his missio:i m Wellingnon, and wil (>roceed at onoa ;o VVauganui to hold a series of s^ryicas there. (JrIRISTOifURCH, Tuesday. A new Masonic Lodge, under th Irish Constitution, will te opent'ti on Tupsdav lifxt. Tiie w{<ste lands sales during February reilincd ii74,G6d. The polios are : r.'iig pr>ceedings il^ttinst the; grocers for selji tg local made wine, which has t>e.-n looked on as Good Tempi ir drink, bui which, on atiilvif, prov«-d ro Cvii>. lain 15 per ceni. oi alcohol. 13 J L\ E [ >l $ , Tuesday. At $ o'clock on ohe afternoon of 'be'^rd jiastiiiit a nntned Bella B.;?ll, while gatheriog- near die Railway sii.tion," "Ulm^kin.. found a I ox, with a label on the 1 iid. on which was written inlngtletter* il.e ><.l!.,vai g:— "lf you fi-i..; my father ess (1 u i. g, [ pray, f^. ifesus* sake, >'UV ii> m the tiw Otliolic wh; ." ' i iie jmiui j:iia,'.ely repor-ed the iuatte'r to tht-j (^MistubiH siati.Jiied m the district, \ «i,ucl uja gpi'V to i!i<- place lie fourui a SiWp, 'JX'X us u t .;-ribed. It was. tied syateniiitioally with sni.^^l. tiyinc, and on oper-jntr it Uie "constrihlej tuDiid the body o { 3, m^e chijd, ' a|>parently eight or ten clays <>ld, m a pem-ct stale. J\o mark of violence was on the budy, and the child was dies3erl m a netc ;ind respec ab e manner. It is supposed that the body .va< ieft there by a passe- ger by the t vening traiu Qn Monday.

Au inques! is to bo held on Thursday. The country districts are preparing for the reception of Sir George Grey, bat nothing ■ U being done m the diy, Last night. Mr Re»ves, ex-Mayor, will, it h expected, o >nn?st M- L.imach's seat m the Ministerial interests. The stakes paid at Ihe race settling wee: -Ray, .£1.0)5; Stead, Redwood, £260; Millock, O'Brien, £172; Kitchen, -U6O; Mason, £150.