NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2156, 4 May 1886, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

OPOTIKI, Monday. The Northern Company's Bteamer DonSlas, while crossing the bar here on Saturay went aground. She is now lying high and dry, and uninjured. The Wanganui, Captain Murray, arrived yesterday, and reports having to make the Croizells on Friday night, and lay there all Saturday afternoon. At four p.m. the schooner Flirt catnein for shelter and ran on to a reef. She lose her rudder, and drifted on to the brach inside. No lives lost.

DUNEMN, Monday. The Tairoa Relief Fund Comfajittee have received a cheque for £28 10s sd. the amount collected at the Church of England services at the Oamaru Encampment, from the Rev. K. L. Stanford. Smith, who broke the leg of a constable while arresting him, was sentenced to three months, to follow after the sentence of four months for vagraucy he is now serving.

WELLINGTON, Monday. A fine comet was seen in the western heavens last evening. From observations made it was shown to be moving away from the «un and towards oast and south with extreme rapidity. The nucleus is large and well defined, its breadth being about eight or ten seconds. The tail, which was distinctly visible to the naked eye, was about six degrees iv length.

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A smart chap on the high C'a — Old Neptune. Glass as strong as light cast-iron will be hailed by housewives with delight. It is the invention, of course, of an American, and cannot only be thrown about the house, but it ia most beautifully coloured, the prevailing tints being sprays of onyx-stone colours on a background of opal. Tt appears that it is made from the refuse and slag remaining after the smelting of gold, copper, or silver ores. Tumblers which are strong enough to be dropped promiscuously " round " after the fashion of the common or domestic, auxiliary aid of the household, will come as a boon and a blessing to every home, and no china closet should be without them. The Waipa County Council invite tenders for grading road. Mr J. S. Buckland will sell at Ohaupo, on Tuesday. 500 bead of cattle, as per list. At an early date, he will sell at Waitoa, for Mr Moon, furniture, implements 150 head cattle, horses, tec. Licensing: committee notice* will be found in our business columns. Mr John Knox will sell at the Hamilton Mart on Saturday, furniture, produce, poultry, tec. AUo, 8 crates of jar* from Boyds pottery.