COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 395, 24 December 1889, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

(from oub own cobbehondentb.') Nxpixb, last night. Mr Walton, clerk at the post office, died this morning of consumption. He oame to Napier, from Auckland, about a year ago for the benefit of his health. He leavee a wife and two children. Hie life was insured in the Government office for £lOOO. Auckuskd, last night. The steamer Richmond, from the Islands, brings Prince George Taupe Ahau, the future King of Tonga. Prince George, who is 16 years of age, cornea to attend the High Sehool. Forty Tongan Bingers and dancers also come by tbe same steamer. She reports a great fire at Miknaloga, Tonga, early on the morning of the 16th instant, when the Government bonded stores and armoury, Giles’ store, Walker's offloes, and other buildings were burned to tbe ground, besides a large quantity of gun powder and dynamite. The armoury contained three heavy guns belonging to various storekeepers of Mikn&loffa. Absolutely everything was lost in the flames. The Arawata, which arrived from Fiji to day, brings Sir J. Thurston, Lady Thurston, and family. Nsw Plymouth, last night. The men en{aged drediting near the cattle wharf on Saturday brought up sand which has been caked together by oil oozing up through the stuff. When brought U P it floated on the water in a rich yellow m»ss, and gave forth a very strong smell of petroleum. It is considered that the driving of the piles for the wharf some time ago disturbed the oil deposits. Nklsom, last night. A settler on Awaroa, on the north side et Blind Bay, has forwarded to the Collector of Customs a scrap of paper found in a bottle on the beach, bearing in pencil the following words: " Captain Harris, four men and a ooolc; of Sydney, November 10, 1889. Fishing boat Kate sinking. God help us.” It appears from the Australian register there is a lugger of 16 tons named the Kate Nelson.

Dunxdin, last night.

The Railway Commissioners have promised that after this week cheap excursion trains will be run on fixed days from all towns and stations on the various lines. There will be a large ioflax of Australian visitors for several weeks to c >me. According to present arrangements the Union Company will have fifteen steamers leaving Melbourne and Sydney for New Zealand during January. The Irish delegates collected £1350 in Otago.