TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5446, 29 July 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

L BY SPECIAL WTHB.J Sergeant Donnelly, of the Wellington police, has been appointed gaoler at Gisborno.

At tho meeting of tho Wellington Philosophical Society on Saturday ovening an interesting paper on the " Forest question of New Zealand," and was read by Mr A. Lecoy. He advocated the formation of a State forest department for New Zealand, and contended that if forests were conserved a large timber trade could bo earned on.

Orders have been sent by the Government to the Avonsido Company, Bristol, to supply a large number of new Fairlio engines. A few days ago one of the seamen of the ship City of Madras was admitted to the Wellington Hospital siiffering from rheumatism. After regaining his health ho was charged at tho Wellington E.M. Court for deserting, and at the request of the Customs authorities he Avas ordered on board to prevent his becoming a burden to the colony. Immediately after the police had placed the man on board the vessel, the commander, Captain Hornston, put the man ashore again to shift for' himself, and set sail for Oregon. The authorities intend writing to Lho Board of Trade 1 , as the captain hits uiiido himself liablo to a heavy fiuo 01 impruO'l-

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Another lot of natives conmu'iicetl ploughing' at l/lumm^i /fc-sirr'.luy. Tlie steamer Manawatu in endeavoring yesterday morning to pass through Wanganui bridge dragged her anchor and slewed round against the bridge, where she remained slightly heeled over. About 5 p,m, Captain Harvey unshipped

the vessel's funnel, and getting a line id her bows, succeeded in clearing her off the bridge; The operation was witnessed by a large concourse of people. The captain displayed admirable coolness and fertility of resources. The fresh that was iii the river at tho time made the work very hard.

A.mrtn named John Mudford, who' for_ souio -boors past had been lining inTasmall hut on the hills near Karon, "Wil* hngfcon, was found dead ill his bed at six o clocic yesterday morning. A post mortem will be made and an inquest held to-day. '

Owing to the late heavy rains there have been extensive landslips near Port Britomart, Auckland.

.Mr Nathan Close/- grocerMtioHand, died suddenly yesterday aio¥nijig\ A petition has been sent to Dr. Wallis for presentation to the House <jf Eepresentatives asking for a searching enquiry into the conduct of the principal of one of. the Auckland institutioris;'-'fl I%e wife of Mr Montgomery, M.H.R. died on Sunday morning. " ''•'■' ' ' Constable Bowden returned to Christchurch on Sunday night frbni his' search after one Graham Flowers, who has been missing for some days. The search was without success. The constable was two' nights on the ranges with 5 only a small blanket.

The Orari has arrived at Ly tteltpk from: Lbnddn, ond brings 11 saltfon passengers'" and 2dl (*?vernttient immigra"iiti3 e^rfaTttf 140 adults. . . iVii-Jf,--*

The 1 Auckland Trades and I .Labor Council ate OOnsidering tne- advisability of sending representatives fothV'lntercettc/mal ..T^Etd^s TJnian- OongreSsj'to be held in Sydney in Odi^f,. . .. . . , \ „ The Mercer railway' station ' 'i&s burnt down, \s fo ite rebult ' at once,' at' d cost oi £104$ , . , ; At the, inquest held' oil fKe , Vc/dv, o¥ Joseph Herman, of Auckland; who lulled himself with a penknife,,- a Verdict wa's returrfed t6 the effeojfe that ihe. deceaseddied by his own H#i(Mi ' • ' A Christchurch telegra'ui says :~" The identity of the prisoner in Lyttelton gaoljwith Lyons, the missing'lnvercargill witness* turna out to be all m'o'crasliine. It rested on a atatenidnt of d thief named Titoneaux, cttias "Jade the liar." -

A boatman named Andrew M'GFlken was crushed to death yesterday af terrioW at Timaru by a heavily-loaded. surf boat. He got foul of the line as the boat was being launched, and -was thrown right in the way, the boat passing over 'his .bowels. Death was instantaneous. '" ' ' A man named Gordon has been missing from Ashbiirton for some days. Last Sunday there were about a hundred persons oiit searching for hini; ;a"nd yes* terday the police Were, draggirig 1 titd Waikanui creek 'and examining several wolls on the supposition that the man had got drowned, but, all ? their .efforts were in vain, and the mail's 'disappearance remains a mystery. A man named John Turner, residing at Waikouaiti, was found yesterday in a paddock at ■ Waikouaiti with his throat cut. The cut extended to his spinal column, and the windpipe was severed. The injuries Avere self-inflicted with a pocket knife. Hopes are entertained of his recovery. A young lad 15 years of age, named M'Leod, was brought up at the Oamaru R.M. Court yesterday on. a charge of forgery, and was remanded.

The Eomau Catholics at Christchurch have started a home for domestic servants out of employment. ' The authorities of the Canterbury Museum have sent to the Sydney Exhibition three moa skeletons, and a collection of building stones and timber (of the latter 60 specimens), and a valuable entomological collection illustrating the older life among the Maoris and among tlio natives of Solomoii Island; also a collection of stone implements from America, Europe, and Africa, for the purpose of comparison, the whole consisting of one thousand specimens. Experiments have been tried in Lyttelton at heating the bailers of steamers' engines with gas..