TELEGRAPHIC.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6782, 14 February 1884, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

[from our own correspondent.] Makatoktj, Wednesday. The funeral of the five victims of the Orniondville tragedy took place at 3 o'clock this afternoon. A long procession of between 300 and 400 people followed the remains to the cemetery. At the entrance to the cemetery the coffins were taken from the hearae and laid in a long vow, and the hymn commencing v Death

has been here and gone away" was sung. The Rev. Edward Robertshaw then read the funeral service. The Bcene was very affecting, there was hardly a dry eye amongst the spectators, amongst whom were the scholars attending the district school. The coffins were afterwards taken to the grave, and the concluding portion of the funeral service read. The mournful proceedings concluded by siue:ing, "Safe in the arms of Jesus," in which nearly all present joined.

(FROM OUE OWN OOBRESi?ONDENT.) Waikoa, Wednesday. Two thousand merino wethors crossed here thi3 morning en route for Mr Woodbine Johnston's run, Poverty Bay.

I PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, Wednesday. At the annual meeting of the Begatta Club the report showed that £612 were spent on the last regatta. The club commences the year with a balance of £11. New officers were elected. The City Council award the first prize for the Public Library and Art Gallery design to Messrs Granger and D'Blbro, of Melbourne, and the second to Mr Wales, of Dunedin. The prizes are awarded subject to the tenders being within the stipulated estimate, £21,600. The estimate of cost made of the first design by the Council's architect is £40,000. A coroner's enquiry was commenced to-day into the circumstanceß connected with the fire in Mount Eden-road, which originated in the premises of Edwin Jones, grocer. Two witnesses were examined, and there are eight to come. The enquiry is being held at the instance of the insurance companies. Wellington, Wednesday. Parliament has been further prorogued until the 7th of April. A man named Kennedy, who was assisting- in shipping frozen meat on boarl the Bombay this morning, accidentally tripped and fell down the hold, a distance of 20 feet. He received severe injury to his spine, which is probably fractured. He was taken to the hospital. A young man named ISixou was to-day sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment for an assault on ono of the Salvation Army. The sentence of death paS3ed on William Pearce for the murder of bis paramour at Dunedin has been commuted to i imprisonment for life. An information has been laid against Phillip Kingeombe Watty, a well-known commission agent here, on a charge of having obtained from E. W. Jeffery the sura of £25 on a bill of exchange, together with £3 in money, with intent to defraud. Ii is understood that the amount embezzled by W. 0. M'Dermott, of the Government Insurance Department, exceeds £300. Mrs Phoebe Hammond, aged 63, died suddenly to-day of heart disease. Wanganui, Wednesday. Judgment was given yesterday in the sheep branding case for the plaintiff, the magistrate inflicting a penalty of. one shilling. No order was made for coats. Manaia, Wednesday. Power's boarding-house was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The insurance on the building ia £300 in the New Zealand office, and on the furniture £50 in tho Colonial office. Hokitiica, Wednesday. At the meeting of the Weatland Hospital Committee last night twelve applications for the position of surgeon-superintendent were received, the choice falling on Dr King, late of Wellington, but now residing here, who was thereupon formally appointed to the office. CnmsTunuEcii, Wednesday. Twenty trucks of wheat, the first of this season's harvest, came from Kaiapoi tonight. Capt. Cotton, the master of tho Christchurch hounds, succeeded in walking from Stoney heart station to Chriatchurch, 72 miles, withiu 18 hours. He started at midnight and reached town at a quarter to 6 o'clock this evening. The walk was for a wager of £50. Ashbtjeton, Wednesday. Tasmania won the match against Ashburton by 13 runs. Timartj, Wednesday. H.M.S. Eapiegle is expected hero tomorrow morning, and will ho brought inside the breakwater. Arrangements have been made for a luncheon to the officers in the afternoon. The Pomeroy Company had a crowded house at the Theatre lioyal to-night, and conclude a successful season on Friday. Dunedin, Wednesday. The Bench not considering the evidence sufficiently strong to ensure a committal in the only caso heard against Marr, for robbery from a pavilion at the time of the Tasinanian cricket match, tha other charges wero withdrawn by the police. The Land Board enquiry into the Silver Peak dumrnyism case has practically finished, and the Board will give its decision on the 20th inst. There will be elections for all the city licensing committes. The Good Templars have nominated four candidates for oach district. The Tasmanian cricketers have accepted the terms of the Otago Association, and will play a return match against Dunedin ; on Friday and Saturday next. Later. The dismissal of the charge against Thomas Marr of robbery from the cricket pavilion was without prejudice, and though the other cases were then with- | drawn, fresh informations were subsequently laid by the police, and these will be dealt with on Friday. InVBRCARGILL, Wednesday. The Chinaman who committed suicide yesterday was not the leper, bul another Celestial at Roundhill, who, it if said, had reason to suppose that he was affected with the same malady.