Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7547, 22 September 1886, Page 2

Telegraphic.

"> (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) :i.: : . : .Wairoa,, Tuesday);. A schooner, supposed tab'etlieCleap'att'aj Captain Hcilmayor, of Lyttelton, loaded with white pine timber, drifted ; ashore bottom upwards. ._afc. _.Waikokopa,-..near Mahia, last Saturday. It is r supposed that she capsized out in the bay. dn ring tho late southern qalc, and that all on board perished.- Both men's and women's clothing have \ been r nicked up on ' the Mahia beach, supposed to have" code front the wreck. The vessel is breaking i|p fast. Constable , Sba\v, of Wairb'aV Was very venturbsoiiie'ih.'goirig into the Hold of the' vessel while the sea was .breaking over her to search for bodies, but none have yet been found. Tho steamer Weka was there yesterday with Captain Gloadow.

• [PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIXTION.I Auckland, Tuesday. The Manapouri was granted pratique to-day, and the passengers were allowed to land.

The body found in tho Waitara river nearTe Aroha has beenidentified as that of a jobbing gardener named J. H. Stewart, of Cambridge. ' ' Mr Ballance and Colonel Whitmoro .inspected the harbor fortifications to-day. They, were much pleased with the progress made. The football match, Auckland v. New South Wales, came off at Newmarket this afternoon. From 3000,t0 4000 persons were present. The weather was splendid. Mr M'Arthur umpired for Sydney, and Mr E. T. Cotter for Auckland. -.Mr Thomas Henderson was referee. Shaw captained the Sydney team and Ryan the Auckland team. In the first spell Colquhoun (Sydney) potted a goal from the field, and Marshall (Aucklaud) got ; a' try, which M'Cnusland converted into a goal, " ,|ln the second spell Sydney did. not play so well, while Auckland played a man short, M'Causland having, retired through having strained one of his legs. -.Whitesjde got two'tries. Ryan, who took.the>Mck in one case, failed, but Leckie converted the other into a goal. Marshall. ,'got another try, but Leckie failed to. kick a goal. The match' ended in Auckland ' winning by 74 points to. i. There"" wore seven new men- in the .Auckland' team, ArneilJ Poland, and the two' -.Werbricks •being out of it. Among the Aucklamlere, Marshall, Whiteside, Madigan, Lindsay, and Leckie played well, and for New South Wales Austin, Uolquhonn, Walker, and Shaw. . The Sydney team have decided to stop for the next boat on Tuesday; and 'will play another ; :.matclijon Saturday.! .• - . -5r "•'.£ *»jj. A fire on the railway. wharf/., at ;s, two o'clock this morning destroyed the office i of the Auckland Brick and Tile Company arid damaged the premises and stock of the North New Zealand Farmer's Cooperative Association; Tho' Fire 'Brigade .quickly suppressed the fire. The .extent of the damage and the insurances are not known. ; • ' ' :' ' •■ ■•- <• ; -. ■' . <.. Wellington; Tuesday. For the next meeting of the City Council.the Mayor has' given notice to; move, f'That no rate be struck on account of hospital and ■ charitable' aid: "during the .present financial year." ..-.'.. r • The body found at' Island Bay yesterday has' been identified' as that of William Ward, laborer,- who had been out of em- ■ ployment for some time, and in j a despondent state. The post mortem, examination .disclosed a condition, of . body bordering upon starvation. ' The deceasea leaves a wife and eight children. The. police have laid. an information against the Gear Refrigerating Company for -having sold.'native game outpf season. It appears that the game sold was native pigeons and ducks, and that. these.h ave beeir kept in the company's refrigerators from before the close of .the .shooting season. The police contend that under the Animals Protection Act sales after the end of Jiily aro illegal, even though the 'birds are 'in "the frozen state. 'The ■.case will be heard pii .the .29th ,insf.',".'.»j . It has' been decided.td retain- Mr Wardell, R.M., in. his present position, . and -offer the vacancy. in the. Wairarapa to Mr Von Stunner, It.'M. oFHokiahga; ' Sir Julius Vogel's application; for -the re : hearing of the libel action against the. Evening Pjress is set down for to-morrow, but it is understood it will be adjourned to enable the" Attorney-General to conduct the argument for the plaintiff. „-<.. • ' 'Hokitika,. Tuesday." A girl named Houston, 11 years of age, was drowned in the Hokitika river near Woodstock to-day. She was -with two girl companions playing' on a log, when she slipped into the "river, 10 feet deep. The other girls ran for help, and a brother of the deceased plunged in ,nnd recovered the body, but all efforts to restore animation proved fruitless. ■• ■ '■'.:; ' Dunedin,, Tuesday.. Mr Wales, who was at one time, member for Dunedin, is reported as likely, to be a candidate for Dunedin Central. The Hon. Mr Bathgate, M.L.C., died this afternoon. Ho arrived in the colony in 1863 as manager of the Otago Bank. He was for a short time manager and editor of the Otago Daily Times. He was Provincial Solicitor in the Provincial Executive. Afterwards .he became . a 'member' of the Yogel Ministry.' H.e ,is snrvived by 12 children, nearly all grown up, and 27 grandchildren:; > * *, An influential deputation interviewed the Premier to-day with reference to tho delay in the completion of the bridge at the south end of the town. The Premier replied that the present contract would be completed within; three months, and the whole work within six months. The Iridge will bo opened in : April. • ! P'-H