Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7550, 25 September 1886, Page 2

Telegraphic.

iPER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ' - ''Auckland, Frnlav. Shortly after.ll o'clock last night afire broke out in a, four -roomed cottage in Wynyard-street, whicli was burned to the ground, and one of the inmates, a son of Mr C. E. Madden, solictor, was burned to death. Charles Wright was walking along \Yynyard-street,qn his road home, ' when lie noticed a glare' in the front window* of Maddens house. Feeling appre- ': hensive 'that /something was wrong he ran" the. door ' ; bell and'knocked./ Mrs Madden camp to tho door. partly dressed, aridopened it, ; and 'then closed it in bis, face. „111 her. excitement. He saw the . flames inside, and at once kicked in the door, carrying out two children, iivc or six years old, who were in their nightdresses, and he took. them to Mr Camp- ■ bell's next door.. On coming back, ha saw Mrs Madden coming round the back of- the house, with a child in her arms. ■She was in. a perfect frenzy, fancying three other children were in the house. On learning that one was still missing she attempted to go back into the flames ■with the child in her arms, but Mr Wright prevented her from doing so. Hewas unable to penetrate to the room, where themissing child had been sleeping, ■as'the whole house'- .was then in flames. Mrs Madden yida min/Sstdte of hysteria, and it was found n'ceessjiiy to remove her ' to the hospital in "a cab.^i ■As soon as possible the firemen penetrated the room indicated] alone in which the missing boy slept, and they there found the body of William Samuel;' the third son, aged five years. Tho body presented a terrible spectacle, but it was clear that the child could havo suffered jlittle, having died in his sleep of suffocation.' :The eldest boy, aged eight years, states that the fire arose from the explosion of a kerosene lamp in the bedroom, -which set* lire to. the bed- ■ clothes. The boy said that Mrs Carey had been accustomed . to - sleep nightly there, and that she -went out between eight and nine o'clock to see her married daughter, and then returned to tho house. His impression was she had gone to bed. • ' The firemen made a search, but could discover no other' body.' . The building be*, longed to Mr Harry Bennett, and was insured for £120 in the Colonial office. ■There wasno insurance in the furniture. Mr Madden had been' staying at his mother's houscj and knew' nothing of tha occurrence till all was over. At the in-jßk quest to-day .a verdict was returnpd.-M accidental death through '■ the upsetting of a kerosene lamp. A rider was added, praising'the conduct of Mr Charles Wng_ht, who saved two children, from the burning building. Sir G. M. O'Rorke will on Monday lay '. the foundation stove of 'the North New Zealand', Woollen Company's factory at Onehunga. ' The. construction of the ■ building is well advanced, and the ma- • chinery is on the way from England. ' - A meeting .of - merchants, manufacturers, and others took place last night, to consider what '''treasures should bo adopted to 'foster local industries and provide' employment for the population. . It was resolved to form an association for the above objects,* and a committee was' appointed to draft rules. Owing to the refusal of the Government to repair the. Great South- road the Road Boards interested have determined to reestablish the tollgates: •■-••'', Nearly half of the, last' Auckland football, team will be prevented from playing to-morrow through injuries they received at the' last match with' Sydney. Among them are Lusk, M'.Causland, Moginie, Spencer, and Murphy. - ■= ; At a conference to-day, between Colonel - Whitmoro and the officers of theVolun,teer forces, re tho Volunteer encampment at Taranaki, in reply to a question as to whether in the case of detention at Taranaki the Government would nay expenses, . Colonel Whitraore" replied in the. negative. He said the Government were only prepared to- bear the expenses for four -^ days of the . encampment. A resolution was carried- in * favor - of, . an Auckland Easter encampment, but the companies | ave;to.be consulted to see How many aye williug togo to Taranaki. J .... Thames, Friday. George iHarcourt, late legal manager and deputy assignee, has been committed for trial on five charge's' of embezzlement. Four others of similar nature were withdrawn upon' the application of Mr Hudson Williamson, Crown Prosecutor. „.'•■',.■' "',.. '..'.. ..Wanoanui. Friday. ' '.An elderly mahname'd Robert Hill was found dead in his bed last night. He was a respectable man, retired from business, and living in a home by himself. Not having been seen about for a day or two the police broke in. and found him dead in bed, with the pillow and sheets saturated •with chlovodyne, and two bottles on'iyj..-' table by his bedside. At tho inquest today a" verdict' was returned that the deceased .died -from an. overdose of chlorodyne, taken to induce sleep. , ! ' " ' Wellington, Friday. ■ The annual general 'meeting of the Island Bay ..Racing Club, having been allbwed to lapse, an extraordinary general meeting was called last liight?. Sir Goldsmith, a shareholder, took exception to the meeting as, illegal, and insisted that the directors "were personally 'responsible for all expenditure since the date of the regular annual meeting. , The Chairman, however, brought . forward the '• company's .solicitors opinion to the effect thnt the present course was the propor method to get out of the difficulty, and, though Mr Goldsmith questioned ,tl»at gentleman's law, the. meeting' theu ,went:on. It ap•yeared from the report: thrtt 10 months? working had produced 'about 7 per cent, profit. -Tho Chairman j referring to the question of the metropolitan club, said the Island Bay' Club had adopted the rules and become a metropolitan club before 'the •Wellington Racing ,Clnb had done so ; • that they had been asketf to submit the matter to arbitration,' but the directors would not do anything of the kind. The report and balance-sheet" were adopted, after, objections on the part ;Of Mr Goldsmith, which were eittier explained or overruled. A prppo3itiori : ta : reduce the secretary's salary to '£loo was received with many signs of disapprobation, and it • found no supporters, tho members speaking highly of, Mr .Bells services. Dra Newman and Ronburgh were olected directors, and. the meeting terminated. At the Magistrate's, Court this morningCharles Hodgson was committed for trial on two informations -charging him with embezzling moneys belonging, to the Union Bank. One information was for £59, and the second comprised two sums of £34 and £80. Bail, was allowed in" two sureties of £250 each. , v ,•_ . 1. In July, the Marino Department wrote to tho United States Fishery Bureau, asking for a further supply of ova of varions species, and a reply l\as jitat'becu received from Professor Baud, who states that the will have great pleasure in meeting the wishes of tho New Zealand Government as. far as; possible. He thinks he oan supply as many whitefish,. eggs as are ' wanted, but it is so'iue\vnat doubtful asi to land-locked salmon an^-Californiaq trout.' There will be no charge iiia,de for • the ■whitefish except the' expenso of foVi warding them, .froin 'Michigan to San Francisco. Probably, he says, the Bureau wil.l have to. obtain trout' frqn\ somewhere else. , ] . , .■.''■'• ■ • .

. it is understood that Lient.-Cqlone.l Koberts, ivl'Q is \n charge. pf the Constabulary, on tl^o \Vqs£ Coast- of tins island, is to be removett.to, Auckland to take charge of th,ejpermaneri£ force there. In the bankrupt estate of Charles Ctievniol, wine merchant, the total liabilities are set down at £10,104, and the assets at £722, leaving a deficiency of £9382. The funeral of the late Mr Brandon, M.L.C., this. afternoon was largely attended.' The Governor's carriage was in the procession. TheMnienibers of the" Ministry w.ere ,', AlUtho' soHditorM olhces iv town wove closed' ns a mark 'of respect for the decfeas'edi "•'", ' ; "' Regarding- the-, cable'iates'.tlie Postmns-ter-General states that the Government ■'-. are not qmtp decided on tlio couree to bo taken. He tliiifics it very doubtful whether wider tlio terms of the original contract. the.Eastern Extension Companyhave power to raise' the ''rates'." I . Tlio Sydney ..Government liayg/been comnnirif catedwitlj; andimVe returned' an {vnsweS;" that ; they; ate .of Yopinionf tlie 'company .'cannot do it. ;'n The ; matter 4ill probably : come* ,nhder' ; the ;ll consideration of ; the "> .

the Chamber of Commerce will wait on Sir Julius. Yogel on Monday and asccr- ... taiu. what action the 1 Government intend taking. . - At ft meeting of the City. Council tonight it was decided not to strike a special rate for charitable aid purposes, as it was • intimated that with the Government pubsidy and voluntary contributions the amount was sufficient to maintain the hospital and the Benevolent Society. Kumara, Friday. . Mitchell Ginty, : a miner at Larrikins, accidentally fell 30 feet on to a heap .of „ „ ■ stonc3 in a claim, and, was killed by the i ' , fall. " •.. •. - V

At an inquest at Mitchell's, Lake Brun- < ncr, on the oody of Mary Ta.ylor, aged 20, who was drowned while fording the Ara-. ngapua creekjj.a.trib'ntavy of Lake Brunner, a verdict of accidentally drowned was returned." The deceased was an adopted daughter of Mitchell's. Her father is supposed to be in Wauganui. ' „; CiißisTcnuncii, Friday." It is understood that an application will be made to his Honor Mr Justice Johnston at the opening of tho criminal sittings for a few days' adjournment of the sitting of the Grand Jury after they have dealt with the other cases on the calendar, so that they may take evidence in theTimarupoisoningca.se, ami so that if a true bill is found the trial will not take place till October Hi The Christchnrch sliarehobjer3 of the South British Insurance Company met today to receive the report of Mr M. Harris, who visited Auckland to report on the securities,- &c. A vote of confidence in the stability and management of the coru.pany was passed, and also a vote of thanks to the .directors for their courtesy to Mr Harris. ; - . There lias been heavy rain from the south-west all day. Another fire occurred here to-night, but ; the damage was not so serious. An old wooden building, part of which was used as stables by Mr F. W.Delamain, and part as a blacksmith's shop by, Messrs Harper and White, was destroyed. The fire originated in the stables, but how is not known. The building was sitnated in the same block as those burnt down on, the previous night. It belonged to Captain Steven Fisher, and was insured in the National office for £200. Dunedin, Friday. Re the Maid of Otago, wrecked at the Bluff, there are no insurances oh the hull. The following are the insurances on the cargo:— Union office, ,£240 ; Staudard office, £240; National office. £224; Equitable office, £110 ;'• Victoria office, . £116; United office, £65'; New Zealand ' office, JE2SO; total, £1245. '■' ,' 'A smart shock of earthquake is reported to have been felt at Arrowtown abont ten minutes to 10 o'clock this morning, accom : jpanied by an unusual noise. ■ • . , The First Offenders' Probation Act was taken advantage of ,by tho_ Justice^ today, who discharged under its provisions . a young man charged with stealing- a saddle. ' ; '

. ' InVeucAUOILL, Friday. - . A child 19 months old, a daughter of a man named Christie, at present in penal servitude for arson in the Lako county, ■ was drowned to-day in a street drain at ■ Northlnvercargill m front of the mother's house. The child is, supposed to have been crossing on a board laid over a ditch, • and fallingonher face was unable to rise. .■ Captain Peterson was the master of the ■' Maid of Otago, which was wrecked at tho Bluff this morning. The crew had a narrow escape, their boat being stove in, and but for the fact that. the. watchman was at the point and raised the pilot staff they would probably ' have perished. The Harbor Board have recently decided to give, up keeping a night watch, and the man is unuer notice to leave the service. Bluff, Friday. •Two wrecks occurred here last night, viz., the topsail schooner Maid of Otago, and the Government' schooner Kekeno. The formor was bound to Riverton.with a

generul cargo from Dunedin, and the' Kekeno was returning to port after_ a three months' cruise at the. outlying , islands. Shortly before midnight a strong easterly wind sprang up, which rapidly increased to a perfect gale, with an in- . tensely dark night. The Kekeno was the firat to enter the port, and reached the --■ lower anchorage shortly after midnight, but owing to the gale the anchor chains broke, and the vessel was driven ashore. .The Kekeno now, at high water, is stand- ' ing upright with the sea washing over her. She is bumping heavily, and will not last long if the wind continues. The tug Awarua went to her- assistance at . daylight this morning, and the crew, with their clothing, were taken on board ■ the steamer and landed at the wharf. . Captain.Gregg, who was. formerly harbormaster here, is master of the Kekeno, and was thoroughly acquainted with tlie port. Tho.Maid of Otago, owing to the heavy gale, was running into port for shelter. ' As she ne'ared the red light at Starling Point, the captain was evidently deceived by the distance of the land, and hugged the Point too closely. Consequently! it is supposed; ■ the vesseimust have struck on the remains

.of the s.s. Pelham. Blue lights were burnt - by the crew, which tho night-watchman replied to, and the pilot boat was launched immediately, and all the crew of the Maid were landed at the pilot station. The master and crew lost all their effects, and . had it not been for the 'pilot boat many ] lives, in all probability, would have been lost. The schooner has since broken up, and at 8 a.m. no appearance was to be seen of the hull of tiie vessel. The insurances r , . are not known here, hut the Maid of Otago '':„■■ and heir- cargo are supposed to be covered v vvin Dunedin. The Kekeno is not known <*"''' to be insured. ' • ' *