Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 8150, 4 September 1888, Page 2

Telegraphic.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Woodville, Monday. The drive under the copper lode is in 180 feet. The lodo was struck precisely where Mr Washbourne, the Nelson expert, predicted it would, be. The lode is very nch, A company with a capital ot £60,000 is to be formed to work the lode, and it is expected that half the capital will be subscribed in Napier at once. (PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Aucklakd, Monday. ■ The final courses of the All-Aged Stakes and St. Leger Stakes were run off on Saturday at Plumpton Park. The latter event was won by Paddy-go-Eaiy, whilst the All-Aged Stakes fell to Union Jack. The following team has been selected to. represent Auckland in the forthcoming match against the English footballers :— luill-back, T. Brown; threequarter backs, K. Masetield, G. Meldrum, and P. Mackie; half-backs, M. Herrold, A. Braunel, and H. Stephenson ; forwards, O. Wells, T.. O'Connor, J. Lecky, It. M'Kenzie,, W. Hobson. A. Stewart, J. Heffernan, and P. Gould. The crimiual sittings of the Supreme Court opened to-ilay. The calendar was" unusually light. Albert Johnson, a youth of 16 yeare, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment for larcenv. A similar sentence was imposed in tlie case of Henry .Darby, who pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the premises of M. Casey and stealing a small sum of. money. Eiuniiuel Oliver pleaded guiltv to seven charges of illegally pawning and one of larceny as a bailee'. He had traded as the " American Watch Coinpany," and a number of watches which were given to him to repair were pawned. He was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. James Bloomficld, au old offender, received seven years' penal servitude for breaking and entering a house. Edward I'rcntiss, convicted of stealing from a dwclliug at Rangiriri, R-as -admitted, to probation for twelve months. Yesterday morning a lire broke out in a shop and dwelling - house on the Kemuera-road, occupied by Messrs Trubfrhaw Bros., and "as there were no means of checking the progress of the llames they spread to the adjacent shop and dwelling occupied by w. Adcock, butcher. Both building's,," together with n building, used as a storehouse, were destroyed. Mr Trubshaw's premises were insured for £300, the stock, lor £400, and the furniture for £20 in the New Zealand office. Two houses in K.vber Pass-road were burned last night; The buildings were tlv> property ot Mr Eaton, and were insured for £200 each in the South British. One of the houses was occupied by Mr L. W. Eaton, over whose furniture and stock the Norwich Union office held a risk of £200. Mr Henderson, who resided in the other house, had his furniture insured for £40 with the lloyal company.' Thames, Monday. John Johns, a highly respected miner, died suddenly on Saturday evening.- The cause of death was heart disease, and no inquest will be held. Mary Daris, charged with the attempted murder of her husband at Mount Pleasant, has been further remanded for a week. Hawera, Mondaj . Mr Nairn, mauager of the Bank of Australasia, was driving his family to Manaia yesterday, when the horses bolted and upset tho buggy approaching the Waingorigoro briik'i;. Tho youngest child, an infant, was badly hurt about the head. An elder child had its ankle sprained. Mr and Mrs Nairn and Miss Faulham were much bruised. Woodville, Monday. The copper lode was struck on Friday in the lower level, and shows rich ore. The promoters will probably take steps immediately to form a company to work the lode. Wellington, Monday. Mrs Aguew, of Otaso, was to-day charged at the R.M. Court with provoking behaviour towards the Premier. She ! vas ordered to iind a surety of £20 to i keep the peace for one month. t Messrs Ji.ysaght and Co. have received a cablegram from their Bristol house stating that galvanised iron, Orb brand, is quoted at £J6 10s per ton f.o.b.- in London, 'aud is advancing. The jury at the inquest ou the body of Captain Bayley, of the ill-fated Colouist, having imputed neglect to the harbor authorities in not despatching early assistance tothovessel, the harbormaster states that immediately on receipt of information that 'the vessel was in distress he made arrangements for the despatch of ■the Australia to render assistance, and instructed Pilot Sims to pick up tho pilot boat and crew and take them out to lielp the vessel, but when the Australia reached the spot the vessel had broken up and nothingcould be seen but wreckage. The General Post-office are advised that the steamer Zealandia, with the English mails of 11th ultimo, left San Francisco for Auckland on the sth August, her time-table date. The steamer Manposa with the colonial mails of the 13th ultimo ! arrived at San Francisco from Auckland I on the Ist instant, ouc day early. Kaikol'ka, Moudav. i luneard Houbc, the ruisidcuco ol Mr A \V. lnglis, was burnt down Jabt ni"ht Nothing was saved. Mi- luirlis- lobt a lot of valuable plate, a, number of family relieu, and a hue library. The fire w.ls discovered about 9 o'clock, when all the imnates were in bud. Insurance— £4-50 in tho Victoria Insurance Company. . Christchukch, Monday. Ihe earthquake on Saturday morning was felt very severely indeed at Waiau, naniner Plains, and Leslie HilJs, and abt. Helons.correspondent declarps " it was something terrible." At the Hot Springs the vibration had the effect of liberating un eslraordinary large amount of gas, and . tlie springs overflowed. Mr Atkiusofl'b

residence a? Wopdbank, on the plains, la - desonbed as •" completely ruined." At the stations at Leslie Hills and St. Helens the damage, has. been very considerable. ol r ™ ow *? amoving his furniture from »t. Helens -to Jack's Pass. At Waiaa. Reveral chimneys were demolished, and in « T w e r ni M ter : y iv monument was overturned. At YVaikan the shocks were more or leas continuous to 7 a.m. There were also intermittent vibrations irom 2 to 2.30 ■ ■ p.m. . ' ' At the Police Court today , Joseph Delahunt, charged with stabbing Wip. Rl'Lean at Papanui on August 18th, waa dismissed. The evidence showed the . wound to be slight and that both parties wore equally culpable. Two .slight shocks of earthquake wero felt to-day at 2 and 8.15 a.m. The Cathedral .'Chapter have voted £5 to .Anderson, the steeple-keeper, for ' his bravery in ascending the tower and securing the cross immediately after the shock. ; ■ *LAtEH. The Hanmer Plains springs were on Saturday greatly agitated; throwing up quantities of niud and gas. Tiie shocks . seemed to come from the west, and a continual noise-like distant thunder was lieard at short intervals on Saturday and Sunday. Some rents in the earth have . occurred in several places on the Hanmer Plains and Upper Waiau. Gas is bubbling • up from a number of them. Huge rocks have tolled down the hill sides, and several landslips have taken place— one on the Waiau bridge cutting. Mr Gunn, rabbit - inspector, walked across the Hanraer Plains from Rogerson to Waiau bridge on Saturday, and says that the whole plain 'seemed to be seething, gas and water bubbling in many places. The last shock experienced at Cnlverden was at 8,15 this morning. Since then everything seems quiet Mr Gunn expresses the opinion that if the shocks had been, generally as severe as at Hanmer Plains . no stone or brick building could havo stood up. He says he was glad to get clear -away, and thipks there is great danger of an .eruption, if one has not already taken place in the ranges. Towards WestHsnmer the plains are still iu active motion. Dunedin, Monday. John- Walker, au old resident at Opoh'o, over 70 years of age, was found dead in his bed on Saturday. He must have been dead a couple of days when discovered. He leaves considerable property, but no relatives in the colony. At the inqnest to-day it was proved he had over £2000 in his possession at the time of his death. The Union Steamship Company's directors, after .going into the matter of the coal miners' strike in New South Vvales, ' find that it will involve" very serious expense, to the company. v Their consumption of coal is 150,000 tons per annnro, and now that nono is available in Newcastle it means purchasing in New Zealand at higher rates. Orders have therefore been given to the captains to husband the coal, and an increase in the timo of the trips may be expected. In addition to this, as tho steamers have to take enough . coal from New Zealand for the round trip, the outward freight earnings are curtailed, ■ which' mcaus £400 to £500 per month. Next month tho company will withdraw some of the steamers in the Sydney service, and freights are announced to be ' increased.. In connection with a telegram from Grevmouth that the miners would not load the Pukaki, it may j>e stated that the Pukaki is not calling there to load, bnt simply to obtain a supply for the ■ round trip to Fiji. No coal being obtain- '. able in-Newcastle a detour has to be made to Greyniouth".At the meeting of the licensing committee to-day an application to transfer the license oithe Gridiron Hotel from "Margaret Kocho and her husband was postponed" until the decision of the Supreme Court .was known in the recent appljcation to remove the whole of the proceedings by a writ of cerliomri. The chairman drew attention to the fact that several " licensees had been before the Police Court for selling after hours. He pointed out that sometimes cases were proved, bnt no penalty could be inflicted. ' The committee had therefore nothiug.to deal with.' The committee expressed" a determination if they were in office nexk year to" issue no licenses ' for later than 10 o'clock where offence3 had been proved. Invercargux, Monday. The Hokonul Coal Company have been asked to quote a price for £000 tons of coal weekly, delivered at the Bluff, for shipment to Melbourne. This company is hampered in its operations by the cerenmstance that their, mine is on the Forest Hill tramway, which was constrncted with public funds, but I>ver which the Government will not peimit the company's locomotive «6r rolling stock to be rnn. Consequently the company have I to haul the coal several miles with horses, and then discharge it into the Government waggons on'the main line. i _»™«»«™— _ .