TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1636, 28 May 1887, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press association.) WELLINGTON, May 28. A nautical inquiry was held yesterday into the wteck of the steamer Go-ahead. The court found the captain overestimated the speed of the vessel, and did not allow enough for lee-wa}'. He was also deemed guilty of negligent navigation in attempting to cut Cape Kidnappers too fine in the weather that prevailed. Capt, Plumley's certificate is suspended for three months, and he was ordered to pay the costs of the inquiry. The Government have effected insura nee on the Post and Telegraph offices in Christchurch, Danedin, and Auckland. AUCKLAND, May 28. , Hill, who was injured at the Royal Hotel fire, at Onehunga, died this morning. He had been badly burned before leaping from the window. He stated that he bad gone to bed, leaving the candle burning, and this is supposed to have caused the fire. The girl burned to death was Annie Allan. Her remains were recovered, completely charred and partly covered by the bedding. She was 19 years old, and had only entered the situation four days before the fire. ?;The Auckland Freemasons have resolved to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee by raising a fund for the relief of the destitute Masons and their widows and orphans. NAPIER, May 28. The court of enquiry into the wreck of the Northumberland delivered the following judgment, which was unanimous: — •• That every effort was made by the captain, officers, and crew of the ship to ; save the ship and cargo, and that no blame whatever is attached to them. The harbormaster and pilot used all the usual precautions, and no blame is, therefore; attached to them ; and that the pilot made every endeavor to reach the Bhip when -she was in danger on the 10th of Mayy 1887. The harbormaster should be provided with the latest improved rocket life saving apparatus, and that occasional practice should be made with the same." DUNEDIN, May 28. Snider, the well-known bookmaker, died last night through bursting a bloodvessel.

Captain Edwin wires : — Every indication of a sharp frost tonight, and glass further rise. Mr. Moss is said to have been offered, and to have accepted a seat in the Legislative Council. The Rev. Bunn will deliver a sermon at the Wesleyan Churoh tomorrow evening, choosing for his subject " Riches." A- sporting gentleman in Hawera says he will back himself to run a wheelbarrow service for light parcels between Patea and Hawera and beat the railway Jservice as recently conducted. We hope to receive an advertisement of the wheelbarrow timetable, as it would be something really new and interesting. The San Francisco mail which arrived in town this morning is the first which has reached here on Saturday. Under the new time-table for this year henceforth, the. mails- by San Francisco may be expected to arrive here in time for delivery early on Saturday's. Discussions on the political position are preoccupying the public today since the news of the Ministerial defeat. Many people ask, " Will there be a dissolution ?" To this the only safe reply is that it is more than likely — almost certain — that the Government will appeal to the country on their financial proposals. The other question which is debated is, "If a dis- j solution takes, place, will the general election take place under the new Representation Act ?" As to this, there can, we think, be no doubt but that the election Would take place under the new Representation. Act within a couple of months Irom now, as the new Act cannot come into force for six weeks or so. There ib, of course, not the least likelihood of two general elections, which some seem to think probable. The Triennial Parliaments Act sets forth that every future House of Representatives shall, unless the General Assembly be sooner dissolved, ' continue for a period of three' years, to be computed from the day fixed for the return of the writs issued for choosing such House and no longer." There will probably be 6ome wrangling about supply being granted to Ministers to carry on until the election is over ; but we cannot believe that Ministers will resign their Beats without at least trying to make an appeal to the country, and probably having it granted.

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