TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2365, 1 March 1893, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON, March 1.

A private cable announces the death in England of Sir Charles Clifford, tbe first Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, aged 79. His son is at present on his way to England. Deceased was one of the oldest settlers, having arrived in 1843. A well-known Maori, Matene Whare, cocsin of Te Whiti, died at Petone last night, aged 75. The Arawa left Kio for Plymouth on Sunday last. Her frozen meat wai re* ported to be in good condition. Grainge was committed for trial, bail being allowed, himself in £150 and two sureties of £15 each. CHEISTOHUEOH, March 1,,

While the Eimutaka was coming along, side tbe Lyttelton wharf tbe telegraph to the engine room broke, and tb«£sMNBL was eont full speed ahead instead of half speed astern. Tbe result was a collision with the steamer Coptic. Tbe latter'a fo.restay| snapped, her head; -rails and stanchions were carried away, tbe stern head dinted, and tbe woodwork. splintered.

WOODVILLE, March 1. An entertainment was held latt night in aid of the Queensland relief ftmd.iina the district is being eanvasMd for contributions.

Fred Holder, son of H. J. Holder, met with a shocking aooident _ last night, through riding into a diay in the dark, his intestines being penetrated. His condition is critical. DDNEDIN, March 1.

Mr Hntohison received a vote of con. fidenoe last night, and a similar vote was passed to the Ministry. Mr. Millar contests the Port Chalmers seat at the general eleotion, and Mr. Hntohison the city Beat against all-oo«ners. INVEROARGILL, Maroh 1.

A violent thunderstorm ooourred between midnight and five o'clock this morning. Some of the peals were accompanied by a report like that of an enormous cannon. Tbe lightning was very vivid. Tbe contractors' work! Bbops were wrecked by it. Tbe iron zoof was evidently lilted bodily and dropped baok in its place, ag All the nails were drawn about two inches. Every window in the bailding was smashed. A lead pipe, melted as if by electric fluid, was deposited on the footpath. So far, there are no reports of other damage by lightning, but tbe crops will have suffered from tbe wind and bail.