TELEGRAPHIC.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2278, 15 September 1899, Page 7

TELEGRAPHIC.

FROM OCli OWJI CORRESPONDENT. Dl'nkdin, this day. An official inquiry was commenced at Tuapeka Mouth ycsttiday l>y the Co oner iuto ilia circumstances touching the burning down of the Rongahere school-house. Mr Pryde, secretary, Education Board, was present.

Mr John Smith, who was thrown from a trap on Tuesday, died yesterday morning at Lawrence, never having recovered consciousness.

The French are dismayed at the prospect of boycotting the Exhibition. There is a growing expectation that Dreyfus will receive an early pardon. Reports were about yesterday as to the return from the Hartley and Riley dredge, bnt the information to hand is to the effect that the return for this week will be about the normal of the past few weeks. The Tarawera reached the Bluff this morning with the English mail. The Tekoa struck on Staten Island?, but reached Falkland Islands on August 10th and would effect temporary repairs. The Thermopylae's horses were injured while baing landed, 'i'he steamer's cargo was valoed £IOO,OOO. THE TRANSVAAL. The Cape Rand consider Mr Chamberlain's depatch moderate, firm and dignified. 'The Times' regards it as the prelude to an ultimatum.

The Raad listened to the despatch in silence. Kruger aud Steyn, of the Free State, are consul ting by telegraph. The German Consul at Pretoria declared that if the German fleet were larger the political aspect of South Africa would be different.