TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Herald, 10 December 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

| (PER Pll'iSS AGE.VCY.) [Herald Special— Br Telegraph.] Wellixgtox, Monday, 7 p .m. The rain of Sunday morning did considerable damage to the roads and bridges in the country, but none ia town. The schooner Toroa was totally wreokod in Tory Channel yesterday, near Wellington /lead. She struck ou a rock while beating down tho channel, aad had to bt beached. She ia now full of water. In consequence of tho prevailing j fine weatoer, a good deal of the cargo of the ship Southminster is being saved — 200 cases korosene, among other stuff, being brought up to-day. Mr Justice Kiehinond has nearly recovered from his had attack of inflammation of the lungs|&tid wil shortly go to the Hot Spriifljfr. An attempt was made to upset the Hutt train yesterday by placing a log of wood on the line.- . • „. CauisTCHUKCH, Monday, 7 p.m. Three boys, named Josiah Wade, Charles Wade, and Frederick Chiss holm, are now before the Magistrate charged with setting fire to the kerosene store yesterday week. The case. is not conclude!. The Harbor Boaid waited on the Minister for Public Works in reference to various matters connected with the harbor works. Tho Victorian eleven will be,selected today. There are only 12 men to .choose from, some of the best men being unable to go. Invercargill, Monday, 8 p.m. It was unanimously resolved at a public meeting this afternoon to create a scholarship in the New Zea« laud University as a memorial of the late Sir John Uichordson. A committee has been appointed, who wijl correspond with centres of population with the \iow of raising funds for establishing such scholarship.

A well-dressed boy was eating au apple. A ragged urchin, who stood near, looked us if he would give his hut and boots for one bito of the fruit. A good lady was greatly pleased to see the lad suddenly hand oyor iho apple to the envious ragpicker. " That's a good boy— that was real charity ," she exclaimed, patting the boy on the hoad " Yes, i felt sorry for him, 1 ' roplied the boy, " and I had got to a big worm-hole, too ! " A haughty nobleman, riding on his own grounds met one of the la* bourers on his estate struggling along with a youug c»lf, which he was holding with both hands, letting the nobleman pass without doffing his cap* «' How dare you, you ignorant joskin, pass by without saluting me?"— "lf your lordship will get down and hold this calf, I'll salute you with pleasure," was the reply.