To-day's Despatches.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 142, 23 May 1883, Page 2

To-day's Despatches.

. , (:BY TELKttKAPH) : - : (UNITED -"PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ' Westport, This Day. At his second trial, inL.tlie District Court yesterday, W. F. McLeod^,'wa;s acquitted on a charge of larceny: of partnership property. The Mahinapna got a hawser to the Omapere . last night, and would most likely haye got: her off, but the; warps parfei at, a critical moment. vPhe Qmapere is. bow m: asligtitly better position. No daiaagre has been done tp' her, excepting, c> some \ strain to; the machinery in" the engine-room. "r" Dunedin, This Day. - v- Great interest is taken m the draught match, .- punedin tagainst all comerSj to be played on the Queen's Birthday. Players from Southland, Oamam } an <i other places will complete. „T.he local- whaler -Splendid ., arrived h.ere tbfday. She, ' brin»s^ 110 'tons of spetm oil. \ ; --W bile: fSkiS? m "fofty "tong of lyna;niite at Holy vHayen, a case containing cniatches way discovered to be on fie m thehold of t the Beaceincp. The cake w^asiopened and thrown overboard. : - "'*~ c Auokland, this Day. ! . The Zealand ia<sailed yesterday afte'r:hooV for" "San Fr'anciscoV " Among her pasaengers j.. were. M? : MJaecabe, the hiimb^'rist/ Wnd' 'Captain Macgrogdr^ M.anaging Director of the Northern, Steamship Company, who goes Horne o to,Buperinten.d. the building of the new. steamer; ' i.i , M^JPI/ Withers was buried with military honours. A body of the«;ld ,65th • Tigerl followed the remains to the. grave. ; . The Mercury Bay Sawmill Company are commencing to use the electric light m- their isawmillc/w c:^.BL lU t x Christohubch, This Day. . . Early yesterday morning the doormat at the Central Hotel was found to be,in ; . flames. A constable broke open the door.; and speedilyie^tingnished it,] a serious fire thus being prevented. . AnehsSn, a waiter at the Clarendon - Hotels b as-been^finedr^lOrfor throwing scalding, t^a on a. servant rgirl. Halfjof the .fine i Is to .go to -the -girl, -and ;in default of payment to be imprisoned for Utlays. ij w ■' '"' i PatbAj This Day.; A public meeting last night passed a resolution urging the Government ; to commence the railway at Hawera end, so that the line 'may be finished at the same time as the present Mapawapou ''contract;-"' It was resolved to forward the resolution to. the Minister of Public Works, and also request him to visit the^istricti :• I • ;, 5 A Committee w,a^ appointed to work with Hawera. and Patea interests re the trunk rail way reute. : ' X" -■■ - ; ' :; ' ' ; : „