NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9213, 16 November 1888, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[own correspondent. ]

Donedin, Thursday. Miss von Finkelstein, who has attracted a succession of the largest audiences aver seen here, gave her last lecture in New Zealand to-night. She sails to-morrow for Tasmania.

[press association.]

Woodville, Thursday. The Kumeroa and Xgawapurua bridges over the Manawatu River, are damaged by floods.

!Napier, Thursday. It is estimated that two hundred bales of wool of the Langstone's cargo are so badly burnt that they will have to be sent ashore loose. About 1000 bales will have to be washed, and the balance, 1400 bales, is uninjured. New Plymouth, Thursday. The son of Mr. E. Tiller, living near Inglewood, was drowned in a small hole in a cowshed. The child was eighteen months old, and the hole contained about 1 foot of water. m , Oamaru, Thursday. The show to-day was well attended, although a disagreeable wind was blowing during the afternoon. The show of Ayrshires was good, and of sheep of all classes first-class. Grain, seed, wool, and implements were also largely shown. The following took the cups : Ayrshires, Jas. Gemmel; Leicester and Lincoln, Hon. H. H. Holmes ; and in Merino, J. Bowton. Christchurch, Thursday. At the Canterbury College the six exhibitions annually awarded have been gained by the following students Latin, Fredk. Giles Gibbs; English, Lilian Williams and Janet Prosser ; Euclid (Mathematics), Joy Marriott Marshall; biology, Drusilla Wilson ; chemistry and physics, Benjamin Ball; jurisprudence and constitutional history, Thomas Shailer \A eston. To-day the weather has been singularly variable. The morning was fine with a nor'-wester which increased to a gale by noon. About one, rain descended in torrents, lasting for an hour and a-half, with a few peals of distant thunder. The wind then changed to north-east and the remainder of the day has been clear. It is definitely settled that Mr. Alfred Saunders will contest the Lincoln seat. He has received numerous promises of support.