TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 916, 24 March 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per peess association.) WELLINGTON. '• • March 22. On Thursday night or Friday morning a woman named Bridget Beard, living at Ohario, left her home in her night dress, and having walked barefooted nearly a mile threw herself into a mill-dam, whore she was found yesterday. She was married and lived with her husband, an old resident of the district. Lately both took to hard drinking. On one or two occasions she figured in the City Police Court on charges of drunkenness. When sober and away from drink deceased was a remarkably hard working and exceedingly cleanly woijian, but she was adicted to intemperance, during which she was absolutely lost. Her husband has also been drinking heavily, and is now in a state bordering on lunacy from its effects. The Marine Department received the following from the lighthouse-keeper at Cape Campbell:—"At 8 p.m. on the 20th i'nst., the schooner- Unity, bound from LyHelton for Wellington, ran on the reef near the lighthouse, and is a total wreck. All hands "saved. She was bound from j Lyttelton to Wellington with a cargo of

produce." March 24. A placard' is posted all over the city inciting the people, by the fate of the City of Glasgow Bank, to demand gold from the banks. It thought to be a retaliation for bank jn-essure. AUCKLAND. QQ. Yesterday afternoon the ceremony of turning the sod of the Kamo-Whangarei Railway was performed in Sir. Fraser's paddock by the Premier. There was a large attendance of the settlers who seemed much in-crested in the commencement of railway works in that district. A banquet was held in the evening at which the Preini-v ami *ho principal settlers in the district -.v. •■•■ :-.'sent. Much interest was manifesto", u the proceedings. The Hinemoa has gone in search of the disabled steamer Glenelg off the North Cape. Later intelligence has been received Ly Mr. Lodder, of the safe arrival of the Glenelg. Details are unknown. DUNEDIN. March 22. At Ilalelutlia the engineers of the Public Works Department are engaged making surveys and taking soundings preparatory to proceeding with the permanent river protection works behind the township. Mr. Higginson, who is engaged by the various local bodies interested, is examining the river banks round Inch Glutha, with a view to furnishing a full report on what works are necessary for the future safety of the Island and the surrounding low land. Maurice Hepner was fined LI and costs to-day for keeping several girls employed after two o'clock on Saturday. A strict holiday is being observed on account of the anniversary of the Province. At the Peninsula, sports are being held in aid of the Kaitangata Fund. CHBISTCHURCH. March 22. Rumors have been flying round for the last two or three weeks, regarding an impending failure. It is now known that a meeting of William Saunders' creditors has beenheld. He was lately burned out, and to that it is supposed the failure will be due. The announcement is expected to be probably made in a day or two. The outside amount of liabilities is stated at LIOO,OOO, mostly due to outsiders. GREYMOUTH. March 24 A serious fire has occurred here. The Union Bank is destroyed, and the National Bank gutted. Other premises were also burnt. BLENHEIM. March 24. The ketch Unity, bound from Lyttelton to Wellington with a cargo of flour and bacon, was wrecked off Cape Campbell on Thursday night at 8 o'clock. When making for the North Beef, a squall came on, blowing heavily from the south-west. The vessel was driven on the sandstone rock, and shortly afterwards struck on main reef. She broke up in twenty minutes later. The men took to the boat, and in three hours reached the lighthouse, where they received great attention from the keeper. They came into Blenheim on foot last night. Nothing whatever is saved from the vessel. She was partly owned by Capiain Thomas, of Wellington. A new bi-weekly paper, in the interests of the Opposition, is to be published here shortly. Mr." Charles Bright is. delivering a series of free-thought lectures here.