TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 9795, 21 March 1908, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Pkb Prkss Association.) i WKLLIXtiToX. | March 21. I The rough southerly weather still .-on. linucs. bast night the wind increased in 1 violeu.e and did much damage to lenc'.s, j electric ligbt lamps and signboards. Ship- | ping is disorganised. Vessels arriving this morning report having experienced very rough weather in the Straits. 'I he averse velocitv of wind for the past lueiityiour hours'is 42J, mil.* an hour. Mr Aitkeu has .onsenled to contest the mavoraltv against the Hon. T. W. Ilislop. the present mayor. ciiuisTciinu ii. March 21. Ilain wa.s genera! in t'anterbiiry throughout Thur.-xlav ttighl and y.f.lerday morning, I th■■ fall being siitli.-ieiitiv heavy to give the land a soaking tin! will do much good to all 'ast iiadit, ai.d still continues. A fatal' .piany accident o.vuiivd !•> Ua'lph I'.aird. a Svdeuhaiu icsidenl. at Audi, w's .piairv. H'eathcotc. ye-lerday niorn ill"' t laird" wa.s wcrkiug on xonie scalfoldina when he fell, receiving severe injuries, lie was ivmoved to the ( hrist, h.u. I, Hospital, where he died y.tiler.lay aiteniooi;.. XAPIKK. March 21. The weather cleared sulli.ioiitly this m..ruing to allow of I he swimming .li.ui!pio.iship being preceded with but .he water was a hit i-lmppv. 1 lie result:: were: -210 vards bread stroke , hampionshin- A M.' Unssell (Svdeuhain) 1, C b. linil .Si. Albans, 2. F. Trust, oil H'hri:;! , h.-.ivh). last year's champion. ... H';> vards champioiiship: Champion (Au.1.1ai.,,1 'l. I'levbuig (Wellington) 2. H:.v.:.c,i [titago)':.. FKII.DIN'ii. | - M.Hcb 21. An important sale ol ; I,in km sect i. ~ for evidential t-ii.v. the .-ituati.m being ;,;.,; ouls.de Ibo borough Lilll.da rl.-s. was held Kiel llighl. TwelllV-four .cclloHS Sell at prices e.pial to JJ.SUi) per acre lie buv.-l'S came from tlli- dislriel .Ml- u WeMingt.-ii and the Soiiili 1.-l.n I.