TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4660, 24 January 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINCIAL ITEMS. Wellington, January 23rd. At an inquest today upon tho body of one of four men drowned yesterday, the Jury added a rider to the effect that in all sailing boat races overy one in the boat should bo compelled to wear a life-belt. Nelson, January 23rd. The Waimea County Council have decided uot to bring the whole o£ the Act into force. The General Synod meets on Thursday. Auckland, January 23rd. Dr Pollen leaves for Wellington with his family next month. The brigantino Flora, from Lyttelton, had a narrow escape from becoming a total wreck. In entering Kaipara she struck on Mary Catherine bank, aud lost her anchor and 30 fathoms of chain. She remained; thus for four hours. The tide rising, she, bumped over, and was beached. She1 sustained considerable damage. The captain came to Auckland to consult the insurance companie3. A half-caste woman at Kaiha has given birth to five children, four living. The Flora will load at Aratipu for Wellington. At a final meeting of cricketers the following team was selected to play the English Eleven : — Abraham, Buckland^ Bennett, Hay, Cotton, Carter, Crawford, Dufaur, Gleeson, Garland, Kent, Latikham, Lynto, Mansford, M'Kay, Robinson, Rees, Stead-; man, Sincox, Swanson, Whitford, Whitaksr,* and Yates, Emergency men: Philson, Wells, Blunder, Mason. Umpire: Copland. Scorer: Nolan. ■■.'..-■..■ A man named Sharpley wa; injured yesterday by the fi upsetting of a baker's cart, and died last evening. Mr'Buckland held a sheep fair to-day. 16,000 sheep were penned. At a meeting of the Harbour Board the question of deepening the dock was postponed. The Union Sash and Door Company have declared a dividend of 20 per cent, on tho paid-up capital. The total licenses for arms and ammunition used in Auckland district during 1876 were 8087. ' Westport, January 23rd. In prospecting at the Four mile Valley, Charleston, afc the foot of Mount Faraday, prospects of heavy gold were obtained. There are hundreds of acres of ground in tha locality which can be easily worked, and miners here think well of the discovery. Hokitika, January 23rd. The Tararua arrived from Sydney yesfcer- | day, biingingthe English cricketers, but no fresh Australian news. .*.'.. , Chhristchurch, January 23rd. Wet weather has again set in, and the prospocts of the farmers are very bad. It ia stated on very good authority that railway communication between Christchurch and Dunedin will be established ih about eight months' time. Three exceedingly valuable shoTthorn cows and one bull, bred by Mr A. A. Faultham, left by the b.s. Wellington yesterday for Mr T. H. Murray, of Masterton. The opening of the line to Oamaru on the lst instant will, so far as this end of it is concerned, be a very formal matter. .- On the occasion of the Waimate branch, on or aboufc the same day, there will be some ceremony. It is expected that the line, as far as Palmerston, will-be completed in three months. The assessed value of rateable property in Christchurch this year is £180,362, being an increase of £32,651 on last year. AUSTRALIAN CABLE NEWS. Melbourne, January 23rd. Mount Buninyong was in flames from the base to the summit on Saturday night. The farmers in the vicinity had great difficulty in. saving their homesteads, lt is supposed to have been caused by a drunken farmer. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. '. '. ! (from our own correspondents. ) Clinton, January 23rd. The sale of tlie township of Clinton was held here yesterday. 100 sections sold from £5 to £20, averaging about £9. Looking forward to the opening of the railway, competition was very keen, especially for lots near the railway station. Some large see--tions—two to eleven acres —brought from £5 to £11 per acre. Heavy winds prevailed all day yesterday, terminating in a steady raia to-day, with wind. Riverton, January 23rd. An inquest was held yesterday on the body of lionald M'Duiiald, kilted afc Limestone Plains. From the evidence, it appears deceased met his death through the dray upRetting and falling upon him. A man named Henry Herbert, who was dead drunk, was also ou the dray at the time of the accident, bufc, strange to say, escaped unhurt, and knew nothing of it until he found himsslf on the ground behind the dray. The deceased was perfectly sober at the time. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.