TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6384, 29 July 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Per United Press Association.)

Auckland, July 28th,

Solomon Reid's store, at' Kybor Pass, was burglariously entered yesternight, and £12 worth of property stolon. Tho thieves were observod, and, being, pursued, dropped a portion of their booty and escaped. The Telephone Exchange has now 103 subscribers, and a third annunciator for the accommodation of 50 moro is boing erected. Heavy rain to-day has flooded portions of tho suburbs, and caused considerable damage.

The cutter Bessie arrived yesterday at Whangaroa, 16 days out from Auckland. Captain M'Donald "reports being blown 300 mile 3 out to sea, and the vossel was hoye-to for a week. The crew endured great privations, boing five days without water. At Russell, H.M.S. Nelson had an accident to one of her anchorsjwhich might been very serious. During the gale last night the officers of the watch noticed the vessel dragging, and immediately gave tho alarm, when a second anchor was let go, sho having dragged some distance. On heaving up tho port anchor it was found that only the ring and stock and a small piece of the shank wore left, there boms a flaw in the iron. Tho anchor lost weighed 90 cwt. If the wind had been from the westward she would probably have been ashoro before she could have been brought up. The ball was postponed, the commander not liking to leave his ship while the weather was unsettled.

At the half-yearly mooting of tho Auckland Gas Company, a dividend was declared at the rate of 17 per cent. Mr Vickers stated lie had been requested by a number of shareholders to ask if tho directors had followed the example of the Wellington Company in seeking from Parliament power to uso electric light if necessary. The Chairman replied that they had written to the Hon, Mr Whitaker on the subject, asking him to aeo that no injury was done to existing gas companies. _ The case of bigamy against Samuel Joy is a singular ond It appears that four years ago

he married a halfcaste woman at Tapari, who, within half an hour after the completion of the ceremony, eloped to the King country with a Maori lover. In January last, Joy contracted a matrimonial .alliance with a woman named Prawley, who arrived by the Lady Jocelyn, and it is understood ahe laid the informiition. lie was brought up to-day and remanded on bail.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Kupiri Coal Company, a dividond at tho rate of 10 per cent, was declared. Tho monthly output is 2500 tonH.

Mr Dufaur, Winiata's solicitor, goes to the King; country with letters from Winiata to his relatives. Winiata says in them that he regards himself as a_ dead man, and counsels them not to avengo his death. Tho barquentino Cathona, Captain Gifford, arrived safely, 34 days out from Port Chalmers. The cause of tho length); passage was a succession of gales and head winds, during which the deck cargo shifted, but no injury was done to the voHsel. Much anxiety had boen felt for her safety.

Christohdboh, July 28th. At a meeting of the Board of Health to-day the necessity of establishing a hospital for those suffering from infectious diseases was discussed, but no action was decided upon. The medical officer called attention to the increase of scarlet fever, stating that, though at present cases are not numerous, unles stringent precautions against the spread of the disease are taken, there is every probability that in a short time it will become widely epidemic.