TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6897, 25 March 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Pun United Pittas Association.)

Auckland, March 24. The Bella Mary, from Thamos for Mongonui, put into this port leaking. Her crow lefuse to proceed to aoa. The vessel is to be docked for inspection. Captain Kasma, who had chargo of tho Japauouo corvette Tsukuba when who visited this port about 18 months ago, died soon after his arrival home, and tho vacancy thus caused in the ship was filled by Captain S. Arige, tho present master. During a heavy downpour of rain on Saturday evening, a steam launch belonging to tho Tsukuba was taken under Queen street Wharf for sheltor. She lay directly under a sewer, which suddenly gave out a tremendous rush of water, caused by the rain, and before tho launch could be hauled off she filled and sank. The crew escaped by clinging on to a stringer of tho wharf. Later on tho launch was pumped out and raised, apparently little the worse for | her immersion.

A h've-roomed cottage, the property of Mr Johnston, of Northcoto, was burnt down, it was insured for £200 in the New Zealand Insurance Company.

Tho City Council have introduced a bye-law re streot obstruction, which is believed to be levelled at suppressing the Salvationists holding servicos in public streets. Tho churches practising open-air preaching have taken alarm, and a petition against the proposed bye-law has been signed in all tho city churches.

Wjmington, March 24. Major Take, who is in chargo at Kawhia, wires to the Native Minister that Mr Mackay has complainod that tho Native Tirihatu, who made rather a pacific speech to the Governor, had stopped him (Mackay) at South Head, where ho was pursuing his geological studies. This is tho h'rst interruption he met with, and Major Tuke promises to soe Tirihatu regarding his conduct. Major Tuke mentions that all Natives at Kawhia appear interested in the rosult of Tawhaio's visit to England. Tirihatu is the same Native who destroyed the beacons at Kawhia some time back.

A coal deposit has been discovered on the Awaroa.

Mr R, Edwards and Drs Newman and Bullen are mentioned as candidates for the Thorndon seat. It is stated that a cablegram is to be sent to Mr Gisborne, in England, asking if he would be willing to stand. Mr Gisborne is expected to return to Wellington shortly. " Lights o' London" is having an unprecedented run hore. Miss I'itzroy, who has been dangerously ill, is much better, and makes her reappearance this evening.

Chbistchcroh, March 24,

At tho inquest this morning on the bodies of the children of the woman Royal, who had them in her charge when they were drowned, Dr Thomas stated that Mrs Royal suffered from puerperal mania after her last confinement, and on several subsequent occasions had complained of pains in her head. No evidence was adduced to show how the children came to be in the liver, and the jury returned a verdict of "Found drowned.''

R. D. Carruthera, an old settler, and formerly manager of the Trust and Loan Company, died on Saturday, The loading of wheat is at a standstill in port, where eight wheatahips are on berth, scarcely doing a day's wotk taking in cargo. The police to-night slopped Professor Payne shooting an apple from off other than a lay figure. He had announced that he would shoot a cigar from between the lips of a barmaid.

Invbeoakqill, March 24,

The luncheon on board the Mataura to-day proved the mutton that had been frozen on board while the engines were under repair to be perfectly sound and of good flavour. _ Mr Thompson, surveyor to the Underwriters' Association, Baid he was now perfectly satisfied with the working of the engines, and would hot hesitate to send Home 1000 sheep in the ship if he had them. The Mataura is now practically ready for sea with the exception of her cargo of meat, of which she will require at least 0000 carcasses to rill up. The failure to attain a high freezing point at first was caused by two broken junk-rings in the steam cylinder. Through these the steam was wasted, and could net be supplied fast enough by tho boiler. This has been entirely remedied.

A woman named Sarah Jane Flott, wife of a blacksmith at Nightcaps, has been committed to gaol on a charge of manslaughter, arising out of alleged malpractice as a midwifo. The deceased woman was Jane Mildenhall, wife of a labourer at Wrey'a Bush. No doctor attended her, but Dr Young, of Riverton, who was sent for, found the woman dying. He did not see the child, and was of opinion deceased's death was caused by improper treatment, which might, however, have been used with the best intentions. Further evidence went to show that accused had stated that she had a diploma. In examination she admitted that,, thinking all hope of the doctor's coming was at an end, abe used means she would not otherwise have taken to relieve deceased. These facts were brought out at the inquest on Saturday, and Mrs Flett was at once arrested.

The Southland Amateur Athletic Club have resolved to open negotiations for inter-city athletic competitions with Dunedin, Christchurch, &c.