WITHIN THE COLONY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 125, 19 March 1894, Page 3

WITHIN THE COLONY.

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH

(Pta Par.** Association.)

GuuriCTt, Thi, Day.

Terrific rain f II all day on Saturday and th** town had a narrow * neap from bciiij* fl »od*d. Plart of It efton railway line wan wash* <1 away ami traffic wa» interrupt'd. Blenheim This Day.

Th** town wit* c unpl' tely flooded yesterday, the rise of water being highest for a oonaid mb'** tiin** pasf. Wellington, Tins Day. Rather a smart larthqu&ko shock was tell at 6.45 last night.

Th Royal Tiger fiotel was hr >k n into ami ab mt £l7 stolen. Mr Isitt is exhorting his follow rs vote for prohibition, and not a redact i *. on th ground that even if tb** latt* i •amed it is by no in«*ans certain *h i >t«‘l* would b * closed b -caus- a lot o ngaiion was sure to ensue. Th s wer perf ctly prepared for litigation The libel action against the Fai Play Company ha- b** n withdrawn. The writ for the Waitemata election will probib’y b * issn *d r.n Wedn **«lay The police received information tha a man name unknown has been drown d at Awatere, is miles from Blenheim He was seen to b*» washed off a hors in mid-stream. The danger tlag w.wup at the tune. Auc land, This Day. A boy named James Gillies aged 15 years, the youngest son of a widow was found drowned at Atahuhu. H< had evidently been bathing, as hiclothes were found ashore.

Christchurch, This Day. Skirmisher is scratched for all engagements. Auckland, This day. The Postal Conf* rence was resumed o-dav and considered recommendations by the permanent heads of Departments. It was agreed to adopt the recommendation to accelerate the carnage of mails by rail across th* Vustralian Continent. With regard to the postal rates between the United Kingdom and colonies the existing system under' which each country -ear* its own p.ntag' was allowed to stand. It was agr.*e<l the n wspaper ate be a penny for the first four unces and ha'f-pauny for every ad iitional two ounC'B throughout th colonies.