TELEGRAMS.
[from our special correspondent.]
Napier, This Day. DEATH OF MR. JAMES WATT. James Watt, Esq., died on Saturday evening, at his Station at Longlands rather suddenly of heart disease. He was m Napier on Friday, and attended on that day a meeting of the Board Directors of the Napier Gas Company, and being then to all appearance quite m good health. He went out to Longlands by the afternoon train on Friday, and showed no symptoms of his end being so near until the following day. Mr. Farmer, had, on Saturday, gone out, leaving deceased Beemingly well, but on returning home, Mr. Watt complained of a pain m the region of the heart, and asked for some warm tea. On the recommendation of Mr. Farmer, the deceased got into bed, but before lying down, remarked it was all over with him. Mr. Farmer asked if he should send for Doctor Hitchings, and received an affirmative reply m a very faint voice. Ten minutes afterwards Mr. Watts departed this life. Wellington, Saturday. H.M.S.S. Nymphe has just started on her voyage home. A second New Guinea expedition is being got under way rapidly, and about thirty applications have been received. It is proposed to take a couple of horned cattle, two horses and a number of goats. While an endeavor will be made to secure representatives of different handicrafts. Preliminary arrangements have been made for obtaining land for European settlers. The expedition is to start m August. The Neio Zealander says the Government have received a petition m favor of commuting the sentence of death upon Walsh, the murderer, signed by a number of people m the south. A report has also been received from a medical man, stating, that the prisoner is suffering from mania. A commission, consisting of three doctors, is to be appointed to make investigation as to his state of mind. Native owners between Otaki and Foxton have made a gift a chain wide of land m order to enable the Government to form a railway which runs through their property. Nelson, Saturday. A writ for the city election is issued, and the nomination is fixed for the 30th, and the polling for February sth. Pitt and Adams are likely to be the only candidates.
Kumara, Saturday. A destructive fire broke out last night m the main street, where the following houses were destroyed :— Reefton Hotel, Dugan and O'Brien's Hotel and Beehive store, Owing entirely to the exertions of the local Brigade the fire was stayed, the whole street being m danger at one time. Insurences : — Reefton Hotel, £100, South British; Dugan and O'Briens, £400, South British ; Beehive store, £200 office not known. Dunedin, This Day. A store and dwelling belonging to Peter Rutherford, of Caversham, was destroyed by fire last night, through the upsetting of a kerosene can. The New Zealand Insurance office is interested to the extent of £200, and the South British £200.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume 6, Issue 604, 20 January 1879, Page 2
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489TELEGRAMS. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume 6, Issue 604, 20 January 1879, Page 2
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