TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 619, 6 February 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[from our special correspondent.]

Auckland, This day. Frederick Combes, of the firm of Combes and Daldy, was found this morning drowned in a well at the rear of the premises of the firm. A few months ago he was found in the same well, but was rescued. It is not known yet what was the cause of drowning. He was not seen since yesterday evening till found dead this morning. This afternoon a collision occurred in the harbour between one of the North shore ferry steamers and the cutter Mercury. The steamer was neariug the wharf at the Auckland side, about 20 yards distant when the cutter in stays came upon the steamer. The steamer was too near the wharf to go full steam ahead, and the cutter too near for the steamer to reverse her engines and get out of the way. So she increased her speed forward, expecting to be clear of the cutter's course. The cutter, however, struck amidship, carrying railings etc. away. The hull of the steamer escaped serious injury. The damage to the cutter was very slight. A race for £150 a side comes off to-day between the schooners Torea and Transit. The course is round the Watchman, Cape Colville, keeping land on the starboard hand. Thirty-five deaths have occurred during the past month, mostly infants, from whooping cough and diarrhoea.

Napier, This Day A FATAL ACCIDENT. A man, named McLellan, has been killed at Masterton, through the falling of a tree in the bush, where he was working. Blackburna flax-mill has been destroyed by fire at Takapau. The mill was not insured.

Timaru, This Day. The potatoe pest is rapidly spreading, and the ravages heard of now is from all directions. It is supposed to be the larvse of the cockchafer or beetle.

Wellington, This Day. At a meeting of Exhibition Commissioners, a letter was read from the Sydney Government, respecting admission of live stock (cattle, sheep and horses) for exhibition, which stated the regulations respecting the admission, sheep requiring to be imported be kept a short time in quarantine, and be dipped. The enforced respect applies to sheep for exhibition. No restrictions in respect of other stock. The Chairman stated he hoped to be able to procure and tranship a good specimen of a Maori house ; but as the negotiations entered into were incomplete it was inadvisable to publish the part 0 airs.

Invehgargill, This Day. A man named Patterson was arrested yesterday on a charge of lunacy. He evinced a strong desire to get further into the water in the harbor than was desirable, and two persons, who happened to be in the vicinity, had some difficulty in restraining him. He then persisted in getting on the railway line and narrowly escaped being run over by the train. Finally he was arrested. He had then only a pair of trousers, and an old hat on. The police failed to find out where the remainder of his wearing apparel was. The unfortunate man was brought to town and immediately conveyed to the police station, and from there to gaol, where he awaits medical examination. Patterson avers he is sub-editor of the Melbourne Argus. It is believed he is well known in journalistic circles in Wellington, Nelson, and elsewhere.