TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8664, 6 November 1899, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Lyttelton, yesterday. — Sailed : s.c Mokoia, at 4.30 p.m., for Port Chalmers. Arrived : s.s. Westralia, at 10 a.m., from Wellington. Napier, yesterday.— Arrived : Omapere, at 9 a.m., from Gisborne. To_-day.— Arrived : s.s. Tarawera, at 6.45 a.m., from Gisborne. Bluff, yesterday.— Sailed : s.b. Morayshire, at '2 p.m., for London. Arrived : b.b, Monowai, at 7 p.m., from Melbourne via Hobart. Wellington, yesterday.— Arrived : s.s. Wakanui, at 11.45 a.m., from London via Hobart; fl.s. Tomoana, at 4 p.m., from Napier. Nelson, yesterday.— Arrived : Barque Lutterworth from London. Auckland, yesterday.— Arrived : b.b. Mararoa, at 10 a.m., from Gisborne. To-day.— Arrived : s.b. Waihora, at 8.30 a.m., from Sydney; ketch Envy from Noumea and Norfolk Island.

Alfred Howard Jones, saddlor, has been adjudged a bankrupt. Th« ceneral elections will probably be held on Friday, December 8. Two examination reports sent by country school committees have boon orowdod out of this issue, and will appear to-morrow. Mr J. C. Dunlop, ono of the candidates for tho Waiapu aoat, delivors an address in tho Thontro Royal this, ovoningat eight o'clock. His Worship the Mayor will preside A free roadirig-room for inon has been established by tho Woman's Christian Temperance Union, in a building near tho firebull, and a free invitation is ofl'ored to residents) and visitors to l>« present at the opening on Wednesday evening next. Coffuo and rofrealimentawill bo providod. Search parties wero out at Tolnao Iky all Saturday looking for tho body of John Ilnrria, believed lo ba drowned in tlio Mangutuna rivor, Imt they weru unsuccessful in finding any trncoof tho missing man, for whoso Mfcty, however, hopes are entertained. Whon his home was found, the saddlo wan wet and ono stirrup was gone— a oiiigulai' coinoidxmce with tho case at Tnnimui, Nuhaka, whoro a man mimed Lorno was drowned last wook. Harris's father arrives by Wednesday's ateamer. Tho Hamilton eonespondontof the Auckland Horald wires as follows ; "Mr J. Kerr, who for bohio years has been connuctcd with the Stock Department in the Waikato, has reooived notice that he ha^ been promoted to be Inspector of Stock in tho Poverty Bay district." We understand that Mr Kerr is to act as assistant to Mr Campbell Thomson, who, owing to the large increase of stock in the district, j is quite unable single-handed to cope with 1 the work. Mr Thomson is at present at Tiniroto with Mr Rutherfurd, one of the Hawke's Bay inspectors.

The Hon. Mr Carroll left Wairoa on Saturday for Wellington. Mr Fitzßoy left there this morning for Nuhaka, where ho speaks to-night. He addresses the electors at Te Arai on Wednesday, Patutahi on Thursday, Gisburue on Friday, mid Ormond on Saturday night, and next week proceeds up the Coast. For the convenience nf country settlers in isolated districts, from and after to-day Uie Telegraph Department proposes to supply a telegraphic summary of war news for public information to be telegraphed to all places where newspapers are not published or daily papers do not circulate. The message will be a short one, sent from Wellington at 9 a.m on Mondays and 1 p.m. other days. The Taranaki districts are now very well served as regards telephonic communication, the circuit extending from town to town almost right round the mountain. In an apnual review made at a recent meeting of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce reference was made lo the opening of a telephone exchange in that town. "We have now," it was stated, " telephonic communication with New Plymouth, Waitara, Inglewood, Tariki, Midhurst, Toko, Strathmore, Ngaire, Klthnm, Knpoiiga, Hawera, and Manaia." The following senior crews have been picked in the Gisborne Rowing Club to i compete for Mr C. Clark's handsome trophies :— L. B. Sheiriff (str), Dodd (3), Harding (2), A. D. Sheniff(bow) ; Holmes (str), Macleod (3), Leslie (2), O'Meara (bow) ; Matkmann (str), Royds (3), Eurs (2), C. Sherriff (bow); Dugean (str), H. Robinson (3), Faram (2), Humphries (bow) ; A. I>. Robinson (str), Symes (3), Graham (2), Wallace (bow). In order to give the crews time bu get fit, and so ensure good racing, it will he five weeks before they go to the post. The following junior pair oar races will be rowed at the same time : — Craig (str), Hansen (bow) ; Pettie (str), Bushnell (bow) ; Bright (str), Armstrong (bow); Shierlaw (str), Hamblett (bow). A resident of Oamaru made application to the hospital authorities the other day (says the North Otago Times) for outdoor treatment. The relative making the application stated that his age was 108— that, in fact, he was in his 109 th year. He was, it was asserted, 25 years of age when the battle of Waterloo was fought, and if this is v fact, his age is certainly what it is represi'nted to be. This centenarian is a] native of Ireland, and has been 21 years in the colony. It is doubtful if there is another person in the colony who has exceeded the allotted span by as many years as the person referred to, and he expects to see more than the Transvaal war out.