LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1022, 8 March 1884, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

From our own Correspondent. J Dunedin, March 7th. At Wanganoi, the principal race to-day was the Wanganui Stakes Handicap (of 200sov8.), which was won by Maori ; with The Poet second. A dividend of L2O was paid by the totalisator on the winner. A Wellington telegram states that amongat other reductions, the office of Engineer-in-Chief (or the Middle Island will be abolished. It is also proposed to raise the railway tariff so that the lines will pay three per cent, on the cost of construction.

A ten-roomed house at Balclutha was burnt down to-day. It was occupied as a school by Miss Nantes, and was owned by Mr Aspinall, solicitor, Temuka. The house adjoining, belonging to Mr Reunert, County Clerk, was also burned down.

The steamer Eotorua has been stuck in the Victoria Channel all the afternoon. She will, no doubt, get off at full tide, Nr.w Plymouth, March 6th. The " Herald's " Urenui correspondent wires ; — " I have jußt received information that Heremai and party have turned the Europeans off the coal mines at Mokan and canoed them down to the mouth of the river. The Natives have thrown the coal that was got into the river." Blenheim, March 6th. Henderson's flax mill was burned down last night, nothing being left standing but the water-wheel. The premises were insured in the Liverpool and London and Globe office for £100. Henderson's mill had been bu.rne4 down three times pre-, viously. Wellington, March sth. As a first step towards Civil Service retrenchment, the Government have finally determined to abolish the Colonial Architect's Department, and to-day a month's ' notice was given to seven out of eight officers employed in the Department. The only one retained is Mr Turnbull, clerk of works. The aggregate saving by this step is £180/) per annum. Thomas MaHigijn, tojlbar-keaperatKai-warra, met with, a serious acpident. He was standing 04 the railway-line watching the train pass, and thought that he was clear, but the cowcatoher oaught and threw him some six, feet in the air, his thigh being smashed, and his head badly cut. ,

, (Renter's Special.) Melbourne, March 4th. Further details regarding the burglary at Horsham Bank state that the safe was found locked, and hot open as was at first reported; It was evident- that the robber had duplicate keys. The clerk was sleeping on the bank premises,' but heard no sound. So far no clue has been obtained to the perpetrator of the robbery.

Adelaide, March 4th.

It has been ascertained that the individual insurances on the property destroyed by fire yesterday at Norwood were very, small, though the total amounts, as already stated, to £130,000.

Four more fires, which are declared to have been caused by incendiaries, broke ouc at Norwood during last night. They were all, however, extinguished before much damage was done.