LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume 5, Issue 609, 14 December 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[From United Press Association/)

Auckland, December 13. About 1000 persons assembled at tho Exehango Hall to-day to witness the ealo of the wreck of the Triumph. The first lot offered was the cargo remaining in tho ship, consisting of two cases of ad estimated value of £SOO, the coni, and 300 tons of railway iron. The whole were sold for £l3O. Mr Aldenham being the purchaser. The Haslera refrigerator woe then offered, and realised £320, Mr W. Aitken being the purchaser. The hull, machinery, anchors, Ac., were then offered. Tho bidding started at £SOO, and they were kuoeked down at £2IOO, Mr Aitken being again the purchaser. Later. Messrs Fraser and Tinna, who bought the hull, machinery, and refrigerator of the Triumph, bavo entered into an arrangement with the Auckland Freezing Company by which they undertake to doliver the purchases in Auckland, when they will ho taken Over by tho company. Mrs Mary Ann Wilson, wifo of Wileon, a grocer, attempted suicide to-di.y by swallowing the heads of throe boxes of matches in water. She lies at the hospital in a precarious condition. An Art Student’s Society has been formed here. Wellington, December 13. In a quarrel at Carterton last night, a cook named Anderson stabbed a woman named Mary White in the neck, Anderson was arrested and the woman wan taken to the Hospital. The wound is not serious. Later. The regulations respecting the sale of strychnine and arsonic, which were gazetted on Novemlier 2, are now revoked. His Excellency the Governor presented the prizes at the Wellington College to-day.

An attempted murder took place at Carterton last night. A man named Alex. Anderson, formerly cook for Mr Carr, road contractor, had beefi drinking all day •with his wife. While going along the Marton road about 7.5 p.m., he struck her, aud also stabbed her in the neck in two places. Dr Smith attended her. The wound is not fatal, but is of a serious character.

A man named Edwards, a farmer, saw the deed committed, but was too frightened to interfere. The woman has been removed to Greytown Hospital. It is understood that the man went home and sold everything. He then took his son. and cleared out, but was cleverly arrested by Constable Darby at 2 a.m.

The officer had traced Anderson’s footprints about 10 miles to Boy’s Hotel, where the man was arrested. He is very impudent, and denies all knowledge of the affair. The constable has been sent to Greytown to get the woman’s deposition. Christchurch, December 13. Hugh Flanagan, a patient in the hoaital, cut his throat with a penknife luring the absence of the nurse shortly fier 10 o’clock last night. He died this morning. The Government will send the Stella on Saturday to search for the crew of the Sarah W. Hunt, left at Campbell Island. The action is taken in response to remonstrations from a public meeting held here to-day. Wanganui, December 13.

A rather peculiar fix occurred at a special meeting of the County Council jailed for yesterday. The Chairman, who was appointed during his absence at the last meeting,',declined to act, and tendered his resignation. No member could bo induced to accept the position, as it is thought the Council will collapse in a month or two, and they do not want to have the fag end ofthework. Eventually,

after about an hour’s discussion, five names of councillors agreeable to the course were put in a hat and drawn, the lot falling on Mr C. R. Summerville, who was then elected chairman.