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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1625, 5 March 1884, Page 2

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(PRESS ASSOCIATION,) ANOTHER "ROUGH ON RATS" CASE/ Wanganui, March 3. Another case of poisoning from, taking "Rough on Rats" occurred in Wahgimdi last evening. A man named Peoples, who had been drinking, took a oottleful of the poison, which was bought at a local store, and swallowed two doses, though it is not known how much, He was,in: a very precarious state when visited by Dr Tripe, but now he is out of danger and recovering. No reason has\ been.assigned for the deed; except that the man was temporarily deranged from the effects of drink, SAILING OF THE TONGARIRO, Christchueoh, March 3. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received the following cable,' dated London, larch 2:-" The Tongariro left Plymouth for Port Chalmers at 5 p,m, to-day. Amongst the passengers iaro Sir Julius and Lady Vogel." -, ■..■■■■. OTAQO FROZEN MEAT. ''■".'.'■:'J)raKDiN,Maroh3. The Refrigerating Company have received the following cablegrara.from their London agents:—We have sold at the average of sfd; 2000 sheep, ex Tohgariro. The market is firmer and competition is increasing. ' FIRE AT AUCKLAND. . Auckland, Tuesday, A fire.broke out at 2 a.m. this morning in Wall's drapers' shop, Queen-st. The brigade were promptly on the ground, and extinguished it, but great damage was done to the stock. The shoo forms part of a block, It was insured for £IOOO in the Standard, '

The schooner Golden Isle which arrived last night from Tonga brings the news of a severe hurricane which swept over the Mand on the 7th of February, lasting to the 10th did considerable damage to houses and plantations, and trees were uprooted, but fortnnately no lives. When the first indications of the hurricane was felt, every preparations were made to meet the full force ofthestorm, so that the damage was not so gre"at as it might havo been. The barometer was down to 29.18, The Golden Isle fell in with the hurricane when about 20 miles off the Island, and the starboard bulwarks were carried away, •

Chbistchuech, Tuesday. At a meeting of Convocation of N.Z, University held yesterday T. S. Foster, M.A., was elected Chairman for the ensuing three years. On the motion of Mr Fitchett it was resolved that section 30, of regulations for degrees of Bachelor of Laws, be amended in such'wise so that graduates in Arts of Sjience who have not taken jurisprudence and constitution of history, and who desire to proceed to the degree of L.L.8., may at their option add those subjects to second examination or .second and third examination for that degree, as prescribed in Section I. A series of recommendations to the Senate on general matters were adopted. FIREATHAWERA. Hawera Tuesday. A fire occurred this morning in a shop occupied by Brookes, photographer, and extended all over one side to the premises of Suitor, tailor, and on the other to Pitcher, watchmaker and jeweller. Suitor and Mrs Pitcher narrowly escaped suffocation by smoke. The fire was got under before much damage was done. The buildings were insured in the Northern and National for £400; Pitcher's stock' and furniture in the Colonial for £7OO j Suitor's in the National for £200; Brookes, the principal loser, was uninsured. .