TELEGRAPHIC.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 9351, 21 February 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

INTEKPROVINCIAL.

SPECIAL TO HERALD.

THE NORMANBY TRAGEDY.

COMMITTAL OF THE ACCUSED.

THE DEMI-MONDE.

LANGLEY, OF OTAKI, COMMITTED

FOR TRIAL.

NORMANBY OPPOSES ELECTIVE

GOVERNOR,

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

WANGANUI HIGH SCHOOL

ENDOWMENT,

WAIEARAPA RAM FAIR.

AN UNPOPULAR COUNTY CHAIRMAN.

Dunedin, Feb 20.

The Governor's levee was very poorly attended, and only about two dozen couples attended the I ball in honor of the occasion.

A statement ha 3 been prepared by the City Treasurer, showing the financial position of the Corporation. The balance | of loans to the credit of the Council ia £74,492, and £33,400 worth of bonds remain unsold in the hands of the Bank at London. The weather is very sultry. February 21. . A dreadful explosion occurred at the Eaitangata Company's mine near Balclutha this morning. One boy was killed. Forty men are inside. The result is not yet known. A man named Alexander, who got drunk on the morning of the Governor's arrival and threatened to emulate Walsh and hang for his wife, was sent to gaol to-day for seven days and bound over to keep the peace. Two weather-boarded cottages at the north end of the town were burned last evening. Cheistchubch, February 21. Mr Conyers' health continues to improve, yesterday he was to have taken carriage exercise. I The.inhabitants of Kingaland are getting up a petition for annexation to the city. They are dissatisfied with the Road Board refusing to subscribe a sum in connection with the City Council for the erection of a cart bridge over the Avon. A public meeting was held last night at St. Andrew's schoolroom for the purpose' of establishing a branch society of the Canterbury Templars League. The proceedings were highly successful. Auckland, Feb 21. It is mooted that both candidates for City West should retire in favor of Robt. Graham. ' The Mayor solicits contributions per outgoing mail for sufferers by the Glasgow Bank failure. A narrow escape of a destructive fire in the Working Men's Club and Theatre Royal buildings through .blazing gas setting fire to the stables underneath. The foot of the gas pipe was burnt away. Constable MacDonald'tore off his great coat and smothered the flames before it got ahead.