COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 556, 13 January 1891, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night. The Sylvia Park itself is to be auctioned on I he 2fi’h, T ><■ vie>>' M .ritana sailed to-day to Compete at the Wellington regatta. The body of William Parker, a missing settler, has been found at Manakau heads. The Bev. 0. M. Nelson was to preach on newspaper religion at St. Pau'ls last night, but finding it was announced in the papers a >d there was a or<>W led congrsga.iju, he found it neoessacy to postpone it. Onebunga sent a crew away to-day to compete in the whale boat race at the Waitara regatta on Friday. News has been received that the Auckland three masted schooner Bainbow has foundered on the Australian coast, and Captain McDonald and all hands have been lost, The vessel was on her maiden voyage. Mr Broadgate, chemist, of Parnell, was found dead in his shop at Parnell this morning. It is believed be was pnisoned. Dr Giles has been refused permission to retire from the Hospital Enquiry Commission, and he will therefore act in conjunction with Dr Hassell. SOUTHERN NEWS.

Last night. John Lord, first officer of the barque Ganymede, has been found drowned at Oamaru. Government have advices that the Tonnage Bill, which would give £60,000 for a fortnightly service to Australia, is likely to pass the United States Parliament. The Napier Rifb meeting will probably occupy seven clear shooting days. The Customs authorities at Lyttelton have destroyed a parcel of codlin moth infected apples from Sydney. Wellington is to have swimming baths erec ed by a company with £5OOO capital. Canterbury sends 27 men to compete at the rifts meeting at Napier. The Aorangi left Plymouth for New Zealand via way ports on Saturday. The next boat to call at Wanganui for wool and produce is the new steamer Otorama, in February, William Reekie, a miner at New River, near Wellington, has been found dead in bed. Constable Flanoagan was arrested at Christchurch 00 a charge of murder of a child found iu Gloucester street, and bis wife was arrested in Wellington, whither she had gone in a steamer. The woman said that three men took the child from them in the street and murdered it. Thomas Kennedy, belonging to Dunedin, met with a fatal accident at Brunner mine. He was engaged jigging trunks, anti when the staples ot 'he trucks were running down a bank be was caught by them and killed, The petition lodged by Mr Drake against the return of Mr Beeves as member for Inangahua has collapsed owing to noncompliance with sub-sections 3 and 4 of the Election Act, 1890, which provides that security shall be given by petitioners for Costs. • The effect of the long spell of dry weather is that many plantations in Canterbury begin to show signs that they will not stand the drought much longer, On the plains scores of pinus insignia have withers! off, and others are on the verge of being ruined by the heat, A fire which originated on Saturday on the upper plain near Masterton has done an enormous amount of damage. Two miles of country have been devastated, fences, stock, and posts falling a prey to the flames. Five houses are known to have been destroyed. Heavy rain fell on Saturday night, and subdued the flames to such an extent that further damage has been averted.