' While considerable interest prevails in other horoughs in the Mayoral elections which take place this montb, little or nothing has been said about that of this city, the reason no doubt being the univer sal desire that the present holder of the office shall retain it for another term, v wish there Is, wo are glad to learn, a strong probability of his acceding to.
. A little boy named Rice, son of the land lord of the Manukau Hotel, had a most narrow escape from drowning at Onehunga yesterday,evening. The little fellow, who is only some four years old, accidentally fell from'the old wharf, and was being swept away by the strong ebb tide past the new wharf, when the wharfinger, Mr J. Murdoch, jumped into tho water and saved him. As the boy was a considerable time in the water, unconsciously floating along with the strong current, ho did not recover for some little time after being: rescued. Mr Murdoch's courageous conduct is worthy of all praise. The boy must inevitably have been drowned, had it not been for bis prompt aid.
