Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2150, 11 May 1897, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

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i [By Telegbaph.] Mulbouunk, May 10, A shocking: accidem occurred in the Bond and Albion mine. An engineer namfid tetricfc w<jnt into a praall chamber anderncßtli the pamping epgine to take measurements of a pan of the machinery. To eefiist his purpose he aent the enginedriver to turn on a littlo steam, After doing bo the latter heard a piprcin# scream. Re rashod back, aud foand Ptriok transfixed by the pln,e-rod, which rises and falls with the motion of the engine. The rod entered near the right hip, and went clean through the body to the left side, tttrick died in four honrtu Athkn?, May 9. Greece has despatched a note io the Powere, offering to withdraw bar troops from Creto jrradualiy. Bhe also experts fifteen days' armistice. Greece has a(?ked tho Powers to mediate, and the Ambassadors of the various DRtions at Athens have pnmised their good offices in that directi >n. Tnrkey. however, objects to an arraiseticje. Her troops now occupy Volo, where the Greeks liberated the prisoners from the gaols before qnisiiug. The Turks alio occupy which i General Smolenski was compelled to evacuate after the Duke of Spnrta's re— veree at Phersala.