SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 211, 6 September 1899, Page 5

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, this day

The Ethel "ringinglm" case will not be finished in the Supreme Court until late to-day. The Tolosa's men in the hospital are improving-, and are not now in any immediate danger. A painfully sudden death occurred at Kilbirnie last night. Mrs Hewett (56), an old settler of the suburb, was attending- a church social, and -while in the act of shaking- hands with a friend, dropped dead. Heart disease was the cause of death. The Governor and Lady Eanfurly, accompanied by Lady Eileen and Lady Constance Enox, Captain Alexander (private secretary), Misses Julius (Christehurch) and Seddon, Master Seddon, and Mr Arthur Elworthy (Timaru), left Wellington last night in the Tutanekai, on a visit to Marlborough Sounds. The party will return on Saturday. A block of shops, on Lambton Quay, occupied by Tisdall, Fernados, and others, was sold by auction yesterday for £70_00. v Another building- on the Quay, with a frontage of 30ft, brought £1500. NAPIER, this day. Unusual interest is being taken in the municipal elections, the retiringCouncillors in each ward being opposed. DUNEDIN, this day. Mr G. McEwen, aged 35, in the Tax Department, a prominent dog fancier, died suddenly this morning it is supposed from heart didease. An inquest was held on a body found in the harbour. The body was identified as that of John Spearing, cook and stward of the barque Silverhow, who was missed Avhen the vessel was at Dunedin in -July. Spearin? was a native of Gravesencl, England, and had a wife and children at Folkel stone. A verdict of ".Found drowned" was returned, the jury adding a rid<>r that the wharves were insufficiently lighted, and that there should be better protection for seamen returning to vessels after dark. The retiring- councillors were elected , with opposition in three wards of the city. In the Bell Ward Mr Solomon is being opposed by Mr T*. Scott. GISBOENE, this day. Strong indignation is being ex* ' pressed here at the paucity of the vote of £2000 proposed by the Government for the railway from Gisborne to Karaka, and a meeting of the Railway League has been called for Thursday, to consider the matter. _ (