LATE TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2481, 17 May 1909, Page 5

LATE TELEGRAMS.

Dunedin, May 17th. Saturday’s football in Dunedin resulted as under— Southern 6, Dunedin 0. Alhambra 8, Taieri 0. Pirates 7, Varsity 5, Kaikorai 5, Pt. Chalmers 4. Zingari 17, Union o.

Entries for the Otago A, & P. Society’s approaching winter sshow are coming in freely and it may be well to remind intending exhibitors that the closing date is on Wednesday. Large demands for space are being made and the exhibition promises to be most successful..

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company are in receipt of the following cable advice trom London regarding the progress of the third series of wool sales:—

“The wool sales are progressing firmly. Compared with last sales closing rates prices are about to 10 per cent higher for greasy merino and medium greasy crossbred coarse, and 15 per cent higher for wool Suitable for America, America is operating freely.”

The cricket match, Australia v jßssex, resulted in a draw. Australia in their first innings made 607 for six wickets. Essex made 148 runs ill their first innings and in their second had 344 up for the loss of 9 nickels. The weather was bitterly cold and the attendance meagre.

Oamaru 16

A distressingly sudden death occasioned by an accident occurred here yesterday afternoon when a 12 year old son of Mr Cuff, of the White Hart boardinghouse, lost his life. No one was present to supply the details, but it would appear that the unfortunate youth was prompted by curiousity to examine the inner workings of an acetylene gas generator used by Mr Jones to illuminate his buck jumping exhibition. Young Cuff must have lit a match for the carbide exploded, driving portions of mechanism into the boys brain and killing him instantly. Mr Cuff has been particularly Unfortunate as he had a son burned in a fire in the North Island some 18 months ago.

Napier May 16.

News was received in town tonight that the auxiliary schooner Tiihara, which left Napier on Saturday morning for Wairoa with a load of coal is ashore on the western side of the Mahia Peninsular.

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