TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 276, 27 May 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

•- — [m pubs AMoounoN.l Christdiurch, May 26. An inquest was held on Saturday touching the death of Rose Christina Mildred Owens, a young married woman, who died in the hospital after sucking heads of sixty phosphorous matches. The girl previous to marriage had been in the Te Orangi Home, and was of a peculiar disposition. A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned. The weather is wintry, in the extreme. There are thiok clouds overhead, the hills are obscured by dense rain and mist, and there is snow on the back ranges. Dunedin, May 27. The weather is wintery, and light snow is falling in town, while the high levels have a thick coating. Waipawa, May 27. A heavy gale, which has been raging throughout the district, is now moderating. Stratford, May 27. The Egmont Clothing Company's premises in Broadway were totally destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. Two shops adjoininig, owned by Lambert and unoccupied, were considerably damaged als». The insurances on the Egmont Company's stock were £800 in the State Insurance Department. The buildings belonged to the Curnow estate. Blenheim, Monday. The Blenheim Rifles and footballers systematically searched the mud flats and lagoons for a trace of the missing man. Win. Preston, yesterday. They found a hat. , which has since been identified as Preston's, on the spit in the upper lagoon, which is taken as conclusive evidence that Preston met with his death by drowning. 'The police are now dragging for the body. Napier, Monday. The bacteriological examination of one smear sent from Gisborne to Auckland in connection with the decease of a wharf laborer near Gisborne gave negative results. Wellington, May 27. Alex Smith, licensee of the Cricketer's Arms Hotel, was fined £10 on each of two charges of having sold liquor to an intoxicated person, and of permitting drunkenness on his premises, and had his license endorsed. Christchurch, May 26. Mr A. W. Rutherford, M.H.R., addressed about a "hundred of his constituents at Amberley last night. At the Conclusion of the meeting a vote of thanks and confidence was moved, coupled, with expression of the meeting's opinion that no land jQrstena would be satisfactory *rak*r it provided for the option of the freehold. An amendment was moved merely thanking Mr Rutherford for his address, but this secured only four rotes, and the original motion was carried by an overwhelming majority, though about three quarters of those present did not vote. Auckland, May 27. Tempestuous weather was experienced yesterday, especially on the West Coast. The steamer Rarawa, which left Onehunga for New Plymonth yesterday afternoon, was unable to cross the bar until 6 a.m. today. Christchurch, May 27. A stfdden change occurred in the weather at noon, brillian sunshine prevailing, and it is quite warm. I Wellington. May 27. The Minister of Labor informed a deputation from the Building Trades' Union that the Scaffolding Act will be y amended so as to give inspectors greater jurisdiction.