TELEGRAMS. VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 December 1911, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TILWMAPH—FIB PEKS3 ABSOCIA'WO*!.] | THE NELSON SEAT! NELSON, This Day. •' < For the Nelson seat a second ballot 1 is necessary between Mr. Atmore and >: * Mt. Moffatt. The absent voters total ; about seventy, but will be unable ;fo alter the result. Mr. Atmore k about 261 behind an actual majority. CHRISTCHURCH SOUTH. . ; .' CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.- if The Christchurch South figures are sub-. ! . ject to correction and a recount is abso- ; iutely necessary, there being a doubt concerning the informal votes. There are 46 absent permits to come and a'second ballot may still be required. AN ELECTION FIGHT. AUCKLAND, This Day.—As the result of a political argument between two, of the crew of the steamer Remuera, Jacfc Everett was- arrested on a charge of stabbing Ben Barker, who was removed to the Hospital with a, wound in the chest and loth hands badly cut. The injuries are,. not likely to prove fatal.

SUICIDE. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day/-. Philip Greenslade, a butcher at Papanui shot himself with a gun yesterday. He had been out of work. He has been despondent for some time. He was $8 years of age. THE PALMERSTON SEAT. " r iPALMERSTON NORTH, This Day.— There are 177 absent votes to come and these may cause a second ballot. .Mr Buick's absolute majority is ten.