NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Grey River Argus, Volume 57, Issue 10520, 27 August 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

[per press association] Dunedin, August 25. Hugh McDiarmid, 21 years, was killed in George Street on Saturday evening. It has become a practice with hundreds on Saturday night to walk on the roadway instead of the pavement. McDiarmid and friend •were doing this ; when a tram car was going up the hill past the octagon the driver gave the warning whistle, and the friend stepped off the rails, bu\> fo some unknown reason deceased did not, and he was struck by one of the horses and oneof the wheels went over his chest, crushing it. Duncan, one of the elected New .Zealand team, leaves for Wellington to-morrow with Burt, who has been chosen as an emergency. Chbistchukch, August 25. Frank Hopkins, one of the oldest -master butchers in Christchurch, shot himself with a revolver last nigto_ui bed in his own house. Deceased had been a great sufferer for many years and was bedridden latterly. Auckland, August 25. The Association football match, Wellington and Auckland, was played yesterday. In the first spell Wellington, Assisted by a strong wind, held the advantage and scored two goals to their

opponents nil. The first goal was scored by Wells, and as the result of a fine centre from a corner kick by Hales. A second goal was scored as the result of the forwards charging Kober, the goal keeper, into the net while he was attempting to kick out. In the second spell Auckland held the advantage, but only one goal was registered. Fitzgerald, Wellington goal keeper, mulling long kick by Meldrum, allowed the ball to go between the posts and the game thus ended in Wellington's favor by two. goals to one. During the game Claude Heather and Bradgtock were injured and had to retire. Wbstport, August 25. The output of coal for the week was 6151 tons 5 cwt, of which 5780 tons llcwt were from the Westport Coal Company's mines, and 370 tons 14cwt from the Westport Co-operative Coy's Mine. A man in the railway employ named William* Lawry met ! with a painful accident to-day. While | working in an excavation to pick up an old drain, the sides of the bank, composed of shingle, fell in on Lawry, who sustained internal_injuries. Dunedin, August 25. The football match, N. S. Wales r Otago, was won by Otagoby five points to nil. The weather was beautiful and the ground dry'and in The attendance was large, probably eight thousand. The"game was pleasi ant to watch and exciting; Losing the toss, Waleshad toplay againsta breeze, which was at times gusty. The local men made the play open, but it was not till near the end of the spell they scored. Duncan kicked to centre, and Smith, snapping up the ball, scored. Bennet converted. Changing ends, Otago made the game close and for some time had the advantage. The last few minutes were very exciting, Wales attacking, and a score seemed probable any moment, but fortune was against them. The visitors put in some pretty passing, and had all the best of the scrum work ; but Otago was superior in the open, while there was a great improvement in the backs. The game was played in excellent spirit. Auckland, August 25. The Waihi monthly return wa5L38,449 worth of gold from 12,415 tons,.the largest on record Wellington, August 26. Edward Wilson, who escaped from Point Hals well prison gang recently, and who was recaptured after he had attacked Constable Glass with a tomahawk, was before the Magistrate's Court to-day charged with goal breaking, theft of clothes and assault. The prisoner was committed for trial. The Builders and Contractors Conference epened this morning, A Johnston of Wellington (President) in chair. It was decided to go through the Factories Bill in order to give evidence before the Labor Bills Committee, also to protest against builders and contractors' workshops being included in th* Factories A.ct seeing they are under other laws. Th« Woollen Company's balance-sheet for ten months recommends the payment of a dividend at the rate of eight per ceat, leaving LI, 553 to carry forward, while L 2,500 is written off for depreciation of plant and premises, LI, 500 was added to the reserve, and L7OO to employer's liability reserve. The Premier received the following cable from the officer commanding the I 7th Contingent : — •« Part of the 7th New Zealanderi, under Col White, made a night* march and captured a Boer laager and 27 prisoners. Theie were no casualties on our aide. All ranks were complimented by the Cornniand«r-in-Chief." The Chief Justice to dt»y granted a decree nisi in the divoice suit John Smith and Sarah Smith and John Kodda. The Premier, Minister of Education and a number of members of both Houses of Parliament left to-night for Greymouth to atttnd the funeral of the late Jame* Kerr. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Institute of Journalists was held to-day and it was decided that the headquarter! of the Institute for the year should be -»t Dnnedin. Tfce election of officert resulted as follows: — President— M Cohen (D«nedin) ; Vice-President — Qresley Lukin, Wei-, lington; Mr Triggs (Chch), and A Reid (Auckland); general secretary E Huie (Dunedin) ; treasurer, T Walker (Dunedin) j auditor, J Hutcheson (Dunedin). A* resolution was passed in favor of the Institute formulating some icheme by which a benefit fund might be established. It was also resolved that it is necessary to the welfare, if not to the very axistence,' of the Institute if it is to be of real value to the working jourualits of the colony not being employers, that stejis be at once taken to procure registration under the Industrial Conciliation i and Arbitration Act. Wkstpobt, August 26. At the inquest touching the death of William Lawrie, the jury returned a verdict that deceased met his death accidentally by a fall of earth in a draia cutting in the Westport railway yard and no blame was attachable to anyone. Duxxdiv, August 26. I At the Supreme Court William Buchanan, 24 years of age, for breaking and entering the George Street School, and stealing, received three, years' hardhbor. Lachlin Campbell, 67, stealing a watch and chain, nine months. At the inquest on the body of Hugh McDermoth, killed by a tram car, the jury returned a verdict that deceased was accidentally run over, but no blame was attachable to anyone. They added a recommendation that a second light should he carried in front of the tram cars," and c tiled attention to the urgent need of a public morgue.