TELEGRAPHIC.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5678, 3 May 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(by special wire.) Wellington, Saturday. . It is understood that his Excellency loaves for Napier in a day or two for a Week's shooting. „Mr John Sawyers, manager of the Bank df Australasia, leaved for Sydney io-night, io take charge of the head office there. A reduction on coal Avill take place after Mpnda'y. There were 200 tons of coal sold by auction to-day for 30s a ton. , Several experienced men leave on Monday for the purpose of examining the locality in which the recent discovery of copper was made. A very serious accident occurred at Palmersto.n yesterday.. A man named Patrick Maxwell Was riding on the railway lino when the engme overtook him and struck his horse, killing it instantly and seriously injuring the man. But faint hopes of his recovery are entertained. '. . „ piiniSTCiiUßCii, Saturday. Sir George Grey is expefcted io be in Christchurch the week after next. A telegram has been received from him saying that he will, if well enough, leave for the South during next week. Mr Cameron, of Lyttelton, has reoeived a telegram from his brother; Captain Canieron; df the p'.s. Titan, saying that Be s^oke the barque Edwin Fox from London, bound for Lyttelton, off Ofca°-o on Thursday last. The Edwin Fox°is out 114 days, and has 108 passengers on board, Dunedin, Sunday. A fire b,roke out yesterday niorning on fclie premise's of Mr H. F. Bench, Port Chalmers. The building and furniture were totally destroyed, and the inmates had a narrow escape. The insurances are £200,0n $c furniture. £ZOO on the building* in the Union Ofnce. The loss is estimated at £150. The holder of a mortgage on the property had another : insurance of £600 in the New Zealand.