TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1837, 25 January 1888, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.)

NAPIER, January 23. A man named Joseph Osborne, engaged on the Harbor Board Works, was drowned this morning by being washed out of a monolith casing as it was being lowered. As Osborne could not swim, and before another workman^ who swam out, could reach him, he sank. The body has not yet been recovered.

WELLINGTON, January 24. The Government have cabled to the Agent-General asking him to use his discretion in making the appointment of Chief Eailway Commissioner.

WELLINGTON, January 25. The libel action, John Martin v. the proprietors of the Evening Post, was heard to-day. The plaintiff was formerly landlord of the City Hotel, and claimed £1000 damages for alleged libel contained in an article published in the Post in November concerning the death of plaintiffs wife, who committed suicide. A verdict was given for the defendants, -with, costs on the higher scale.

AUCKLAND, January 25.

An adjourned meeting ot the shareholders of the Auckland and North Shore Ferry Company resolved to wind. up the company, and offer their boats for sale. H.M.S. Swinger, from New Caledonia, arrived here yesterday.

The Taupiri Extended Coal Company have declared a dividend of Is per share.

CHRISTCHUECH, January 23.

At a special meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club this afternoon, the question of taking over the Grand National Steeplechase Meeting was referred to a general committee, with power to act. The committee was instructed to communicate with other metropolitan clubs with a view to stop the increase of small race meetings. The Lighting Committee of the City Council have been authorised to invite tenders for lighting the city by electricity. It was stated that the committee bad already had an offer which would furnish eight times as much light as the present gas system, at a cost of several hundreds a year less.

INVERCABaiL&a^@2B^ At the Primitive!' Metho^tppjmeyence tbis morning,' -fraternal greetings were received from- the Free^e&JSg^Conference, and from the Melbdtirne "Prijpitive Methodist Conference/, The first readings of stations are as follows : — New Plymouth, Jas. Clover; Wellington, J. St. John Nixon, John Dumbell (supernumerary), W. Hunter (supernumerary ; Wellington, second — W. S. Potter ; Auckland, first — A. J. Smith, one from.. England,; .Joseph Long, supernumerary ; Auckland, Becond — B. E. Ward ; InveroargiU — James Guy, Walter Harris, CM. ; Invercargill. South — W. E. Potter, -candidateT^ttfaru—W. Woolass ; Christcburch — William Laycock; Thames — Thomas W.Lyon; Greendale—P. W. Jones; Asbbnrtdn— T^ E. Jones, W.L.P. ; Geraldine— W. J. 'Dean ;, Manawatu — J. Olphirst; Dunedin — J Sharp, George Clements; Oamaru — J. Boothroyd ; Waimate— Supply. DUNEDIN; January 25. Tbe Catlin's river hotel and contents were destroyed by fire on Monday morning ; the inmates escaping in their night dresses. Incendiarism is suspected, as the fire apparently began outside the building; no insurance. . . . BLUFF, January 25. Sailed — Barques Alcestis and'Asterdid, for London, with 4325 bales of wool and 68 casks of tallow; and the Kirkdale, with 4000 bales of wool, is expected to leave tbis week. MASTERTON, Jwarikfp. A deadlock has occurred in the Borough Bouncil. The Mayor refused to put a motion, and no business was transacted ; accounts were not passed, and tbe workmen are therefore unpaid.. ; v