TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1925, 9 May 1888, Page 3

TEL EGRAPHIC NE W S.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON, May 8.

A man named Thomas Hope Murray, lessee of the Goathurst Farm, Ohio, fell over a back 15ft high last night, and sustained injuries, from which he died this morning, without having regained consciousness. He is a married man, aged 47, but has no children.

The Athenseum property was sold today. It realised £0200, subject to existmortgages for £8650.

One hundred and thirty tons of exhibits were shipped for Melbourne yesterday.

WELLINGTON, May U.

The Minister for Lands has received a communication from Mr. A. D. Bell, who is representing New Zealand at the intercolonial Royal Commission enquiring re the rabbit question, sitting at Sydney, asking that available information relative to the bladder fluke may be forwarded as soon as possible; also what facilities would be offered by New Zealand to one or more of M. Pasteur's attendants to visit New Zealand. The commission sits every morning and afternoon, and has determined, amongst other things, on the prosecution of a series of experiments re the destruction of rabbits. M. Pasteur's representatives are nnable to say yet whether the supply ot virus retains vitality or not. Dr. Eatz has been appointed soientifio expert to the commission. Tho letter is dated April 80th.

AUCKLAND, May 8. The Harbor Board to-day agreed to the following resolution: — "That, with the view of providing funds for the completion of the Calliope Dock, £16,000 of the sum scheduled in the last lo9n on behalf of the railway wharf, etc. .£26,000), and £10,000 of the Hobson-street wharf loan be diverted to the purpose of procuring plant, and accessories at Calliope Dock, and that the solicitors of the board be instructed to prepare a clause to be added to a Bill going before Parliament giving necessary power for the diversion." The following Auckland members left for "Wellington by the s.s. Penguin this morning :— Messrs Monk, Moat, Hamhn, Goldie, Fraser, Thompson and Hobbs. The Hons. W. Swanson and P. Dignan, M.L.C., also left in the Penguin. Messrs Feacook. Withy, and Moss leave on Thursday.

BLUFF, May 7. The Te Anau arrived at 20 minutes to 12 a.m. to-day. A large crowd met the steamer, the object being to oppose the landing of the Chinese. On getting moored alongside the wharf, Captain Molntodb announced that tbere were 1G Chinese for Dunedin, 70 for Grey mouth, and none for the Bluff. This news was received with oheers, after which the people quietly dispersed.

INVERCARGILL, May 7.

A young woman named Darsbard was walking on the mad flats in Biverton harbor at low water, when she sank in mud up to her waißt ; her straggles made her sink deeper, and she cried out for help. Aid was fortunately forthcoming, but her rescue was only effected with great difficulty, and not till she had got embedded to her arm-pits. What appears to have been a practical joke has had serious results to a lad named Dyke, at Waimatolca. He was induced to take a draw at a pipe which had been filled with gunpowder by a young man named Crow, and an explosion occurred, inflicting a very nasty wound, the whole region of the eye being terribly scorched, bat the right is believed to be uninjured. DUNEDIN, May 0. The Chinese pasaengers for Dnnedin, by the Te Anan, landed at seven this morning.

GISBGRNE, May 8. Tbe well of the Minerva Petroleum Company has reached the third oil sand, with strong indications of oil on the tools. Mr. Fleming, Director of tbe South Pacific Company, is here, and a test will be made on Thursday of the yipldio£ capaoity of the well from which the overflow occurred in December. THAMES, May 7. A serious gun accident occurred on Saturday to a young man named Harry Glasson, an employe on Mr. B. N. Smith's farm, Kauwaeranga Valley. It appears that Glasson took a double-barrelled gun from Smith's house, and went a short distance from the farm to shoot pheasants. One of the barrels was loaded, but Glasson not being aware of this fact, loaded it a second time ; consequently on discharging it the gun burse, shattering his left hand dreadfully. Assistance was Boon at hand, and the sufferer was conveyed to the hospital, where it was found that the palm ot the left hand was completely lacerated, the thumb being blown over on to tbe back of the hand, the wrist laid bare, and tbe little finger shattered close to tbe third joint. At first it was thought it would be necessary to amputate the bant! but Dr. Williams, by great care, managed to save three of the digits, and only remove the thumb and fourth finger.