TELEGRAMS

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XII, Issue 646, 18 February 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

(United Press Association Telegrams.) - - - • • ' Dunedin, Thursday. : The girl Duncan, . alias Glasset, aged 14, who forged her employer's iis,me to a cheque at Palinerston, attempted suicide in the l ck-up there by cutting her throat with a knife. She only scratched hesrself, however. Affleck", blacksmith at Palmerston, who was "seven ly kicked by a young horse; has regained consciousness. He is sti]} in a precarious condition.

There was another lively meeting of the Vincent County Council yesterday, Cr Colclough being " chucked " out of the chair by Cr M'Ginnis. The Cromwell men, however, carried the day. .

The Maori Hill Councillors last night distinguished themselves a little. One of the Councillors called another " an insinuating villain." Interest/is now beginning in Dunedin about the races; Several Cromwell horses are amongst those in training. i The Hon. P. Lalor, Speaker of the Yictorian Assembly, it is stated intends sitting in New Zealand.

Mr Donald Beid was.to offer Cargill and Anderson's. -Mount Benger run to-day, with stock, but no buyers were present, and the sale did not take place. The inquest on the recent fire at JSapier resulted in an open verdict, there being absolutely no evidence. Over £lo;oo.o.was paid at the Wellington Property Tax Office yesterday.' A contract for piercing the first tunnel on the Windsor-Livingstone Railway has been let. At the Land Board, John Law, on behall of Peter and Thomas Law/ applied for a sufficient area out of Run 225e, Hough Ridge, to increase their deferred payment holdings to 320 acres respectively.. Decided to consider this, in the event of pre-emp-tion being applied for on the run mentioned. Applications to purchase land on runs were granted as follows Gr. W. Groodger, 6 acres, Run 238, St. Bathans ; and R. Campbell aud Sons, 10 acres oii 256, Alexandra. A telegram from Westporfc state? that the " Captain 'Williams," steamer, Westport, which had just finished loading coal for Wellington, had settied down on what is supposed to be a snag, and sunk. It is not known to what extent she is injured, or whether she will float at high tide. Arrangements are being made here to send a diver to report by to-morrow's steamer.