TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 41, 13 January 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

INTERPRO VINCI AL. ■♦ ■ ■ (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, Jan. 12. The stamp revenue for the quarter amounts to £108.047. In December 1305 persons arrived m New Zealand, and 710 took thpir de« parture. Heavy rain set m to«day, and is much welcomed by the farmers, whose crops were suffering severely from the continuous drought. An accident of a serious nature • occurred at Kaiwarra this morning, the victim being a man named Casey. It appears that the unfortunate iellow was working on the railway contract near the magazine, and was struck on the head by a boulder which had become detached from the recent landslip. The stono, which was about 201bs m weight, penetrated his scalp, and seriously injured the brain. Casey wa& removed to the Hospital, where he now lies. Little hopes are entertained as to his recovery. A handsome silver salver has been presented by the passengers of the ship Lady Jocelyn to the mate, Mr Boorman, the chief officer who took cnarge of the vessel after the death of Captain Jen* kins, as a token of their respect and esteem for him as commander. Chbistchurch, Jan. 12. The Volunteers of Christchurch will be sworn m next week under the new regulations. Simonsen's Opora Company left for Wellington to-day. The members gave an entertainment on their own account last night, which paid a good dividend. At a meeting of the Christchurcb shareholders m Southern Cross Petroleum Company this evening, it was resolved to co-operate, with the Napier ■shareholders m shifting the headquarters irom Gisborne to either Christchurch or Napier. . Archibald Forbes will dine with the members of the Press on Saturday night. Auckland, Jan. 12. Mr G. M. Reid was a passenger by the Ringarooma from Sydney. His mission m England, m connection with the Now Zealand Land Settlement Company, it is stated to have bsen very successful. H. Morten Williams, engineer for the Kaihu railway, has furnished the plans for the first section, and it is anticipated that the entire survey will ba finished and plans complete m three month?. The Auckland regatta promises to be a great success. Over £400 wilt be given m prize-money, also numerous valuable cups. At the inquest on Leonard Gash, killed at the cricket ground, a verdict of accidental death was recorded, with a rider that the cricket club shonld chain up their rollers when oat of use to prevent the occurrence of similar ac* cidents . A man named Grainsell, who escaped from the lock-up on New Year's day, has been arrested at Manukau just while embarking for Oamaru. A bushman, arrested for drunkenness, on being searched was found to have had £206 and four orders on him. On getting sober he was not at all thankful to the police for taking care of his money. The hospital management scheme is not receiving much public support j the fear is lest the Government should withdraw from the matter when the plan is m full working order. In Chambers Mir Justice Gillies stated that, m cases where debtors conceal any of their creditors' names by omitting them from the schedule, and obtain their discharge without the omission being repaired, the concealed liability holds good, and the creditor may seek to recover when he can. Alexander Cochrane died from sunstroke while working on a railway cut* ting at Mercury Bay. A bushman named Cunningham attempted suicide at Northern Wairoa by stabbing himself m the neck and breast. About eighty nominations for iuimi» grants were sent from Auckland this moath. Kauri gum has risen to i-47 per ton, and a number of coal miners from the Kawakawacoal mine have gone gumdigging. Oamaru, Jan. 12. An inquest was held yesterday at Otepopo on the body of Arthur Bird, who fell of the express train the previous day. The verdict was one of ac* cidental death. The boy, it is said, was m the act of throwing off the mail bag, and, slipping, fell between the carriages. The engine of the late train broke down m the Otepopo tunnel last night, and was delayed over three hours. Greymodth Jan. 12. The Star of the South has brought eight coal miners from Otago for the .Brunnerton mine, m order to meet the increasing demand for coal. The vessels arriving here have been suffering undue detention lately.