TELEGRAMS.

North Otago Times, 27 December 1907, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

1 Pet Press Association. [ WELLINGTON. . g slcnmsliip company is being formed 0 in Wellington to establish eommunica- , t> oll between •Wellington, Mokau, and , Knwliin. The capital will bo £10,00(i 1 Negotiations are now' proceeding fRt 1 the purchase of a steamer. j CimiSTCHURCH. , L ? Dccoinboi 25. The ling Galileo, sent out''by , '.the .Carnegie Institute, to, undertake a ■' magnetic survey of the Pacific; Ocean, 0 arrived at Lyttolton yesterday, and will remain for about a fortnight. ; 1 Lieutenant Shacldeton has informed Professor Dnvid that rn soon ns the , Nimrod arrives at King Edwnrd Land j ,ll) intended to despatcli Mr Joyce on , « sledge expedition "to the rocks of i that land, with Messes Priestly nnil , David, together with Messrs Mason - niid Cotton, who, arrived at Chris tl' church yesterday. Mr Mason, who is >' lecturer, on mineralogy at Adelaide, is ' physicist /and, chemist to the expedi. J lion. JlV*Cotton, wlio is spie'n'i'c demonstrator at Sydnov University will ) accompany the. expedition for n short time to assist in any computing Work, | He should return with Professor l)i)\'id f in the Ximrod tn T.yttelton'nbout 'the 1 end 6f March. Mr Mason will remain i all next year with the land party on t King Edward VII Land. J DI'NRDIN, i »• December 20. .Tn the yacht race between Professor [ Septt's Yvonne and all-comers for' a , onp given by the-Otago Yacht Club, ' ' tl| c Tiifann, Thelnia and Ma'wa took - part, besides the Yvonne.' The Tucaua | won on her time nllojvuuCc. . SUVA. 1 December 2fi. Arrived-Hnuroto. ■AUCKLAND,. . g ' , December 2fi. ~ : . Sir Joseph and Lady Ward arrived at Auckland on a short visit yesterday. Ihe principal object of the visit was to confer with Admiral Fmvkcs re-> garding defence matters. lie has been invited by the Admiral to return to Wellington by the Powerful .on Saturday, and if arrangements permit the invitation will be accepted. The Prime Minister stated that the matters on which he was conferring were of a confidential nature. After leaviiig Auckland lie .will proceed south to"the fulfill a number of engagements on January Uli or sth, and will take a few (lays' holiday, proceeding to Stewart After .tho ' holidays'he will make a'lengthened visit to' Auckland, J lie body of a young mn n named Samuel M'Donald, who was reported , missing from Devonport on Monday, was found in the harbor near the Calliope Dock wharf. The Powerful, flngsnip o f,tlio Australian squadron, with Admiral Fawkes m '' ! n !° l 011 ' Satu, ' ( l«v. |he Challenger goes into dock on Friday, and afterwards will follow 'the Powerful, together with the Pegasus and Prometheus. • A tramway accident linppened yes- ( l'on&onby road,. wlhjji Homy ftcwmaii had his .skull fractured. Newman only arrived from Tarnnalci a few uays ago. He stepped oil a Moving qir, onii comincr in the opposite direction. He is still unconscious. A peculiar' incident occurred in Qnccn street yesterday, A young woman named Annie Trwin wnß\passing along, accompanied by another woman and a man, when some words are, said to have passed between them. Some men standing by on the foot-' path, when Irwin, it«is asserted, 'returned to the men and said " I will break this umbrella over, von if you molest niQ in the street," A mnn named Chas. Hudson denied he had molested her, w'horenpon she is alleged to nave Vaised the .parasol, and stabbed Hudson in the nnclt with the thin steel end. piercing tbo'°M nnd inflicting, ft'slieht wouwlj "The womnn was immedistely arrested. ' WANGANUI, ' ' December 25. An elderly mnn nanled Somervillo .was killed at Hnleombo Inst evening bv a train from Palmerstnn.fo Wungnnui, As the ( .train ; rounded a bend the 'driver saw ft form at the side of thri : lino,and.endeavored to pull mi, but }k fiOTih^ljor ! eaughftk' man's :h'eadj j cutting off tho -upper portion,' 'A' sugar ;

'. *inpty) VaVfoimd alongside tho body. ' i ' combl lm'd"ljecn'in Foilding, and was ' ~ ' 'walking "home, :•■ -.;/j' -WELLINGTON;•.'■';:• rW-'y '- ( . ',-- ' •-. December 28. '/' Tlio weather was 'perfect '■ for tho;• f holiday, to-day,, and largo crowds were out picnicing'iU the various' suburbs ' . reached ( by car, and at the harbor "_ resorts;,, the ferry, steamers and tram- - cars were kept busy. So far no'mis-' ' had has been reported. ' ■' .-■.'■ ; WAIMATE. ' "' i; December' 26. " , -'k- man named George Denton was Vfound'dcod.hr bed at the Wnimoto j^ Hotel .'on Christmas morning.. Ho was nbout.-SO years old, He travelled with '.-W bo'6ks.j.;?An inquest will bo held to- f nigh'fcy' '•■•''■,'. / •