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New Zealand Mail, Issue 423, 20 March 1880, Page 15

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(united press association.) OfIRISTCHUROH. March 17.

A painful incident is reported hers in connection with the Dunedin tragedy. MrsAicheson, mother of Mrs Grant, was in thetrain on Monday on her way down to visit her daughter, unconscious of the deplorable event. On reaching Palraerston she received a shock by hearing one of the passengers read a newspaper account of the murder. On Tuesday a man named John Hall, working a threshing machine at M'Gregor's farm, Ashley district, had his left hand and a portion of his arm dragged in and torn off when trying to rieht a twisted belt. A little girl named Mabel Wright, four years of age, fell into the Aldington Creek, yesterday, and was drowned before help arrived.

At auction, yesterday, 50 Union Insurance Shares fetched 16s each. Two Canterbury Tramway Shares were submitted and withdrawn, the highest bid being 12s 6d. The Star to-night asserts that the Interior Canterbury lines, instead of being commenced as was understood it would be, from the Oxford end, is to be started in the middle The Oxford section would* carry a large amount of traffic, aud had been earnestly asked for by the inhabitants for some time. The section for which tenders have been called is contiguous to the Premier's property. Yesterday, 276 loaded waggons went through the tunnel to the port, and 234 tO' Christchurch. This is the best day's work since the tunnel was opened. Last season the most satisfactory day's work was on April 4th y . when 196 waggons went to the port. A new evening paper, to be called the Echo, price halfpenny, will be issued on Saturday. The proprietor' is understood to be Mr Cargill, who was formerly publisher of the Evening Mail, printed some seven years ago. Thacker's Hotel, at O'Kain's' Bay, Banks Peninsula, was burnt down last night, and nothing was saved. Mr and Mrs Thacker escaped wiih difficulty from the burning building. The stock and furniture were insured in the South British for £I2OO. Dunedin, March 17.

The inquest touching the death of James Murray Dewar, Elizabeth Mary Jane Dewar and Elizabeth Lindsay Dewar, was opened at the hospital this afternoon, before Mr ThomasHocken, district coroner. The evidence of Mr Thomas Aicheson, father of the deceased, woman, and Mary Grant, mother of the deceased man, was taken, and the inquest was adjourned until the next day. Auckland, March 17.

Te Keingi, a daughter of Manuhiri, and whose name has been frequently mentioned of late years, has come down to Orakei, to represent the Kingites at the forthcoming Parliament, to be presided over by Paul, at the native meeting, to commence to-morrow. It is understood that a resolution will be submitted condemnatory of tho arrest and nontrial of the West Coast prisoners ; also, of the appointment of Fox and Bell on the commission, and approving Mohi Tawhai's resignation; of appointment on such, commission.