TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 7947, 2 December 1886, Page 6

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Auckland, November 12. A fire broke out to-night in Messrs Whitney and Co.’s cartridge factory at Vount Eilcn It broke out over an oven in the an. nealing room, the fire of which had been left banked up. It originated in a number of cases placed there to dry. A number of caps were exploded, ihe powder, which was in a magazine 100 yards distant, was untouched. The damage is not very great, except to the roofing, the belting, machinery, and a small portion of material. The insurances are unknown. A man named Henry George Woods was found dead in the Albert Park to-night. Halt a bottle of carbolic acid was found alongside of him. He was a remittance man who arrived by the Rimutaka last March. November 13.

An inquest on the body of Henry George Woods disclosed the fact that deceased bought carbolic acid the day he committed suicide. No reason was assigned for the deceased’s rash act, except that he was of a suicidal tendency of mind. His throat bore traces of having been stitched, and therefore affords grounds for belief that he had attempted his life before. Invercargill, November 12.

As passengers by the morning train on the Northern line were passing through the Makarewa Bush this morning they saw a man hanging from a tree. This proved to be a settler named Michael Crowe, who lately went through the Bankruptcy Court, and had sought refuge from his troubles in suicide, Auckland, November 15. An extraordinary piece of good fortune has overtaken two young men named Philips, employed recently on tho Epiphany Church contract. It is reported that while engaged at their work they received a letter from England informing them of the death of a wealthy uncle, who had left £243,000 to be divided amongst forty-three nephews and nieces. The two young men referred to will each receive £IO,OOO as his portion. They were to have commenced work this week on a contract at tho reservoir, but it is hardly necessary to say that they will make room for others less fortuuato, Christchurch, November 17. At a meeting of the Charitable Aid Board to-day one of the members, Mr W. C. Walker, inquired why it was that the Benevolent Institution in Otago cost £IO,OOO, while in Canterbury the coat was double that amount. The Chairman said that the figures showed about £12,000 for Otago, and £16,500 tor Canterbury. From information he had received he understood that a large number of cases of distress in Otago received little or no attention, while in Canterbury no cases were neglected. Several members supported the Chairman s view. About 12 last night W. Howe’s corn store in Cashel-street was gutted by fire, and the building, machinery, and stock were all destroyed or spoiled. The property was insured for £2500 in the South British, the re-insurancea being—Colonial, £250; Phoenix, £250; New Zealand, £250; Norwich Union, £400; Australian Alliance, £250 ; Sun, £250; Equitable, £250 ; London and Lancashire, £250. The Northern office also has £2OO on the building. The cause of the fire is unknown, Auckland, November 19. At a meeting of the Now Zealand Iron and Steel Company yesterday, the Chairman stated that the experiments which were being made in the treatment of iron sand had been partly successful, and would ultimately be wholly so, but the trials would extend over along period, and the Directors felt that they could not advise that the Company be carried on while this was being done. A motion was put that the Company be voluntarily wound up, but it was delayed for a fortnight to allow of fall consideration. Timabu, November 21. At the annual general meeting of the Farmers’ Co-operative Association yesterday the profit of the year’s working was shown to be £IBOO 13s 9d. A dividend of 7 per cent was declared, a bonus on the salaries of 5 per cent was given to the officials, a sum of £6OO was placed in the capitalised bonus fund, and a balance of £247 was carried to the reserve fund. Dunedin, November 22.

A girl named Thomson, daughter of a re* sident at Beaumont, waa drowned while crossing the Clutha in a punt. A waggon with some six tons of merchandise, which was on board, was thrown into the river, and goods to the value of about £250 lost. The puntsman and two other men who were in it when it broke away from the rope were got ashore two miles down the river.