SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 83, 27 July 1876, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR; : pWN. CORRESPONDEKT.I FATAL'ACCIDENT AT THE OTii HEADS.% We received the following telegi-aafe, our special correspondent in Duneda] evening, but too late for publication;:. Dunedin, Wednesdij. A fishing boat which went out to{ Heads on Monday, in charge of a j named John Johnston, accompanied two men, known as John and with bad weather outside, and when g ing to return, were unable to reachi shore. The boat sprang a leak ysfenj and with great difficulty they iuanagej run the boat ashore among the ro& little above reach the mainland, it- was neceßsarj climb the face of a cliff abW 2001 high. The man called Alfred tried to so, but when about half way up, thep of cliff which he was holding gaveifl causing him to fall to the ground tfl| great violence. Johnston, however, fl more fortunate in an attempt whicM made to climb the cliff, and proafl assistance for the wounded man, whofl hauled up by means of ropes, kiß severe were his injuries that he diediiH four hours later. H COLONIAL BANK. I At a meeting of the.Colonial Basllj day, Mr. James Rattray presided, H moved the adoption of the report, «H Mr. H. S. Chapman seconded, mm that he considered the directors fl[ niost prudently in not declaring a difi&J at so early a period of the Bank's eol<H Mr. Sligo stated that it was the fi-S of a great number of the that the expenses were too heavy, were far too many servants, and officers were far too over-salaried. Hj report was then adopted, and /viM thanks passed to the andofl| of the Bank. H THE " BRUCE ; HERALP."H The plant and stock-in-trade ;<^B " Bruce Herald," is advertised.fiffi^Ktender. is/H TC S ?u & EmN) TUB THE-COLONIAL BANK B Mr. Morris has been elected a meHj of the Colonial - Bank vice Mr. Raflj EldersKe, resigned. fl WASTE LANDS. H At a meeting of the Waste LandsßJ the chan-man (Mi\' Strode) was reqfl to interview the Goldfields SecrelJH Wakatipu Commonage. H PRESENTATION. I Captain Lloyd was yesterday prJßi with a handsome gold chain and Itfflß his retirement from the s.s.' TaJB Captain Andrew succeeds him. B THE CITY OF NEW YORjH Owing to a heavy sea, the Cityflß York is still unable fco go outside. ||v