TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 4095, 27 December 1887, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION),

WELLINGTON. December 36, The weather to-day was fine for the holiday, but a strong wind was blowing, whioh interfered with harbor excursions. The excursion to Pioton was abandoned owing to the boisterous weather. The prinoipal attraction in town was the sports on tho Bisin Raservo, which were attended by 6000 people. A number of exoursionisti left town this morning to attend the races at. Pdlmarstoo, Masterton, and Lower Valley. As yet not a single acoident is recorded. December 27. A guard named Miohael Bennett, employed on the Government Railways, broke his lee yesterday, in stepping from the Upper Hutt platform on to the railway line.

George Adams, a member of Hansard staff, met with a serious aocident yesterday afternoon. While he was endeavoring to extinguish a gorse fire on tho Wellington Terrace he fill over a bank. It is feared that he received a eoooussion of the spinal cord and that paralysis may set in.

A man named Rtohard Douglas Morgan has been missing for two or three daysi W. H. Thompson, better known as "Zulu Thompson," of panorama fame died last night. He had been ailing for some time from diabetes. DUKEDIN. Deoember24. the inquest on the body of E. R. Bradshaw, who was fmnd dead in his Btore with his brains blown oat, a verdiot of death from a gunshot wound, selfinflicted, while iu a state of insanity, was returned. had been in the 6th Dragoons. Ha was 36 years of age. His wife is in Moeraki, was to-hare joined her to-day.

OHRISTOHUROH. Deoember26t John Robert Rothery, aged 19, son of Henry Rothery, was drowned at Lake Ellesmere on Saturday. The bioyole raoes at Lancaster Park were attended by 6000 people. The first hfiat of ihe one mile test was won by Fred Wood, the English Champion, who also won the five mile teat—both with ease. Steadman, of Dunedio, won the ten mile race. W. Hall fell in the fire mile race, dislocating his wrist. The ship Wairoa sailed for London last night, with a cargo of wool. Before she lefc Lyttelton the polioj had great trouble with five of her men, who got drunk and refused to go on board. Oie jumped or fell into the water. Sergeant-Major Mason jumped in after him, and held him up till he oould be palled out. Finally all were got on board. Eir?"EROARGILL. D camber 26. Heavy rain fell all day Sunday, and today has been gloomy and overoast, with frequent showers and strong wind. The holiday trains and outdoor amusements were very meagrely patronised. Rain was, however, much wanted, there having been something approaching a water famine in town, while the crops were Buffering for lack of moisture.