TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11937, 10 January 1901, Page 6

TELEGRAMS.

(Peb United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, January 9. The income of the Auckland Harbour Board for the past year shows a- net increase of £4674. An interesting ceremony took place at the Fire Underwriters' Association on the occasion of the retirement from office of the chairman of the association (Mr A. S. Eussell) after four years' continuous work. Mr Russell's'record is quite unique, having been chairman on repeated occasions. He was presented with a- beautiful and chaste teamid coffee .service and silver serviette rings, accompanied by a.gold sovereign purse. THAMES, January 9. Major Frederick 'Swindley, who died yesterday afternoon from an internal complaint, saw service in India. He was aide-de-camp to General Whitmore, and was present at the Gate Pa and many other historic engagements during the Native wars in this colony. He was 60 years of age. NAPIEK, January 9. As last night's express was travelling between Takapau and AVuipuknrau a- prisoner made a sensational escape. Constable Baker was escorting Harry Whisky from Pannevirke to Napier in a second-class carriage, when the prisoner made a sudden jump through the open window and landed clear of the train, which could not he pulled up for a distance of about two miles. The escapee at first laid still where he had fallen, and was seen to creep into the furze. Steps were taken to effect a recapture, but have not so far been- successful. WELLINGTON, January 9. An Assyrian named Remih Steirog was charged at the Magistrate's Court to-day with having wilfully set fire yesterday to the premises of Massed Geor, a compatriot. Accused was remanded till next Monday. It is Mr E. H. Pope, clerk jn charge of the clerical branch of the industrial school work in the Education department, who has been appointed' inspector of industrial schools, not Mr J. H. Pope, who remains chief inspector of Native schools. Mr Burnett, the inspecting engineer.of the Railway, department, went south last night to examine the big embankment between Ranfurly and Wedderbiirn that has been causing considerable trouble of late. GREYMOUTH, January 9. The export of timber and sleepers from this port for 1900 was 14,694,791 super, feet. Since the timber industry started on the West Coast there haive been exported from this port close on eighty million super, feet, exclusive of local consumption. OHEISTCHURCH, January 9. At a meeting of the Charitable Aid Board ,to-day Dr Clayton, the board's medical officer, complained of the difficulty in getting cases into the hospital. He cited the case of an inmate of one of the Charitable Aid Board's homes, who had a dislocated hip, and whose removal to the -hospital he ordered. The patient, an old woman, was not removed, and died in the home. It was decided to send Dr Clayton's letter to the Hospital Board, with a reauest for an explanation.