TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 90106, 4 January 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AOcSIAND, Friday. A six-roomed cottage, unoccupied,, at Archill, was burned yesterday morning. It was insured in the Royal for L2OO. WOQDVILLE, Saturday. Gower's child, who waa injured by a cow, died on Thursday afternoon, GBEYMOUTH, Saturday. JBdward Furness, a young jockey who was thrown and roiled 'ore? by Harkaway at Thursday's raoes, was reported to have died ibis morning in the hospital. The report was unfounded, and it was spread by a person from the hospital this morning, who imagined ho was doing a kindness to the patient by preventing people oalling to see him. Furneeg is progresaing satisfactorily. WELLINGTON, Saturday. The Hinemoa will probably leave here to-morrow with Sir Julius Yogel, who intends paying a visit to the* Hawera Hot Springs. A fire broke out amongst some gorße in the Botanical Gardenß to-day and destroyed a portion of a plantation of young firs. The fire brigade succeeded in stopping the fire before it reached the main garden. A collision between a shunting engine and a passing train was narrowly averted on the Hutt line yesterday. The drivers of both engines have been suspended, and an enquiry will be held. Sunday. A young man named Daniel Turner, . aged 28, a clerk in the Property Tax DeEartment, was killed by a fall from his or3e en the Karori Road yesterday afternoon. He had been to Karori for a ride with a friend, and when descending Baker's hill he was thrown, receiving injuries to which ha succumbed in two hours. Turner leaves a wife and family at Ohristchurch, and has a brother residing at Wanganui. The Government- have cancelled the order which authorised the transmission of delayed te'egrams on Sun Jays. A woman nao^d Mary Anderson, who had her leg broken in a quarrel sometime ago with another woman named McDermott, died in the hospital to-day. The cause of death is believed to have been Blcoholic poisoning TIMARU, Sunday. The Caledonian Society's sports yeßterday were well attended and passed off successfully ; J. M. O'Connor pulling off tbe two running and walking events, and Hall the wrestling. John Lewis, a gardener and an old resident, received serious injuries to his head just at the close of tbe proceedings, and while the throwing of the 16lb hammer was going on. His skull is fearfully injured, and there is little hope of his recovery. OAMARU, Sunday. The Caledonian sports held here on the l.st an 4 2nd. ,«rer.e most successful ; the numbers present exceeded that of any previous jear, On the night of the Ist an open entertainment on the grounds was got up under tbe auspices of the Society, jfietween 2000 and 3000 persons were present. I'here was a great display of firework*, dancing on the green, and dancing' competition?. The entertainment commenced at 8 and finished at 11. Financially and otherwise tbe affair was a success. DDNEDIN, Saturday. The offices of Mr Smellitscbeck, professor of musio, High street, were burned down last night. Damage, L l5O, fully T>y insurance in the E-juitahle office. : . •; :Tprday was almost generally held an a holiday; Rain fell and somewhat spoiled the enjoyment, Tho Oaledo&ian spbrte were fairly patronised. The principal j^esirijiH fyeej was W pn. b^ Skjteby

Sfriitb, 2 ; Holstbn, 3. . The Oornish wrestling was won by JBpbertsbn, and-rthe ©5 finapion; wrestling by Hudson, " :^l f V&f '' ■ '"■"'■. '• V^' ■■""'•■ ; ', ■' ■'"'-.■ ' px A fir(|ybroke pat at the back ;of srHprsbootaeilef's shdp last higßt^Jand the premiaes' were nearly gutted. The stock was completely destroyed by fire and water. The atgck and buildings were jn-^ sured, rl>ut the amount and offices are nof ascertaiqable. .