TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 9383, 24 November 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(FEU PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Nov. 23. Robert Rosa has been killed by a fall of earth on a road work at Kawakawa. At a mooting of the Caledonian Society a motion to wiud up was negatived, but as the financial position is not thoroughly satisfactory it; was decided to re-con3iruct the Society. The Auckland Sunday School Union's Industrial Exhibition was opened to-day. Fifty-seven scholars were represented by : 1000 exhibitp. WANGANUI, Nov. 22. j Typhus fever is prevalent at M-JxweJl-town. It is supposed to be due to us- . | wholesome milk. CERISTOnURCH, Nov. 23. c Alfred Beckett was committed for trial b to^day go three charges of forging the c

iame of A. M. Morton, to cheques for I . small amounts. , HOKITIKA, Nov. 23. Some rich ground is being worked ia the Black Sand Lead on the north town belt. Tbe prospectors are getting three junces to tbe load. The weather, which has lately been oold accompanied by hail, which iojured the fruit crops, is now oppressively hot and iiultry. DUNEDIN, Nov. 23. The Acclimatisation Society has resolved to petition the Government to prohibit netting in the upper harbour, owing to the large numbers of small fish, especially flounders, which are caught. Mr Licken, of Ohristchurch, who has been botanising at the head waters of the Shotover, in Lake County, has reached Arrowtown with some good samples of gold, and has arranged for sending out a prospecting party.