TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 18061, 3 February 1903, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand.

(Per United Press Association.)

AtICKLA-ND, Feb. "*_- This afternoon fire destroyed ' houses at Mount Eden owned by Smith, Moloney, and Bennett, and very -little of the contents were saved. Insurances : Smith's house, £100; Bennett's house and piano, £250 ; Maloney's house arid furniture. £400— all in the New Zealand office. The Rev. Father James 7 Mcliitosn, priest of Parnell Parish, was found dead in his bedroom. Death was due 'to syncope, the result of hemorrhage and exhaustion from vomiting. ■'■;

Sir R. Stout and Judge Conolly sat this morning to deal with: the petition to upset the elections at Parnell and Grey Lynn. The petitions "had already been withdrawn, and 7 the .question of costs was deferred till to-morrow.

A fire at 2.30 yesterday Liorning destroyed J., Lundon's store and Rocklington's boot shop at Duntroon. Raven (saddler) also lost his tools aihd was not insured. Lundon .*" was Insured (stock and building) for 7 £125, 7 and Rocklington for £ 100, 7 both in the South British. A ; strong 7wind was blowing. .—■:.. ■ J.'A'-: *;

WELLINGTON, Feb.' 2.

Mr Jas. Embling; 'retiring-- general manager of the . Bank of * Zealand, was to-night presented with; \ai-*-\ address and a draft on London loir a, sum * Toi money from the officer's pi Bhe> Bank 71a all parts of the colony. Mr Embling leaves on Thursday by thi_ Ruapehtt for England.

The Wellington Gas Company!- directors' recommendation of payment of a dividend <ot 10s per share on fully paid-» up shares, and 5s per share on partly paid-up shares, for the hall year, was adopted. 7;

The post and telegraph office in Tinakon road was entered ott , Saturday night and £.0 odd stolen. An entrance was effected M^aMhs «, window, and the keys .o^the^afe taken from the pocket^f the postman tb d WM aSI66P *** ™ S not dis "

Though the Rev. Mr Waters cabled Home asking permission to decline tho offer by King Edward of the living of Shernborne. further intelligence ha has received Ims caused Win;/ to susj. end a decision.

A child named Voitrekofsky, aged threQ years, was playing with his brothers and sisters around a deep well, when they removed a heavy case which covered the opening, and the little fellow fell in and was drownejd. DANNEVIRKE, Feb. 2. A heavy thunderstorm 7TCCurx*ed oa Sat* urday night. A child .named -Roxburgh was struck by lightning; and Ui. left side temporarily paralysed; 7 N . NELSON, Feb. 2. At the Athletic and CycHng .Giub. race meeting to-day the Cash Cycle Mile was won by G. Sutherland (scr.) ; W.: Martin (scr.) 2, S. Eviaou, (140 yds.) a^' Won easily, Martin only managing: to beat Evison for second place. Time, 2miri. 18 sees. ' ' . .[ : r..:\:A.^-A.i i . i .:\r :^.:.- The Wheel Race .two 1 miles) was; also won by Sutherland , ; McCabe .2 , 11 olland 3. The, three mile cas__ race fell to W. Martin, with Palmer second ; Sutherland being a non-starter. Sutherland. 7- again beat Martin -in the two mile race fiom scratch. 7 .7 The sixty-first anniversary of Nelson was observed to.day. The Harbour dredge was launched at the Port W .he presence of a very large number of Spec-, tators. , ' DUNEDIN, Feb. 2.7 The High Schools Board has .received 85 applications for free education uuder the Government's free secondary . .education regulations. " Tho Anderson's Bay brickworks, owned by KelJy and Kane, wero destroyed by fire to-night. . The loss fs estimated at £4000. The place is insure^ for £1000 in the Standard Company, partly reinsured in the National office.