SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2129, 24 August 1875, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(PJ?B PBKBS iOENCf.) Gbkyuouthl Monday. Mr Allan I?. Stark, part proprietor and associate editor.of tho Greg River Argus, died yesterday morning alter a short illness. Deceased was ono of tho oldest inhabitants of Greymouth, and was formerly connected' with the Otayo Daily Times.- ■■■.■" • ' ... . . Duuedin, Monday. At a meeting at tho Taeiri (Mr Heid's constituency) on Saturday, a resolution was passed that tho Abolition measures should not bo passed till tho olcctors had an opportunity of expressing an opinion at a general election.—lt commenced to rain heavily and steadily last night, and continued incessantly. Tho Water of leith is in hoavy flood, and logs aro coming down from tho sawmills. Kensington township is under water. In Forth-strcet the inhabitapts had to leave their houses. Tho water came down Mac-laggen-street in torrents. Isaccs and Marks clothiers, wcro flooded, and sufforod an estimated damago of £100. It is still raining, and no signs of it leaving off.— A man named Cunningham had a narrow escape of being scalded to death at Bridgeman's. tannery, Caversham, on Saturday. Ho was looking into a vat, when his foot slipped. He caught a support at the sides, but as it was, his legs were badly scalded, and he has been removed to the hospital.—The Guardian has a severo article this morning on the exorbitant prices of butchers'meat. It says that tho butchors aro buying at such prices that they , can chargo lowjr than tho prosent price, which has been risen a penny per pound. Tho Guardian thinks this is the result of combination, and not from scarcity of stock,-

Weuikqtow, Saturday. At Bull's llangitikei, a public meetiDg was held, when the following resolution was passed unanimously: -"That this meeting is in favour of immediate Abolition of provinces and tko passing of the local Government Bill this session." OHBisTommcn, Saturday, The Poultry Exhibition to-day was a great success, There were 263 entries, including several from the provinces.— The Pigeon-Flying Club held their first pigeon race. Five birds started from Bolleston, seventeen miles from Christchurch. Tlio winner (an Antwerp cock) flew tlio distance in thirty minutes.—Tlio Philadelphia Exhibition Committee ask for extension of time to rcceivo exhibits to November 30.—Shares in tho Loan and Investment Company are being very rapidly applied for. A kaboa, Saturday. At a publio meeting at Little Eiver, a resolution was carried in favour of immediate Abolition, ' Waimate, Saturday, At a meeting at 'Waimatotliis afternoon, a resolution was passed unanimously in favour of Abolition, provided the land fund, less departmental expenses, be oxpected whero raised; also, a resolution that a petition be forwarded urging upon tlio Government the necessity of constructing tho Wnitaki and Wnimato railway without delay,