TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3212, 24 July 1878, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

*>■ __?EB PIIESS AQ-ENCT.I . Dunedin, July 23. | The net profits of the Colonial Bank for the l last half-year, including £17,000 premium, un- ! allotted shares, is £10,000. The Directors' proposed appropriations are — to reservo fund, £20,000; rebate bills, £4-500; Avrite off Bank furniture and stationery, £2000 ; dividend at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum, £11,500 . carried forward, £2000 vl undivided profits. Blyth, who recently absconded from Dunedin while on bail charged with embezzlement, was brought back by the Arawata this morning. (JVom the (ran Correspondents of the Lyttelton Times.) Auckland, July 23. This afternoon an inquest was held upon the remains of Joseph Fail, avlio Avas drowned in the Rangitaponui creek Avhile assisting to guide logs down the stream from where they were cut to where they could be towed to sawnulls, and a verdict was returned of " Accidental death." The cause of the accident was deceased's inexperience at the Avork. He allowed the pole by which he was guiding the logs to become attached to one, and instead of letting it go he held on to it. .The log was whirled away by the strong current in the tjreek. Fail was thus dragged into the water. When his neighour's pole Avas held out to him he seemed either incapable of catching hold of it or was momentarily stupefied by the situation he was in. Before he could be ■laid hold of he was caught in a whirl of the water and Bwej)t under a small fall, about 200 yards below Avhich he Avas picked up dead. The majority of the Auckland representatives leave to-morrow in the Hinemoa for Wellington. Dunedin, July 23. Tlie Interprovincial" Match Committee have selected the folloAving 18 players to practice and train for the Canterbury match, from whom a team of 15 will be finally selected about a fortnight before the date of the game: Messrs A. Cargill, CraAvshaw, Dixon, Duder, •James, Mills, Murray, M'Kinnon, M'Lean, A. Michol, F. Nichol, Rose, Smith, Sweete, Thomson, Turton, Westenra, and Wynks. The above list comprises ten Duuedin, seven Union, and ono country player. James Blyth avlio recently absconded from this Colony Avhile on remand on bail on the charge of embezzling sums of money, the property of tho Albion Brewing Company, was brought back per Arawata this morning in charge of Detective Bain. This officer followed him to New South Wales, but finding no traces of his man, then went on to Melbourne, where he Avas secured by Detective Collman. of the local police. Blyth had .altered liis personal appearance considerably. It appears now to be very questionable whether any proceedings can be sustained .against him, as Allan Dicker, the chief wifcoaess for the prosecution, has gone Home. Blyth was formally brought before the City •Court this morning, and remanded until .Friday.