TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3862, 2 September 1880, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

— •* — [Psb Pbbss Association.] AUCKLAND, Sept. 1. Death. Mr Blanehard, Inspector of the Colonial Bank, died at the Northern Club of bron- . ehitis. He has a brother and sister at Christchurch. Resignation. Captain Mowbray has resigned command of the Auckland Scottish through ill health. A liOss of Perfumery, Mr M'Gee's mare Perfume dropped a fine ! foal to Musket to-day, but being in a small box she trod on it and broke its leg, and it was ultimately killed. Mortal Remains. The body of Barker, who was drowned i reoently at Ngaruawhia, was found floating in i the Waikato River to-day. A Bellicose Agitator. '■ Mr Garrard was unable to obtain the Lome : street Hall for his meeting, and he therefore ' adjourned to the Fire Bell, where he ad- ' dressed the .unemployed. He eaid ho expected to get them bread in about a fort- > night, and that lie was going to interview the i Auckland members of the Assembly. He has > called another meeting. WAINUI, Sbpt. 2. ; Sad Accident. James Armstrong, of Akitio, and his nephew, Archie Armstrong, were drowned in the Akitio river yesterday morning whilst \ crossing with some cattle. Armstrong, bhe elder, after crossing safely went bask into tha . river to head eomo cattle, and his horse getting into a quicksand plunged atd turned \ nsnnd sharp, throwing his rider. His nephew then rode in to rescue him, and after getting ' hold of his shoulder his torso either took ,'rigt.fc, or also got into the .quicksand, commenced buck- jumping, and threw young Armstrong, and continued bucking on ton of both men, who were not seen to rise afterwards. The bodies had not beeu recovered at 2 p.m. .Several persons saw the occurrence, but were cot close enough to render any assistance. WELLINGTON, Sept. 1. Still Dragging. At tho Hospital enquiry to-day the chief witness was Dr Gillou, the Houae Surgeon, who submitted a longti»y and exhaustive statement on tho management, showing tho

difficulties he had" to deal with. He found he had no real authority, as the change in creating an honorary stuff aho created difficulties which could not be dealt with in the absence of rules, and consequently they clashed at times. Tho Hoßpital had greatly improved since it was in the hands of the Council. He praised the Steward and the Matron for the manner in which thoy carried out their duties. He never knew either the worse for liquor. The other witnesses were unimportant. " The Hour of my Departure Come." His Excellency the Governor leaves Wellington, en route f r England, on Saturday. Government Takings. The Customs' revonue for August amounted to £18,335 17s 6d. Working Them Off. Another batch of unemployed are to bo forwarded to Patea to-morrow. WELLINGTON, Sept. 2. A Satisfactory Season. The annual meeting of the Bacing Club waß held la9t night. Tho report showed the past season to have been successful ; the Club having reduced the overdraft by nearly £200. The principle of appointing one handicapper for the Colony was approved, but the details were left for *at"-i arrangements. The stewards will rroet on Wednesday next to consider the advisability of holding a Spring Meeting. TIMABU, SBPT. 1. Crime. At the quarterly ses?ion3 of the District Court today, Kugene Ford was sentenced to six nvnths for assault.— C. E. Jones was acquitted on a charge of false pretences. The Crown Prosecutor said he could not prove his story untrue, and therefore declined to proceed with the case.— Charleß Massey, oharged with causing bodily harm by reckless driving, was found guilty. Sentence was defened. It appears that while driving a dray he ran foul of a perambulator and broke the leg of a young woman in charge of it. OAMABU, Sbpt, 1. Precipitated. Mr Peter Stewart, of the firm of Munro and Stewart, was killed to-day by foiling from a crane. He was in tho aot of loosening a pin at the head of the arm, when the crane tipped up and threw him about thirty feet on to his head. His skull wa? fractured, and a number of his ribs were broken. He died about two hours after his fall. DUNEDIN, Sept. 1. No Bankrupt Parsons. At a meeting of tho Otago Presbytery this morning, an overture was adopted with reference to the Bankruptcy Laws, and a suggestion was carried that a regulation should be made preventing bankrupts holding office in the Church. Getting Fixed. It is Btated that a graduated scale of pay and promotion, to apply to all persons employed in the Eailway Department, is being prepared, and that it ia likely to meet the wishes of the employees. The Waikaia Seat. The TuapeJca Times cays that a Mr Murris, Captain M'Kenzie, and Mr Horace Bastinga are the only probable candidates for the Waikaia seat in Parliament, and that Mr Eastings will be probably be universally supported in the Roxburgh district. Pine Winter. The oldest settlers on the goldfields state that the present winter has been the finest they have ever experienced. There was a alight fall of snow at Naseby yesterday, but the miners are afraid that they will not have sufficient water to enable them to carry on operations during the summer months. Aristocratic Arrival. Mr George Gutts arrived here yesterday by the s.s. Botomahana with the Victorian horse King of Clubs, purchased by him for the Middle Park Stud Company, at Christchurch. The horse is in very good condition, although the passage from the Bluff to Port Chalmers was very rough. Scratchings. Geraldine Baces.— York has been scratched for the Geraldine Publicans' Handicap, and Sylvanus for the Cup.