LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1024, 15 March 1884, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

From our mon Correspondent.) Dunedin, March 14th. A married woman named Moyae was convicted to-day of robbing plants from the graves in the Southern Cemetery. She was fined £2 18d.

D. M. ' Mansell (late Secretary to the Premier) has been arrested in Wellington for the embezzlement of £267 of Government money. It is understood that Mr Isaac Wilson, M.H.R. for Kaiapoi, will re3ign his seat this morit.h, and it is reported that Sir W. Fox will be asked to become a candidate for the vacancy. A Christchurch telegram to-night says that at the Police Court this morning Mrs Royal was formally charged with the murder of her two children by drowning them in the river Heathcole ; and at the request of Inspector Pender, the cisc was adjourned. An inquest is to be held tomorrow. The eldest boy who was rescued in an exhausted stato is now out of all danger,

Ned Fisher, an old'storekeeper at Skippers, shot hinuk-lf dead this morning. The cause is not known.

At the adjourned meeting yesterday of creditors in the estate of Mr T. H. Dods'»n, tho proceedings took a rather lively turn, a well-known legislator having denounced, in very strong terms, the manner in which some of our banking institutions have been applying the " screw "of l:i te. No result was arrived at ly the meeting.

The iuterprovincial cricket match began here to-day. The weather was fine, and the wicket was very dead. Otago went in first and were all put out for 104 runs. Canterbury's first innings was a wretched display, totalling only 44 run 3. The Otago team went in for their second innings iv very bad light, and lost six wickets for 38 runs.

A meeting of the creditors in the estate of W. Pine, lately a publican at Tapanui, was held at the Official Assignee's office this afternoon. Mr Catamore appeared for the bankrupt, and both counsel and client used such extraordinarily forcible language, and bandied about such charges against some of the creditors, that the Assignee had repeatedly to call them to order, and threaten to make them withdraw their words. Ultimately, it was resolved to refer the amounts in dispute to arbitration ; and the meeting was adjourned til Priday next at 11 a.m.

From an Occasional Correspondent. AvcKhLND, March 14th. A large crowd saw Hanlan off to-day. The harvest prospects in the Auckland province are looking graud ; and in Marlbourgh province the yield this year is the heaviest ever known in New Zealand.

It is asserted that Watt (the draper of Queen-street), who was last week burned out, is to be prosecuted for setting fire to his premises. He was insured for £3000, and I believe the detectives are pretty certain of securing a conviction.

A man fell over the wharf last night oa to ihe deck of one of the ships in the harbour, smashing the companion-rail to pieces. He was only stunned for a time ; and, after getting up, he refused to siy how he met with the accident. He walked away calmly as though nothing had happened.

(Per Press Association.)

Christchurch, March 13fch.

A woman named Royal, wife of a carpenter living at Sydenham, is supposed to have drowned two of her children in the Heathcote River this evening. It is believed that her mind lias been slightly affected 3ince her confinement nine months ago. This afternoon she went out for a walk, taking three of her four children, two boys 3| and 2h years of old, and a baby girl. Two tneu subsequently saw the eldest boy holding on to the willows in the river, and rescued him. The mother was seen with hor clothes wet. She and the rescued child wera taken to the Hospital. The bodies of the other childreti were recovered. In answer to Inspector Pender, the woman said at one time that the children had fallen in, and at another time that she did not know how they got into the river.

(Renter's Special.)

Cairo, March 12 h

The latest Telegrams to hand from Souakim announce that the whole of the British forces under General Grahom reached Z-iriba last evening, and that the troops bivouacked there for the night. Orders have been given for an advance to be made to-dny at noon against Oaman Digma's position. The troops will be formed into squares, . and in tlm order the>' will attack the rebels, who are encamped in strong force at Tamaneh, a short march from Zavabi.

Telegrams from SouHkim report that General Graham has taken up a position a milo distant from that occupied by Oaman Digma, and will continue the attack at daybreak.