TELEGRAPHIC NEWS,

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1027, 26 March 1884, Page 6

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS,

INTERPROVINCIAL. Christchuach, March 19th.

At the Police Court to day six boys, ranging from seven and a-half to fourteen years of age, were brought up charged with having entered certain houses during the absence of the occupants, and stolen jewellery therefrom. The three youngest were dismissed with a caution, on their parents undertaking to flog them ; the other three were sentenced to short terms of imprisonment, and to be flogged with a birch. An accident to the engine occurred on the Papanni train. A tube in the boiler burst, and the engine-driver was blown out on to the road/ He was removed to the Hospital, but it is believed that he is not seriously injured. Mia3 Champness, a passenger, jumped off, and was severely injured, the base of her skull being fractured. She is now in an unconscious state.

Napikr, March 19th. - When the Secretary of the Board of Education was in Wellington last week, he was officially informed that the reason why only £50,000 of the £70,000 had been divided was that £20,000 was being kept back for Native schools. Thousands of pounds have already been spent on fine school buildings in Native settlements in this district, and at the present time there is not a Native school open. The buildings hay been used by Natives as residences or store-houses.

Ross, March 19th. A fire occurred here at ten o'clock last night which reduced to ashes the steam sawmill of Mr Grimraond. The premises were insured in the Equitable Insurance office for £500, but this will not cover the loss. The origin of the fire is a mystery.

Nelson, March 2Lst.

The lad, Fredrick Kelly, who was shot at the rifle butts, died in the Hospital this morning. He was 17 years of age, had been a pupil in Nelson College, had won a Provincial scholarship, and had passed the Civil Service examination. At the time of the accident he was reading up for the University examination.

Wellington, March 21st.

Mr W. H. Levin, member for Thorndon, Wellington, has resigned his seat. In his address to his constituents he says : — " I have buoyed myself up with the hope that my health would have been sufficiently restored to enable me to fulfil the obligations I owe to you, but the effects of my severe illness of last year are such that I find myself physically unequal to the labour and late hours of what is likely to be an unusually important and arduous session. After careful deliberation I have come to the conclusion that I cannot disregard the unqualified warning of my medical attendant, and that it it is equally due to you and myself that 1 should vacate my seat."

Auckland, March 23rd. A fire broke out at 4 o'clock this morning in a house, temporarily unoccupied, belonging to Mrs O'Connell in Wellesleystreet. It was destroyed, also the twostoreyed house of Mr Wilson. The residence of Mr L. D. Hanstead, and a house occupied by Mr Dupprey were partly damaged. Mrs O'Connell had been on a visit to the Thames with her son and two grandsons. She arrived last night from the Thames at 8 o'clock. On reaching her home, according to her statement, she found she had left her bag and key on the steamer, and could not get into the house. Mr Wilson, as the night was eery wet, gave her and the lads a shakedown in his house, telling her she could send to the steamer in the morning. Her house was all in flames when the fire was first discovered. The insurances are : Mrs O'Connell's five-roomed cottage, £230 on the house in the South British, £75 on Limerick lace manufactured by her in the same office, and £95 on the furniture, but she could not tell the name of the office ; Wilson, £400 on the house, and £60 on the furniture in the South British ; Dupprey, on furniture, £200 in the London and Lancashire ; Dupprey's house (owned by Mr Trafford, dentist), £225 in the New Zealand (partly damaged) ; Hanstead's two-storeyed house (eastern wing destroyed, also house damaged by water), £400 in the the London and Lancashire.

Invercargili., March 22nd.

The premises of James Braakenridge, baker, were completely destroyed by fire this morning, and very little of the furniture was saved. The building was insured for £200 in the Colonial Office, and the stock for £100 in the same office. The Bakehouse, tools, and furniture were insured for £125 in^the New Zealand Office. The fire broke out in the kitchen, but its origin is not known.

George M'Curdy, an apprentice with Mr A. Dunlop, blacksmith, was severely kicked by a horse while engaged shoeing another to-day, the skull being driven in on the brain. The lad lived at Avenal with his mother, who has to work hard to support herself and family, in which task she was materially assisted by her son, who has been so suddenly struck down.