TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1109, 10 January 1885, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

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(Per Press Association.) Wellington, January 4th.

John Laing, chief cook of the s.s. Arawa, was this afternoon found in an insensible condition in the forehold of that vessel. On examination it was found that he had sustained severe injuries to his head, apparently from falling. No one on board appears to know how the man met with his injuries. The symptoms indicate that the skull is fractured.

January 6th. A. G. Spreat, employed until lately in the Survey Office as draughtsman, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat this morning. He had been drinking lately.

Christchurch, Januaiy sth. Robert Day, a well-known farmer at Springslon, has been arrested on a charge of having forged the name of his father, Daniel Day. to a cheque for £1,000 on the Bank of Nsw Zealand at Christchurch. It is alleged that the accused obtained money from the bank by depositing some deeds belonging to his father as security.

January 7th. George Smith was fishing at Pigeon Bay yesterday, when his boat upset, and he was drowned. Two men who were with him managed to swim ashore.

A boy five years old, son of Sergeant Brooks, of Akaroa, left home at 2 p.m. yesterday, and has not since been heard of, though a search party scoured the hills all night. He is supposed to have been drowned in the harbor.

Hokitika, January 7 th. The Bank of New Zealand shipped today 5744 >zs gold, valued at £22,980. The last shipment made by the same branch was 39180z5, valued at £12,072, on December 16th. To-day's large shipment is the month's purchase by only one of the banks.

Blenheim, January sth. A heavy flood ou Wednesday ni»ht took away the staging of the monkey-engine pile-driver, and nearly everything else of the Clarence bridge except the cylinders. This very heavy loss will fall on the contractors. The floods in the Clarence, Waiau, and Mason Rivers are amongst the heaviest on record.

Gisborne, January 6th

A boy named Leonard Stubbs, aged 12, son of a chemist, was drowned in the river Tarahora to-day. He was bathing, got out of his depth, and could not swim, Two other boys got hold of him, but he clutched so hard that they had to let him go. The body has been recovered.