TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

West Coast Times, 2 January 1889, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

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IRTBRPROVINCIAL. Greymouth, Dec. 31.

On Sunday the 23rd, two Midland Sailway surveyors, Relnhold and Webster, were ferried across Lake Hoohsteller bound for Mason's station. They ate a saudwioh that they had before starting for the station. They lost their way and becoming entangled among bush and precipices were exposed to all tbe inclemency of the weather without a mouthful to eat, until Saturday afternoon last, when they were found lying exhausted in a miners hot, they had came across. The last couple of days they were very weak especially Webster who could travel barely a mile or so in a day. Their olothes were almost torn from their backs. To-day they were brought into town. Nelson Creek, Dec. Is A child o! Thomas Jamieson, of Nelson Creek, was drowned accidentally at Try Again Terrace tosday, Dttnedih, Deo. 31. Ramtay, second Engineer of the steamer Fifeshire, by some means got bis fingers eataugledin the machinery and the whole of tbem were orusbed off. William Wickers, one of the crew of the Buapehu, was fined £2 to-day for taking ashore lOlbs of tobacco and failing payment impsisonment. The fine was paid. Chbistchurch, Dec. 31. During 1888 the number of births ia the oity of Cbristchnrch and dietriot were 1751 against 1788 in 1887 ; deathg» 615 against 691 in 1887. The Union Insurance Company bas declared an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. January 1. Tbe weather to-day was fine and the day was observed a? a general holiday. Tbe New Zealand Chess Championship Tourney concluded to»day, A. M. Ollivier, Christchuroh, beating Benbow, and winning tbe tourney. The scores are — Ollivier 4 games ; Mouat, 3J ; Benbow, 3; ' Stockbam, 2£ ; Brown, 1.