Telegrams.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XVII, Issue 2946, 17 April 1899, Page 3

Telegrams.

"Wellington, This <hiy. At ibe inquest on the child Doi-g----los Boss, who tueni on Friday, the j/r.sf i:i«rtvw confirmed the evidence tint the child had consumed whisky. It appears that the hoy, wlio was 4i years old, was left aione in bed* when iijo parens rose in the coining. Subsequently he was heard moving abMit the house, and by some means became possessed of a bottle containing whh-ky. which had been left in another room. The child partook of the contents, and convulsions ensued, resulting in death. It is supposed the child must have consumed about four ounces. A verdict of death from alcoholic poisoning was returned, the result of a misadventure. A child named Edward Howefct, whose parents reside in Boulcott Street, died yesterday from burns received on Saturday night. Id appears the mother had just bathed him, and while standing in front of the fire his nightclolhes caught alight and the little sufferer was burned to such an extent that he succumbed. Some anxiety is felt owing to the sudden disappearance of James Coplaud, aged 27, clerk in the Bank of New South Wales. He was last seen on Thursday evening, when he was on the wharf to bid good-bye to a departing friend. Since that date nothing has been heard of him, but his friends think he may have been carried away by the steamer. Mr H. A. Engall, in charge of the note department of ibe Bank of New Zealand,died suddenly ina'bus while comiugifrom Worser Bay on Saturday morning. He leaves a widow and one child. It is supposed he died from heart disease. CiiEisTcni'itcu, April IC>. The Hon. W. ttollestou delivered a political address at Kiccarton last night. Speaking practically as the mouthpiece of the Opposition he attacked the Government mainly on the question of administration, giving qualified praise to Mr MeKenzie. He .received a vote of thanks and confidence, and announced his intention of standing again at next election. Auckland, April 1-5. Three thousand cases of potatoes were shipped by the lilingamite for Sydney for consignment to Manila to the order of the United States Com- . roissary Council. Duxedin, April 16. A body, supposed to be that of an Assyrian, was found in the bush on Mount Cargill, about three miles from the city. There are no marks of violence on the body. It was not identified.