Telegrams.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXI, Issue 3575, 8 July 1903, Page 3

Telegrams.

Wellington, July 7 return of the number of sheep in the colony is stated to show a large decrease this year. The inference is that mutton is being over exported. Over a million and a quarter carcases of mutton and lamb were exported for the year ending March 81, in excess of the previous year. Wellington, July 7, The Appeal Court has now arranged to hear the Newtown licensing case to-morrow. CiißiSTCHyiicn, July 7. John Ross, bookmaker, was fined £5 at the S.M. Court this morning for street betting ; William Masen was fined 10s and costs £2 4s for trespassing on Plumpton Park on May 25. Marton, July 7. Colonel Gorton’s fine residence near Bulls was destroyed by lire early this morning. Only two servants girls were in the house at the time, and they bad a narrow escape. The Colonel and Mrs Gorton left for Wellington yesterday as he was to sail for Monte Video on the 10th. Nothing was saved. The servants cannot account for the fire. The insurances on the house were £1125, and furniture £3OO in the New Zealand office. The loss is estimated at £IBOO. Timaec, July 7. The Timarn Presbytery to-day passed a resolution that in view of the importance and present critical stage of the Bible in schools movement, the Presbytery desires to emphasise the pressing need for supporting the movement in every practicable way and urging it upon the members of Parliament. Auckland, July 7. A most extraordinary accident occurred last night, when Mr D. Russell, scfaooljteacber of Waihou, near Te Aroha, and his wife and three girls, ranging from about twelve to three years of age, were #accidentally poisoned with phosphorous. It appears that wliile the youngest girl was playing with a teapot and a box of wax vestas, which unknown to her sister she put into the teapot, tea was made, and the accident was not discovered till the meal was nearly finished, and the teapot was being filled a second time." Then the box of matches was seen in the teapot. A doctor was immediately telegraphed for. Meanwhile emetics were administered with good effect. When the doctor arrived Mrs Russell was in a semi-collapsed ' condition, but the others were out of danger. To day Mrs Russell was reported to be progressing favourably.