TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1111, 2 August 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(fkojlour own correspondent.) DuiJedin, July 31. Thomas M'GHI was charged at the Police Court' to-day ' with arson, l>ut remanded on bail, till Tuesday. He arrived on Friday from the Old Country, and has now* a largo quantity of drapery on the way out. He was standing at the shop door yesterday morning, and when first seen by the constable, M'Gill ran up to him, stating his place was on fire. The constable got into the cellar, and put the fire out. A sudden death at Skippers, in the Wakatipu district, is reported. The eldest daugltter of Egbert " ainsbury, aged, 13 years, was fouud dead in her bed this morning. She had Vjone to bed about ten o'clock, the night before, apparently quiterwelf, except tUat she complained of a Jsligh.Wpain iii her stomach. , A younger ;.sis|sr found her dead at- 7 .nngtoHer^ftg. * •T0s It'h'6T&lit'1 t'h'6T&lit' she had rupVurcd a mood vJsSel, as;J|er mouth wjisjitfjrof " Mood. ■$* ■■> • 'X-? In ccsyey£nt:e &L a patient fiym Skippers^to -the V&ikatipu hospital, over th 4 Bj^ljjftain mick, 65 men were employe.d£,aHd/ 40 men for the rest of the way. .^s66 patient died after admission. '.;...- j' -. • The Umo'ti^. S. Company have sold the old Daily, Times office near the. railway station for .£14,000, which was £2000 twjfe than they gave for it two yearsiigojr The rate is at £17,000 per acre, or £173 per foot frontage. ■**. Adc^land, July 31. At a meeting of 'shareholders of the Coffee Pafafce Company, a resolution was carried ,'.', That the building as originally pj^ppsed be carried out if 16,500 sha»e& be subscribed in one month, otAfrwise the company to be wound up." . . '■ * Wellington, August I. The House met at 7-30 last evening. On the motion of the Colonial Treasurer the House went in Committee to consider report Standing Orders Cornniitee on which a long and uninteresting debate ensued,-