TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1216, 5 January 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from oub own correspofndent. )

Invkrcargill, 4.

At the police court to-day a rabbiter, Jas. Mulholland, was brought up and remanded, on a charge of having on New Year's Day discharged a loaded guv at his wife with intent to do grevious bodily harm. The parties live at Oretie river, in Ofcari riding of the Southland County, and accused fired through a door on. the other side of which the wife was pressing in order to keep him out. The ball struck her stays and grazed her side. The wound is not serious in itself, but there is danger of erysipelas. It is underjstopd that Mulholljbcd was jealous of his wife7^ilo^""cbnsiaerably younger than he is.

Wellington, 4.

The Government have sent Home for the necessary materials, machinery etc., required for the lighting of the Houses of Parliament by electricity, as authorised by the House of Representatives last session. The Swan incandescent light, th;e same system that is in use on board the steamers Manipouri and Wairarapa, is the one adopted. In the first instance only the representative chamber and the new corridor, now in course of erection, will be electrically illuminated, but if this acts satisfactorily the plan will be extended to the entire block of buildings.

Christchtjrch, .4.

During the firing of ' a salute on the arrival of his Excellency Sir J. Prendergast at the dock yesterday, a gunner was stanndiiig with a charge in his hand too neod to the muzzle while the gun was being sponged out. The strong wind blowing at the time carried a spark from the gun on to the cartridge which he was holding, and exploded it, inflicting some severe bruises on his arms, breast and neck. The whole of the front of the tunic was also burnt away. . ■ --« Sir Julius vbgel arid the Eton. W. Rolleston left, for the South by the express this morning.

Dunedin, 3

At the sports to day the ten- mile race was won by O'Connor in 57nriu. 2sec. Burke, who had 230 yards, was 25 yards behind at the finish. There was a good deal of excitement in the champion 100 yards race. Three Canterbury jnen Started .jagaiiist pne Otago man, • and Huwon, of bury won. The Otago man got a wretched start.

The Loan and Mercantile Co. have received the following telegram : — " The Marsalla reports the temperature of her refrigerating machine reached 34 degrees ' on the voyage to Java, and the larger part, if not the whole of her cargo, had to be jettisoned." The actual facts have Rot reached here in definite form.