TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1310, 15 October 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from our own correspondent. )

DUNEDIN, 12,

The match, Scott v. Edwards, continues, At half-past seven the distances were — Scott, 98 miles, 17 laps; Edwards, 97 17 laps. Scott has been suffering from dysentry this afternoon, but is now better. At 11 o'clock, 24 hours' after starling, Scott had covered 111 miles and a-half, and Edwards neai'ly a mile behind. At 1 • o'clock this morning Scott had covered 144 miles, and Edwards 141. At 2 p.m. Scott had walked 158 miles, Edwards 155 miles 7 laps.

At the Police Court to-day William Leckie, a young man, was charged with rape ou Isabella Richardson, a girl of 15. Prosecutrix was servant in accused's father's house, and alleged that prisoner accomplished his purpose by violence. Mrs Leckie, accused's mother, however, deposed that she found the two iv a liedroom, and prosecutrix wad laughing,

Witness struck her, and ordered her away. The Bench reserved judgment.

There was a heavy fall of snow here last night and this morning Christohusch, 12. .A n inquest on Strong, the wrestler, was held to-day, and a verdict of "Suicide while in a despondent state of mind " was

returned.

•t a meeting of draught-players held to-night it was decided to play a match with Otago on or about the Bth Novem. ber Twenty play era on each side, to play six games.

The New Zealand Electric Tight Company are going to make another attempt, it is said, to light :.yttelton wharf, employing 32 arc lights, instead -of 16, as at prts^nt.

Auckland, 12

At the Diocesan Synod a resolution was submitted, urgin^ that to give facilities for religious instruction in schools, School Committees should have power to regulate school hours.

Dr Richardson has imparted sight to a girl aged 18, named Fowler, who had been blind from birth. She is the daughter of a schoolmaster at Maungototoro.

Greymouth, 13.

4n accident occurred at the Brick and Timber Company's mill at Taylorville yesterday .afternoon, by which Mr Barton, the manager, was drawn by the belt over the drum, to which he was doing something. He was thrown against the beam, and then fell heavily on the ground, receiving a large gash on the side of the head, and one arm being broken. The polifce have obtained additional evidence to-day in the Hughes-Maloney arson case. ■ There is a very high and angry sea on the bar, and it was a very wild and stormy night, suchias is seldom experienced here. Snow fell between two and three this morning, biit did not lie A ll vessels in port are ready for sea. Barton, injured at the Taylorville Brick and Timber Mill, has lost a piece of his skull. It is not said whether his brain is injured. He is a man advanced in years. Wanganui, 12. Mr Rochfort has received tinal instructions from Mr Bryce, the Native Minister, and leaves on Sunday for the interior, to resume the Central Railway survey. He will not go directly to the district where he was stopped by Taumata and his party, but will proceed by another route to the country beyond, which is under the rule of Topea, whose assistance Mr Rochfort is instructed to obtain Tau niata's district is a border land, sixteen miles through, and lies between Kemp's and Topea's. He will work back towards the border land, and is instructed to exhaust every pacific Aeasure. In the meantime Mr Bryce doe 3 not think it necessary to interview the obstructionists himself, or send an armed force to the scene of action.

Wellington, 13. The Premier's return to Wellington has been postponed until Wednesday next.

Mr Dck and Mr Oliver will not now arriye here before Monday. Mr Conolly is expected this evening by the Taiaroa

His Excellency the Governor and party are to leave Wellington on Thursday next by the Hinemoa, and to arrive at Nelson on the following morning.