TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1403, 21 May 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

+. (FROM OUK OWN CORUKSI'OXIIENT. ) Auckland, 20. Sir George Grey addresses his City East constituents in a fow d iys, and ho may also deliver an address at the Thames. He intends going back to Gisborne before the opening of Parliament. Later. Sir George Grey returned to Auckland yesterday, and proceeds to K«iwau to-day, in company with Mr Chamberlain, ex-Mayor of Birmingham. Dunedin. 19. A fatal accident occurred at Mosgeil bush on Saturday night, whereby H. Hicks, a settler lost his life. Deceased had been into towH and returned homo, about 6.80 p.m. As his horse was warm he went behind to throw a bag over its back, and the animal struck ont with its hind log, kicking the d«deceased with great force on the abdomen. Dr M'Kean was at once in attendance, but as the injury w;\s considered by him as a fatal one, he could do nothing. Hicks lingered till 9.15 on Sunday morning, when he died. Deceased leaves a widow aud nine children. The. skeleton of a human being was found at 10 o'clock on Satuday ni-lit

in the Clutha river, about 8 miles s above Bcamoat ferry, by some men who were working on the Excelsior . dredge. The matter was reported to sub-Inspoctor Moore, of Lawrence, who has proceeded to Beamont with a view of having the body identified. A statement made in the Auckland Star, having been telegraphed to the Daily Times, to the eliect that Sir Julius Yogel was empowered by an i English syndicate to purchase the New I Z..il:ind railways, Sir Julius authorised the contradiction of the statement, which is entirely unfounded. 20. Considerable anxiety is felt as to the safety of the barque Cooroug, which left Port Chalmers for Bluff on the 2b'th April, and has not arrived there. CnßisTcnuucH, 19. About a week ago a man bought sixpence worth of beer at the Carl ton Hotel and took it home in a gin bottle. He became violently sick after drinking the beer, and lias been ill ever since. Dr Townend had the bottle examined and some carbolic acid was found in it. The bottle had been an empty one picked up by the bottlers. Oam \nu. 20 It is intended to form a political association in Oamarn. DUNEDIX, 19. A telegram says that at four o'clock this morning the Kaitangata coal mine was discovered to be again on fire. This time it is feared that the conflagration is of a most serious character, but at present it is impossible to learn its exact extent or location. Wellington, 20. As Eees has declined to withdraw from the Gisborne election to allow "Yogel to walkover, it ; s said the latter will withdraw. „. The latest gossip is to the effect that 1 an effort will be made to induce Fergus ' member for Wakatipu, to forward his resignation to the Speake r, as he is not likely to be in his. saat this sessson, be--1 ing engaged on a railway contract in Tasmania. It is said the constituency will gladly avail itself of Sir Julius Vogel's services. The telephone exchanges in Wellington, CJirißtchurch, Dunedin and Auck--1 land will be open night and day, all 1 the year round, after the Ist prox. A suspicious out-break of fire occurred at the arcade last night. The police are said have a clue to the 1 identity of the fire-raiser. Great interest is being taken in the . foot-ball match between the team about 1 to visit Sydney and the local eighteen to-morrow. Hutchison, member for South Wellington, replied last night to the Pre- ; mier's recent speech at the theatre. It 1 was a very hollcw; aftair, and will not ' do much to advance the reputation of of Mr Hutchison. ?