TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1484, 17 December 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(fkom our own correspondent. ) Wellington, 16. Mr Scott, the representative of the Canterbury Syndicate for the East and West oast Railway, and Mr Napier Bell, 0. E., who has prose.ssionally examined the route, and Messrs Fell and Sclanders, tho Ndison delegates had a long interview with the Minister of Public Works yesterday, when the details of the proposed contracts wore discussed and it is understood that the most if not all were agreed to on both sides. The particulars cannot be made public untill they are laid before the syndicate in Christchnrch. Christchurch, 16. At a quarter to 9 this morning at Rangiora the Presbyterian choir were goiu* in an express waggon to a pic-nic at Woodend seabeach, when the train from Christchurch came as the express was crossing the line the driver did not notice it until too kte and the train ran into the exprf ss cutting the horse away, and inflicting frightful injuries on several of the occupants. David Kerr, the son of a well known builder died in a couple of minutes. Mist Maggie Marwell lost an arm and a leg and she has since died, Donald M'Kay, tinsmith, an I two other sons of Kerr are reported also doad, but in consequence of its being a holiday reliable reports are not easily procured. The rumor runs that a few deaths have occurred but possibly this is an exaggeration.