TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1782, 15 November 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from our own corkkspondknt. ) Auckland, 15 An extraordinary piece of good fortune lias overtaken two young men named Phillips, employed recently on the Epiptang chuch contract. It is reported that while engaged at their work they received a letter from England, informing them of the death of a wealthy uncle who had left £243, 000, to he divided amongst 43 nephews and neices. The two young men referred to will each receive £10,000 as his portion. They were to have commenced work this week on a con« tract at the reservoir, bnt it is hardly necessary to say that they will make room for others less fortunate. Hokitika, 12 For the Ross United the returns from Friday the sth inst. up to Tuesday last were 420z 9dwts. On Tuesday underground work was suspended, owing to a Weak in the race, and an act-Ment, to the pumping gear, both having now been repaired work was renewed at midday on Thursday. in the Humphrey's Gully claim sluicing has been steadily carried on during the past week. The late rains having given a plentiful snpply of water. Dknedin, 12 A letter received in Dunediu from

one of the Big Bay prospectors complains of the Stella having gone past \ on a fine day without calling in to see if any?assistance was required. The , writer states that very little gold is being got, but the prospectors expect to strike a lead any moment He is hopeful of a payable goldfield being found. Auckland, 12. The Der Mezzer brings 900 tons of raw sugar. During the passage from Batavia to this port the vessel had a narrow escape from destruction in the Straits of Sunda. She got becalmed in a 5 knot current. She dropped her anchors, and held on within 50ft of the rocks for ten hours, until a breeze sprang up and saved her from destruction.