TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 260, 30 September 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

CHEisTciiiuoir, Sc-|)t. 27. A. younj* man nutuiul Kobort Far qnhar, while working m tbe bush sitLittle River on Thursday, was jam!iied between two lo^s and so severely injured that he died last night. The Clydesdale entire Young Clyde, >iy Lord Clyde —M aude 3rd, was sold by auction to-day for 500 guineas to Mr Robert Pufletfc. Auckland, Sept. 27. At (he inque*t oh Davidson, who blew himself up with gunpowder, a verdict of temporary Jnsanity was roturned. A letter by Davidson found m lnV house said : " I take this step lo avoid prolonged suffering, and to avoid giving others prolonged trouble, God bless you all. I can't get asleep. My son lives five doers above William's (tailor), Victoria-street. God bless you, my dear Jimmy. This arm bpthdi's me — no rest at night. I shall be best gone. Good-bye, good-bye to! Jimmy !" v , Dunedin, Sept. 28. Very heavy rain prevailed all day yesterday, and floods were threatened. The rain ceased, however, at night., fall. Both express" trains weredetained, the north one for half an hour, and the south one for an hour and a halt', A meeting of those favorable to the retention of ihe present provisions -of the Bradshaw Act was convened for yesterday, but owing to the weather was postponed till Wednesday. The Kaitnn^ata Coal Company show a net profit for the year of £3962, notwithstanding that the mine was closed tor six weeks m the -winter by a fire. A dividend of .10 percent, was declared. J The annual meeting o£ the Otago Meat Freezing and Produce Company; was held yesterday. The directors reported having, secured a site for the works, &c, bat stated that a policy of inaction had been deemed desirable m view of the present aspect of the frozen meat trade. The directors had, however, been making inquiries as to the advisability of instituting butter atid cheese factories, and recornim-nd-ed that the venture be undertaken. The following motion was carriod — Thai the directors be instructed to establish butter and cheese factories m such localities as present openings, on getting a guarantee from the farmers, of the district that they will supply milk at a satisfactory f trice. The Company: must not be confounded with the New Zealand Freezing Company, which whs the first one established m Dunediu, and is m active operation.