TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 201, 16 September 1873, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[from OUR OWN 1 00RURSPOYDEXT.] DUNEDIN. Tuesday, D a. in. . f'ccidetit occurred to Cobb’s Tokomairiro coach yesterday, about 2.30 p.m., near Scruggs’s Crook, Taieri. T3io coach mot a ginger-beer cart, the horse in which became restive aiid reared iip. The rattling of the botnes frightened the coach-horses, and the leaders shied; The result was that the coach went ovu a bank six feet deep. There Wore seventeen passengers, several of whom were severely bruised. Mr M. Marshal I, of Clyde, suffered most seriously, having sustained a fracture of the left arm near The shoulder. Mr Marshall’s,son also received some bruises. Main is again coming down very heavily, and it is reported that a large portion of the Taicri plain is under water. St. John iJranigan’s funeral Look place on Saturday, and was largely attended. The Claud Hamilton arrived at Hokitika from Melbourne on Friday. On the Tib host., she encountered a severe vale, and about U p.m. was shuck by a heavy sea, which swept the decks, carrying away deck cargo, cabins, W Ca.pt. House" was washed overboard and d 'owned. Mr Dyke has given notice of motion in the House of Uepreseutativos for the reduction of the gold duty at the rate of funrpciice per ounce annually. i die division on the third reading of the Provincial Loans Dill resulted in a majority of 28 in its favour, tlie ayes being 50, the noes only 22. i ho (ruvenmient liave received a telegram fiom .Mr ivnsseil intimating that 3m has sucin making arrangements with the Don. Samuel San! for mail services via California in conjunction with New Smith Wales, i The contractors are to receive a. subsidy of i

| £BO,OOO per annual. The contract is to b'O i in force for six years, thirteen voyages to be ( mado annually. Each Colony ft to pay half j the subsidy. The mail steamer is to proceed i direct t ( > New Zealand and New South Wales ; alternately, transhipping mails for New Zealand or Sydney, as the case may bo, at the island of Kandaran.