TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 202, 23 September 1873, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[from OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] DUNEDIN. Tuesday, 9 a.m. While endeavouring to get on board Omeo on Friday night, a man fell off the Railway Pier at Port Chalmers into the water, and was only rescued after having been twice underneath. Singular to relate, a similar accident occurred on Saturday night to another man at the same place, while endeavouring to go on board the same ship. The rush for National Insurance shares yes ter* day was tremendous, the office being crowded during the whole day. 135,000 shares have been applied for in Dunedin alone. The applications from Northern provinces are also largely in excess of number to be allotted. It is said that .Tames M‘lndoe and a person named Fraser (publicly unknown) have been appointed Immigration Agents by the Provincial Executive. The appointments are generally laughed at. The match between Harris and Fox was run at Christchurch on Saturday. Harris won the 100 yards event by three-quarters of a yard, Fox having been put back to scratch for two fslse starts. Harris also won the 150 yards event by about a yard. The 200 yards event was not run off. The ship Punjaub, with 156 immigrants, arrived at Lyttelton on the 20th from London. Number of deaths during passage. Ship now in quarantine ; cases of typhus fever and measles lying still on board.