TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 210, 18 November 1873, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[prom our own correspondent.] DUNEDIN. . ' _'” ' Tuesday, 9 a.m. At the, meeting of the Education Board on Friday, Mr Donald Petrie, M.A., at present Senior Classical Master of the Scotch College, Melbourne, was unanimously appointed Assistant Inspector of Schools. Twenty-five applications were received. Jane Duke, a patient in Dunedip Hospital, died on Friday while under the influence of chloroform, administered prior to operation for cancel* being performed. At the inquest field on Saturday, a verdict exonerating the medical men who were in attendance from filame was returned. The barque Lady Agnes, from New York, arrived here on Friday. On 25th September, she spoke ship Isabella Kerr, of Greenock, bound for Bombay, on fire. Assistance was refused, as the Captain expected to make the Cape in safety, the fire not being strong. The prospectus of the Union Steamship Co. has been issued in Dunedin. It is formed for the purpose of providing more efficient steam communication between New Zealand ports. _ Capital, £250,000. The directors are principally Dunedin men. The Hon. Mr Vogel is expected in Dunedin at the end of the present week. The Dunedin team of cricketers are practising nightly, in anticipation of the match with the Auckland visiting team. The Rev. J. Jones preached last Sunday in _ St. Paul’s in the morning, and in All 'Saints’ in the evening. Collections at both churches were in aid of a fund for erecting a church in Cromwell, and realised about £24. It is said that White Bros, intend instituting further proceedings against M'Kellar, lor damages sustained since the commencement of late action. Damages, £20,000. A man named Edwards had his elbowjoint cut off by a circular saw at Guthrie and Asher’s saw-mill at Gatlin’s River on Tuesday last. He arrived at Dunedin Hospital last night, and is progressing favourably. SPORTING. On the third day of the Christchurch Races, —Friday, the 14th, —the Handicap Hurdle Race was won bv Sir Tatton ; Alice Grey, 2; Exile, 3. Christchurch Plate— Lurline, 1 ; Kakapo, 2; Templeton, 3. Metropolitan Handicap—Malvina, 1; Calumny, 2; Envy, 3. There are six entries for the Hurdle Race ■at the Dunedin Jockey Club Spring Meeting, •and ten for the St. Andrew’s Handicap. [The following was published as an Extra on Saturday;—] Saturday, 10.10 a.m. The Phoebe has arrived at Auckland from 'Sydney. Don Juan won the Melbourne Cup ; Dagworth, second ; Horatio, third. For the Derby, Lapidiat was first; Mountaineer, second ; Maid of Avenel, third. Don Juan also won the Royal Park Stakes and Essendon Stakes ; beating Horatio, Dagwork, and Fitz-Yattendon in each event.