Telegraphic.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1048, 19 May 1882, Page 3

Telegraphic.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS {From our won Correspondent. )

Dunedin-, Thursday.

A Chinaman died at Horse Plat, near Waihemo yesterday morning, through taking a dose of. morphia in mistake for quinine.

An inquest was held yesterday on the body of ihe lad who died whilst under the influence of chloroform when having teeth extrao e<L A verdict of death by misadventure was returned.

Re. Vincent County Chairmanship. It is reported that a new writ of quo warranto

has been issued at the instance of a ratepayer not a member of the Council to oust Or ColcloiU'h.

The reduced tariff for telegraphic messages between New-ZeiLind and the Australian Colonics conies into force on Juno 1.

In the Victorian Assembly' the want of confidence motion was rejected by 49 to 29. An inquest on the body of Vauso, at Wei" lington, was hold yesterday, when a verdict of temporary insanity was returned. Walter Holgess is committed for trial at Kumara for rape on a girl under ten,

Subscription lists are being opened all over the Colony in aid of sufferers by the recent shipping calamity at Timaru. A fire broke out in Invercargill last night in Gallagher’s bakery, Dee street, but was confined to one building. The theatre was the next house and had a narrow escape. The annual meeting of tho Colonial Insurance Coy. was held in Wellington yesterday, when the report was adopted. No dividend will be paid. At the Land Board yesterday the application of Handyside and Roberts to have land put up to auction in Lauder district was agreed to, subject to approval of Government. D. M'Kellar’s application for landing site in Clutha River was g; anted at £5 per annum. The application of G. Partridge to purchase 50 acres at Morven Hills was refe red to District Land Officer. The Mosgiel Woollen Factory Coy. have leased the Kaikorai mill to meet increasing demands. The appointment of Ellen Fleming to Cromwell School was approved by the Education Board to-day., Parliament was opened to-day by Commission and adjourned till to-morrow, when His Excellency will attend in person. Sir G. M. O’Korke was elected Speaker. Mr Nelson, of Christchurch, was stuck up on East Belt last night by three men who sprang upon him and knocked him down ;he resisted and they left him. The police have not succeeded in tracing the men-

The Canterbury Caledonian Soniety have agreed that one gold medal and one or more silver medals shall be awarded fur acts of bravery performed in saving ife within the colony during the previous year. Trial crushing of 5S tons of quartz from a new line of reef Carrick Range, yielded 29 dwts. to the ton. London May 16 It has transpired that before released from gaol Mr Parnell promised that Agrarian outrages in Ireland should cease and promised to co-operate with Government to that end. Wool sales opened to-day with fair attendance and bidding spirited. Closing prions last auctions well maintained. Cricket match Australians v Oxford re-sum-d. Oxford’s first innings closed for ISO, adore of their second innings not given, but Australians won liyuiue wickets. Ueneral Kaiiffiuann. Commander of Russian army in Turkestan, is dead. Tiie Crisis in Egypt has been averted for the present. The inline have arrested ten men at Liverpool on hoard the steamer Egypt. It is believed the cap: urn has been made in connexion with the late assinations. The Irish people assert that four American fenians were the principles in the affair.