SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1113, 31 August 1883, Page 3

SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE.

i (fSOH 008 OWH 00BRSWP0NM5T Dunedin, August 3D, 7.46 p.m. Replying to Mr Fyke, yesterday, the Minister of Lands that Government hoped legislation now before Parliament would give effect to recoommendations ef Dummy* ism Committee. The Dunedin Gaol Commissioner* report will be presented to House in a day. or two. The eldest and youngest of the Roy brothen have been committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter. The charge’against John Roy was dismissed. Tidal wave experienced throughout the coast towns of Colonv yesterday, right from Auckland to Port Chalmers. No damage seems to have been done. A serious nil way acc dent happened near Essendon, Victoria, on Tuesday night through signals being defective. A passenger train rah into a cattle train, and a ter* rihle shock was sustained. Nobody killed, but 20 passengers (more or less) injured. The Duke of Westmiater steamer arrived at Brisbane' with small«pox on board and hag been quarantined. ’ Oamara is going to have a FiozenMeat Company. The Wellington Frozen Meat Company for last year proved successful, i ■’ The Deep Sea Fishing Co. is to be wound up. »T!.'o A match has been made between Strong and Robertson to wre tie in Dunedin on September 20th. ' The Farmers’ Arms Hotel, Wvndhara, and store attache 1, was burned down this morning. News has been received from Wanganui that a pat tv of surveyors on central mute of railway, North Island, were stopped by Natives and some imprisoned for two days, and were threa ened to he shot. No further particulars are to hand.