SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1167, 11 July 1884, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT). Dunedin, July 10. The draughts match between Dnuedin and Peninsula last night was won by Dunedin. At Educition Board yesterday Mr El lev was elected to the seat vacated by Mr Per gus. Sir H. B. Loch, the new Governor of Victoria, arrived at Hobart yesterday. Mr Justus Hobbs and Mr F. S. Canning Are two newca iiidat.es for Hokunm. The newspapers are full of election addresses to the exclusion of other news. The Tasmanian Legislative Assembly have passed resolution in favour of Australian Federa'ion A rneefi gof the unemployed was held at Christchurch yesterday. R aolit’iuns pio eating against the (iovernment offering married men with fmni ies ouiy 4, ijg per day for work no country, and offeiing to accept Us per day was carried. A case of infanticide occurred at Tareru. "Wellington, yes erday. The child of a y,.ung girl , named Annie Anderson was f nod dead with ma ks of violence mi the Voy. \ telegram from Ohmemutu last night says that this morning Constable Abrahams' anested a nati«e named Mehana. a lunatic, for having murdere 1 a native woman name Te Tukvmata, at Te Nga yesterday after noon.' The body was afterw.vls buried, hut the constable had it exhumed, and an j,, quest will be he i . The mur leier had fcee iat one tme n : « ay um. On being questioned, the leasoi, ne gives is that a Spirit told him to kill ‘he woman.

A curious rumour has been circulated to the i fife- that the child of a sheph-rd on the Brance)ieth Run has been found dead Hi i s cradle under chcnmstaiiC s that lead 1o the belief that, it has hcen killed by a ferret. It is alleged that a ferret was seen in the hut and thechil s throat was punctured as if by n terret. The Otago Trades and Labour Council has resolved to support the following canuidates at the coining election :—Meesis Pish, B aefeen, Stewart, Stout, Barron, Bathgate, and. Hodge. 'At; Supreme Court to-day, Stewart McComb, who was charged with sheep stealing, the jury were unable to agree, and a ni-w trial fixed for Monday next. John Webbey, dairyman, of Wellington, was found dead at the bottom of cliff at Oriental Bay yesterday, it is supposed he fell over accidentally. " • There was excitement at, Ross yesterday in consequence of which 24 hj shares in Prospecters and adjoining leases rose from a Lion to LSOO.

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