SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1195, 23 January 1885, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[VBOH OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Dunedin, January 22. 7-35 p.m. The manager and accountant of the Union Bank at Raeburn, Western Australia, have been tomahawked and killed on the bank premises. The keys of the safe were stolen but no money %as abstracted. At present there is mLsluo to the murderers. The PHiier addressed a big meeting of his constituents last night, and was very well received, and was ac corded an unanimous vote of confidence.

The published report and balance sheet of the Colonial Bank recommends a dividend of seven per cent per annum.

It is rumoured that the Government will shortly send Mr Macandrew to Scotland to form a special settlement ©f Ciofters

The Dunedin New Zealand refiiger* atlng company have declared an interim dividend of ten per cent.

Several members of the Land Board yesterday left to inspect deferred pays ment sections at Wa.tahuna in connection with alleged dummyism cases. The Awara left Wellington for London yesterday with 14,000 carcases of mutton.

Edward Obery committed suicide yesterday morning by hanging at South Dunedin. At the inquest today a verdict was returned of committed suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanity. He had not been living happily with his family for a long time.

The Huvunui left Fort Chalmers today for London with a cargo valued at L 84.000. The Land Board at Invercargill was recently compelled to refuse application to complete purchase by deferred payment selectors, owing to to the'receipt of a circular from the Land Department to the effect that the Act relating to 6 years residence is concerned The Board took the opinion of Judge Williams, and this was read to-day He stated that the Act was not retrospective, and he failed to see how any doubt could ever have arisen on the point. 'I he Board afterwards granted the application, A man named Hall, from Victoria, and in circumstances, was found dead in his bed at.Codard’s Hotel, Kurau, near Oamarn, this morning with his throat cut He had been some time in the district, and was apparently on a holiday tour.