NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 101, 23 October 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, October 22. A half caste woman poisoned herself at Kaeo by eating seventy matches. She it in a critical condition. A private London cablegram has been received announcing the death of Mr William Stnellie Graham, at Richmond Grange, England, one of Auckland's pioneer merchants in the forties. He was in the London branch of the National Bank of New Zealand till last year. vl essrs Russell, Anderson, Jervit, Rathbone, Clark and McNeil, members of the St George Bowing Clnb, while ont yesterday in two of the Club's double-scull-ing boats were 6wamped. They clung to the boats for three quarters of an hour aud were ultimately rescued by a boat Nelson, October 22. Mr Graham, M II. R ,isto be entertai ned on his return from Wellington by bis supporters. Wellington, ' October 22. The offer in the e.-tate of Andrew Young being accepted the bankruptcy hat been annulled. The Tarawera has been detained until to-morrow afternoon to take the Southern members home, and probably a special train will leave tomorrow afternoon for New Plymouth with the Northern members. Donedin, This Day. Hector Stuart, 62 years old, manager of the St Bathan's Company olaim was killed by a fall of earth At the inquest on Martin, the medical evidence showed that there were no traces of poison on the body. Napier, October 22. Mrs Jane Winton, aged 56, wife of John Winton, railway porter, died suddenly at the railway station, on Saturday night. At the inquest, a verdict of death from heart disease was returned. InVKRCARGILL, Octnb' r 22. Good news continues to come from the Golden Site claim, Wilson's River. The steamer luvercargill brought a cake of 2420z retorted gold, from 282 tons stone, as the result of the month's crushing. The previous two months each ran over 200oz, and the company proposes to pay a dividend of 6d per sharo. Other reefs in the locality will shortly be opened up. _ ■■■■■■■■■■■»