NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 3 October 1901, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(pan press association).

Ona of the Whakapai’s Victims. Gisborne, This Day. The body of the blacksmith, Double, los i in the Whakapai, was w ished ashore at East Cape. •- Electrical Expert. ■0 1 'Wellington, This Day. Ai electrical export has boon appointed in London to carry out the Wellington Tram vay Scheme. Papauui’s cargo on Fire. Advice lias been received that the Papaaui which put into Vigo with pa>t of htr cargo on lire, arrived at Plymouth ytsterday, Staamar Collision near Auckland. Auckland this day. The Taniwba collided last night in the Thames river ten miles from Paeroa with the Patlki, she was on her way to Auckland going seven knots and struck Paliki, which had 500 ease of gelignite aboard, on starboard bow. The latter began to fill rapidly and was* beached in shallow water. C apt Sullivan eavs the lights ware burning brightly on both steamers and ho cannot account for the accident.

Suicide through Drink. v Haweba. October 3. At the inquest on Jem Christianson, a farmer of Okinawa who was found hanging to a tree in .the orchard yesterday, evidence was given that he had been drinking heavily, and also d epressod on ae count of the loss of a va l liable horse, a verdict of temporary insanity was returned, with a rider that the Police should endeavour to find out where he got the drink on Sunday from.