NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 28 October 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(PHB PKB3S ASSOCIATION).

Railway Appeal Board

Wellington’ This Day. H. Davidson of the railway accountants banch at Wellington, and T. Wilson, a locomotive driver at Palmerston North, have been re-elected members of tho North Island Railway Appeal Board. Mr Eyre Kenny, S.M., at Wanganui is to be asked to take the Chairmanship of the Board for another term of three years. Found Drowned. Auckland, This Day.

The body of a man named Maurice Regan, an old age pensioner, was found floating in the Harbor this morning. He was missing since the 18ih. American Locomotives.

The steamer “ Knight St. George,”which is now at Melbourne, has on board twenty-four powerful American built locomotives for the principal sections on New Zealand Railways.

The Whakapai Enquiry. Auckland, This Day. The "Whakapai enquiry concluded this morning.

The verdict was an error in judgement on the part of the master which contributed largely to the casualty and the consequent loss of life, though it wai probable if the weather continued fine he would have managed to bring tho vessel into poit. The Ariadne Casa. Christchurch, This Day.

In connection with the Ariadne case bail was found to-day for Kerry and Freke at £SOO each and two sureties of £250

each, Mumford was the same as before. Sentenced for Theft.

Reginald "Wallace, alias Brady, a Wellington lad, was sentenced to three months imprisonment for stealing £lO at Dunedin, and £4 12s at Christchurch. He was call boy with the Musgrove Opera Company.

Charge of Sheep Stealing Christchurch, Oct 27

A young man named Douglas M’Neight was committed for trial at Amberley on Saturday, charged with stealing eight sheep of the value of £C, tho property of G. H. Moore of Glenmark station.

Sir Hector Macdonald. Dunedin, Oct 27,

General Sir Hector Macdonald after being taken for a drive to Waitaii on Saturday was entertained at dinner at the Fern Hill Club.

In the evening he attended the Gaelic Society at which hundreds were unable to gain admission and was presented with the life membership card in a handsome casket of native wood, silver mounted candlestick, inkstand, blotter, etc,

Obituary. Auckland, This Day. Graham Bruce, principal of King’s College, aged 38, Henry J. Kemp, son of a missionary, born in 1818 and a Civil servant from 18-10 to 1865. Burned to Death. George Batty was found burned to death in a wharo at Lucas Creek. Triplets. Mrs Holmes of Ponsonby gave birth to triplets, all well. Commissions for New Zealand. Wellington, This Day. The Premier has received advice from the War Office, that it is unable to approve of any more Commissions being offered to New Zealand. Returning Troopers. A Government cablegram from the Cape, states that the Daffuic left Capetown on the 22ad, having on board for New Zealand Lieut. Hidden and ten New Zealanders, and nine men of the South African corps. Late Cricket Scoring. Wellington, This Day. Playing for the Phoenix Club in a match against Wellington on Saturday, Midlane carried his score to 12 3. The innings closed for 307, and Wellington has lost two wickets in the 2nd innings. In the continuation of the Midland Old Boys match, the old boys m vde 110 in their Ist innings, and Mid'and has lost three wickets for 165, in the 2nd innings - Treece (not our) 94.