TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1285, 2 May 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

C A B L E_N E W S. [bEUTEB’S TELEGBAMS TO THB PBESB AGENCY.] AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, May 1. At the billiard match to-night, 750 up, Roberts gave 175, and lost by 314. The public trial of Wood’s railway break was successful. Sydney, May 1. The Assembly has finally ratified the modified Pacific contract. A motion to terminate the same in November, 1881, was negatived on a division. ___ INTBBPBOY IN OIAL [pee pbebs agency.] Wellington, Mar 2. A servant girl named Barnes last niglit endeavoured to blow out a kerosene lamp containing about a pint of oil. It burst all over the girl, and m about a second the kitchen

was in llames, the girl being in tho centre of flames. She was dreadfully burnt, and was taken to tho Hospital, but died at four this morning. She exonerated anyone else from blame. She was quite sensible. Chaeleston, May 2. Two more shafts have been bottomed at the Croninville rush, near Totara, and splendid prospects obtained. There is great excitement among all the miners here, and a large extent of ground on “the fancy lines ”is pegged off. It is situate three and a half miles from Charleston, and about fifteen from Westport. As it will probably take six months ►to procure watc~, there is no inducement for poor miners to come. Gold is now found both north and south of tho prospectors Cronin and Donovan.