TELEGRAMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 December 1912, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

ffBR PKKBB ASSOCIATION.J PM RIFLE DANGER. A J3o\* INJURiiD. NAPIER, December 23. Harry Munow, aged 11, mot with ii serious accident yestorday. tie was engaged iii cleaning a pea litie not knowing it was loaded, and the cartridge exploded, the bullet enterin Ju'k stomach. He was removed to a private hospital, but although the bullet is not jet located ho is not considered in immediate danger. 11EP, TENNIS GAMES. AUCKLAND, December 23. The test matches between New Zealand and tlie English Davis Cup winners were continued in line weather to-day. The game was very interesting. Play resulted in the New Zealanders winning one single and one double. Results Beamish beat Swainson 6—4, 4—6, G—4. Ollivier beat Lowe, 6—3, 6—3. Dixon beat Peacock, G—4, 6—o. Parke beat Fisher, 6—2, 6—2. Fislier and 01 liver, beat Lowe and Beamish, 6—4, 3—6, 9—7. Parke and Dixon boat Peacock and ■ Swainson, 6—4, 7—5. ADVENTIST COLLEGE BURNT. CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 23. The Seventh Day Adventist Training College, a building containing over fifty rooms, situated three miles from Cambridge, was totally destroyed by fire at 2 a.m. Nothing was saved. The origin is a mystery. The insurances totalled £2,000 on buildings and £614 on furniture in various offices. The propertv was lately purchased' by Messrs Nickle Bros., the TVdvontists occupying it till the end of the year. Most of the furniture had been removed to the new college near Palmers ton last week. The students were nearly all away on holiday. cable Boat and firemen. AUCKLAND, December 23. Trouble with firemen on vessels trading round the New Zealand coast seonis to be increasing. The firemen signing on the cable steamer Iris to-day for the trip to Norfolk Island demanded £1 per day. This was refused ami, after great trouble, the captain secured the twenty men required at award nates. RAILWAY COLLISION. GREYMOUTH, December 23. This afternoon the 3.15 p.m. Greymo uth-Otira mixed train collided with a timber special from To Kinga which was shunting at the Brunner yards. The mixed train overrar the points and crashed into tlie engine of the timber train. Both engines were damaged, and throe trucks of the mixed train wore derailed. The timber engine was able to resume the journey. The traffic was held up for over two hours. No one was injured. FOUND DROWNED. NELSON December 23. At the adjourned inquest touching the death of Kaspar Anderson a seaman on the scow »Southern Isles, who was found drowned in the harbour on December 9, the coroner returned a verdict that the deceased had been found drowned, there being no evidence to show how he got into the water. ADDTNGTON MARKET. CHRTSTOHUROH, Dec. 23. Tlie Aldington live stock market was held two days earlier on account of Christmas. There was a small entry of all classes of stock. The entry of fat lambs was much reduced, the number being approximately 900, as against 2113 last week. Tlie sale was a butchers' | sale pure and simple. Tlie demand was good, and all lots were nuitted at good prices without any hesitation. Tlie greater proportion of lambs were well finished, but a few pens were inferior. The range of prices for prime lambs was from 18s ! to 21s fid. Lighter sorts ranged from 1 16s 5d to 17s 9d, The yarding of store sheep was a vory small one, between 700 and 800 representing the total penned. Tlie yarding of fat sheep was a comparatively small one, and the demand, although mainly limited to butchers, was keen, values all round being on a par with those ruling a week earlier. The sheep were of unit formly good class, well finished lines 1 predominating, and some excellent merinos being noticeable for finish