LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 818, 15 May 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION*]

[press agency.] Patea, May 15. A. melancholy accident resulting in death occurred at the Patea breakwater about dusk yesterday. Hichard Dickson, contractor) whilst assisting at the works fell iu front of the crane used for shifting concrete blocks, when one of his legs was taken off, only a small piece of skiu being left hanging. Two doctors were at once sent for, but Dickson died in five minutes after they arrived. Tbe occurrence has caused quite a gloom over the town. An inquest will be held to-day. (Jhristchuuch, May 15. Twenty-one notices of new insolvencies were published in the Chrisrclmrcb papers last week :—Eight farmers, one labourer, one clergy mau, and one barman, the remainder being small trades'men.

Dunkdin, May 15. Otago ; is)rlrkely to lie largely repr&r sented in the way of fruits, wines, and liquor, at the Sydney Exhibition. WelliUgtos. May 14. Ovpr 1600 tons iron rails in addition to ordinary truffle w:is token- over the Fell incline on the Wellington and Featherston Railway during the last fortuight, and the railway authorities think they will always be able to take a 3 much traffic over the incline as is ever likely to offe»\ The New Zealand Fire UnderwritersAssociation offer £2OO for information; leading to the conviction of any peison setting fire to premises in the colony. A writ of habeas corpus will be nv.ved for in the case of Gleich, the Adelaide absconder, on the ground that the Magistrate had no power under Act to remand to Adelaide. The Anderson assault case occupied the Court the greater part of the day, and was adjourned till Saturday. Thos. Martin, the barman at, the Post Office Hotel, who pleaded guilty to robbing the till, was detected by means of marked coin. On being further searched, £4O was found in his pdssession, of which he admitted .230 fceTonged to the landlord Monk. ♦ :

Wellington, May 13. The following tenders were received for the Wyndham contract of the Edendale Toi-toi railway:—Accepted Jas Shirley> Invercargill, £9723. Declined—J. T. Weaver, ditto, £10,219 ; J. Mackay, Dunedin, £10,600; Abbott, ditto, £10.651 ; Henderson and Fergus, ditto, £10,982 ; J. B. Blair, £11,649 ; J. M. Watson, Dunedin, £12,500; Hughes, Menzies. and M'Gill, £13,682. The annual meeting of the Chess Club was held last night, when the Hon. J. Baliance was elected President. I Chkistchurcii, May 13. At the inquest on the body of Br Mark, who committed suicide ou Saturday, the jury returned a Verdict of " Death from takiug chloral and morphia." The Council will he asked at its next meeting to hnve rhristchurch represented at the forthcoming Sydney Exhibition by sending the statistics of the city and photogtaphs of principal buildings. A motion will be moved to this effect. A widow named Elizabeth De la Cour, who resides in Harper street, Sydenham, has been missing from here since yesterday morning. She had been subpoened to give evidence in the R. M., Court. Through some remarks made by a solicitor she was not allowed to give her evidence, and shortly afterwards, when crossing Worcester street Bridge, she said to Mr Yates, "You will not see me again." She did not return home, Dor has she been seen since. As Mrs De la Cour has been very lowspirited since the sitting of the last criminal session,, at which she had to appear as a witness, fears are entertain for her safety. When last seen she had on a grey dress with brown trimmings, long black cloth jacket, and brown hat, The Durham street Chapel was robbed last week of some £5 in copper and £5 in silver from the collection missionary boxes. The walls had been scaled by the thief, who was evidently an adept. The drawers had been prised by a chisel, so that they could be easily pulled out. No clue to the thief has as jet been o\taiued.