LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1547, 12 September 1881, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES. SEDDON AND PYKE AT VARIANCE AND FRATERNISING. [special to kumara times.] Wellington, September 12. The Public Works Estimates come on to-night. The Town Districts Bill was opposed strongly by Mr Seddon. The Government have agreed that it shall not apply to Westland. The Premier states that Government are prepared to drop very many useful bills, and take only the Property Tax and other bills which are advanced sufficiently to allow of business being finished next week. Your junior member kicked up a breeze when Government opposed the Greymouth to Hokitika railway being included in the schedule to the Rail* way Construction Bill. Mr Pyke interfered, not knowing what the fight was about, and, as is usual in such cases, made matters worse. Rather unparliamentary language was used on both aides. Yesterday mutual friends insisted on a reconciliation, and after explanation over a bottle of “ fiz.,” Mr Pyke and the “ irrepressible” shook hands, and are now, as ever, good friends.

[new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.!

Auckland, September 9. Thomas Collerick, lately a telegraphist at Wangaroa, who attempted suicide there by taking chloral, and was sent to the Lunatic Asylum for a short time, was killed by the Waikato down train at 8.15, at the cattle crossing. It is presumed that he was awaiting Lathe train. The cow-catcher struck his head and knocked the body down the embankment. His nose had been bleeding, as a pocket handkerchief, stained with blood, was picked up. His wife and children are at Auckland. At the inquest a verdict of “ Accidental death” was returned, no blame being attached to anyone. Collerick was missing from home two days previously. George Sievway was well nigh goared to death by a bullock at Wangaroa. Dunedin, September 11. Mr J. Mills, manager of the Union

Steamship Company, leaves for England on Thursday week, with the object of superintending the arrangements of the steamer now being built, and to make arrangements fur the building of other steamers for the intercolonial trade During his absence the affairs of the company will be under the management of Mes“rs C. M‘Lean and D. Mills.