TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 243, 10 September 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PttESB ASSOCIATION.) ; PICTON, Sept. 8. At the Police Court to-day, a lad of 14 was charged with throwing a rotten ogg into the Salvation Army meeting on Sunday evening. The boy's father wa.s ordered to enter, into a bond to keep the peace for three months, and to p'iy the costs. This wasj the first offence of the kind m Blenheim. Tatiiunga, Sept.. 8 Archdeacon Browu, of the Mission Society, died on Saturday night, aged 84. Deceased came to Tauranga m 1837, was made an archdeacon m 1844, and has resided m Taurauga ever since. "WooDMiiLB, Sept. 8. The coach paoprietor here hsw resolved to resume traffic to Master ton by Wednesday, though the roads cannot be clear for some time. v * ArcKLAND, Segt. 8. Patrick Morn attempted suicide today by shooting himself with a revolver m the head. The bullet entered below the right temple >iud is not yet extracted. He was taken to the hospital m"a critical condition, and when asked the reason for the act, said, he was tired of life. He has Ween m bad health, and latterly took to drink. A movement is being 1 made to form a Psychological Society for the in* ventigation of occultism, including spiritualism and mesmerism. Mr G-. Cooper, Judge Gillies' associate, broke his collarlxme while playing m a football match. Gisborne, Sept 8. A man who was fined 10s for drunkenness this . morning, when found by the police, had £170 3s 6d on him. . . , ; „. GREYMOUTHi Septt 8. \ A telegram from Ahum states that ! very heavy raiu has fallen there, arid | there is every sign of a heavy flood. There are indications that the > river will be very high to-night, but the entrance has been scoured mo wide that there is not much cause to apprehend any change. It is still raining. Mr and Mix Bracken left by train this afternoon for Christchurcu. overland, on their way to "Wellington. '• Mr Bracken has visited Hokitika, Ross, and Brunner, bill lad weather ]>revented him going to Beefton and Westport. He delivered, two lectures while here, and was well received. Hokitika, Sept. 8. There are heavy floods m the rivers, but no damage has been done.