TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 285, 29 October 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PRE3B ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, Oct. 25. At the inquest on JMw Whtuton," killed at the Triumph picnic, a vordict of accidental death was returned. No blame was attached to anyone. Gisboene, Oct. 27. "Early" on^Saturdiy morning 1 the* body of a young man named W. Nowell was found floating iri the Turanganui river near the ■* wharf. So far as is known, the deceased Jias. nb- relations m the 'colony,, his tather, mother, and sisters having been", lost „ 'm the burning pf .the^hip Cospatrick. 1 He is supposed to have fallen between the wharf find the steamer ;Bosinas, bii which' deceased woi'ked. ,Hs was prbbably l under 'the influence of. drink. Deceased was 26 or 27 years Of age. ■■;.-■•■■•■ ■■" ■■•"• ■ ; ! -.j...;-; ■.',, j ; Mr Gattely, wife' of a settler at Qrmond, attempted suicide on Saturday Morning' bythrbwjng herself into the ti#ev. Sfie wag promptlyl rescued by Captain "\\^mt*jjp, .Cpunty.Engineei',:' happ'eaeS. to be near. ; i.-iw..^ m

.- ; .- ; v' Punedhj, 0qt«.27.v ,!! 'kt Table lkiil, William Hudson, a?< farlneri watf severely burned amongst; some' fern^nci died from thfc 'injuries -receiv^edV - './ . _ . . :.:-.'[ r.^:..- '■'■\ '"- Attbe P&ice QMrb; to-$Ap'F. Gl :| Rose was charged with offering a £5 Union Bank uoce, knowing the' same cd be a£l note altered. The charge was dismissed foe want of proof i- ' The accused said he got the note Auckland. ;_- The sußpicio'ii^ -circumstance • against him was the chemicals, inks, bruske^iefco:,; were found amongst his property • | ; : v -.■>. • The Chinaman burned at Aloxandra Uock-np >waa i Very » respectably • : ■'connected m China, and -was ; a; splendid scholar, but a;blaofc. sheepD His parejittf had several times sent' for. him to .return ihome,! but he had re- ; fuqed to' go, and the general belief amongst Jiis-:>couritpyinen; is; that. by r >i some! means he- managed to get some (matches and managed to set the/place oafire rather than li«e and|disg!raie his parents. The lock-up! :was a I?grubre]d!6wn kind of building i -lb'wa&! khowii that 'Chinese connued.jia it. ha'd been:given cigarettesand' matches 'by thwrfriends;-' ->\- ■ .-\ '.'• ;~ .'[ ■>:•: ,. .>.< dJudge "Williams, declared; liisinabi-;: lity to-day to .understand what-wa s mean t. by " final examination " m the orimiual clauses ot the Baiekruptcy Act, and- hoped this would jbe made clear m the amended Act.; ; He refus-. ed'to(nia ! ke any.ordor tigainsi a 1 bankrupfr'icoused of fraud on this ground; : I holding that when apolied f6u liis di's-' -charge he could be dealt with if necescessary.': ; It was; true the bankrupt need not 'apply for his discharge, Hut' the suspension of his discharge "Would ' be 1 a certain punish uient, ; ' ib

■ '<•'< Christchurch, Oct.^^"; . The i directors^ of the jSputhern Cross Petroleum Company : have; received a t telegram frbitt 'the works, sta'tih'g that the dep'th ; of ISfo. 3 bore,, on Friday ' v ljis^ was' ; •42oft. Oil is" '^till shoeing" freely; a'iliffeVent,,straidhVnbw'beiftj* passed 'through'. ' Tbi^^ nilbrning ! a b'oy^' 13 yeaig of age, spn r of Mr John Beverjj , farmer, 'was/killed by being riui over byai. Jray at Methven'. : •' ■ j ua ri;(