TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 29, 6 January 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(united pbess association.) Inverca.rgill, Jan. 3. A young woman named Annie Harxington, living at North Invercargill, at* tempted to commit .suicide on the 27th ultimo by eating " Rough on Bats," spread on bread and butter. She took a dose sufficient to kill, but told a neigh-, bor what she had done, and was removed to the hospital, where emetics were successfully administered, the woman had recovered sufficiently to appear iv Court to-day, and was committed for trial. Domestic troubles are believed to be the cause of the rash act. Dunedin, Jan. 3. The first case under the Police Offences Act was tried to-day, the charge being one of using obscene language. The case beiug first under the Act, the offender was lot off with twenty-four hours' imprisonment. But intimation was given that future cases would be dealt with as intended by the Act which fixed the penalty at a maximum of twelve months, without the option of a fine. The principal business to come before the Presbyterian Synod this year will be the; consideration ' of the question of union with the Northern Church. At the inquest on the body of William Matheson, warder at the Seacliffe Lnnatic Asylum evidence was given to the eflect that, though some quarrelling had taken place at the time the blow was struck, Ingram and Matheson were good frieuds. Tho jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Gordon Ingram. Chkistchurch, Jan.' 3. The Southern Cross Petroleum Compauy directors report receipt of a telegram stating that the depth of No. 3 bore on Tuesday was 525 ft, the rock being soft and broken, with oil showing and gas coming freely. » Gisborne, Jan. 3. Further news has been received from Tolago Bay. It appears that the boat with its three occupants drifted down the river on to the bar, ou which a heavy sea was breaking which capsized the boat. The body of Maggie Harvey was found eight miles away on the beach, but the body of Sarah Harvey had not been found when the messenger left. At the inquest on the body of the little boy Finlay, a verdict of found drowned was returned.