TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1697, 1 May 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PBESB ASSOCIATION.) ; Dunedi v.Friday. Th« body of the missing man Carswell has been found floating m the Kakiinui Rjver. An inquest will be held. \^ butcher at the Arro.\v, named Archie Cameron, has died from the effects of a dose of strychinine taken while m drink. An inquiry was made by the Wellington Harbor Board of the Otago Boad as to whether' any concessions would be made to the luggage of theatrical com* parries, but the Board decided to mak« no concessions on wnarf age rates. A. S. Lockheart was sentenced to six months for obtaining money by valueless cheques. The Land Board Commissioners who visited the Strath Taieti and Nenthorn* lands reported that some of the surveyors' pegs had been tampered with. The Government have requested the Board to offer a reward for information leading to the conviction of the offenders, ' . - Invercabgill, Friday. The Invercargili tramway has beta sold for-£3OOO, with appurtenances and torough concessions. There are about .fitrmilas of rails, but the concern hat 'beon a complete financial failure. :; ■; Auckland, Friday. Mr T. T. (ramble, American Conrul, died suddenly of apoplexy m hig office this afternoon. . . A six hours' walking contest between W. Speight and D. McCune, for the championshiD ot Auckland, comes off on Saturday. New Plymouth, Friday. The census returns forJTaranaki how as follows: — Provincial district of^Taranaki, 17,655 ; showing an increase m the five years of 2,797. Borough of New Plymouth, 3100 ; Hawera. 1,021 ; Patea, 728. Towns.— Waitara, 590 ; Iriglewood, ' 304 ; Stratford, 228. County of Taranaki, 7,795. • . . • . ". , The steamer Gairloch, from Manakau, could not go into the Waitara, and so landed Mr Ballahce at the breakwater. He is now coming on to New Plymouth.