TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4859, 18 October 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Auckland, Tuesday. At the Harbor Board meeting to-day it was stated that the Board had not been consulted re Beach-road Bill. . ~ A correspondent of the Star points out that the felt roofs .with zinc covering of the Parliament buildings are liable to take fire under a, hot sun, similar to a recent case in America. The insurances on the Pretty Jane; which struck on the bar .at Gisborne yesterday, are : —South British, £2500 ; New Zealand-£2500.' Both sums partially re-insured. The balance of risk was sustained by. the owners.Palmerston North, Tuesday. The arbitration on the railway compensation case, which caused so much difficulty last year, is how proceeding in the Courthouse. Dr. Buller is conducting the case for the IRangitikei tribe, and Mr. Booth is watching; the interests of the Government. | Greytown, Tuesday. An inquest was held yesterday on the body of Edgar H. Harvey, the young m m who was found dead on Sunday night near Feathers ton. He had been quarrelsome and fighting or the same day at Featherston. Medical examina ; tion showed that apoplexy was, the cause of death, and a verdict to that effect was returned. Tuesday. There was an accident on the Mount Rochfort railway to-day. John Williams,-a well-' known resident, while blasting, timber , got seriously injured. - His whole frame was shattered. . Christchurch, Tuesday. Darrell’s new drama, “Transported for Life,” was produced for the first time here last night to a crowded house. The performance was a marked success. A youth named Knibbs was brought up today charged with stealing letters from a private, box' at the Post Offices by [means of skeleton keys. He was detected in the act. The case was remanded. ! - 1 The notorious Dr. Turner has again escaped. He was out on bail on a charge of stealing a coat from the City Hotel, and did not answer to his name, at the Magistrate’s Court to-day. It is believed he left Lyttelton in female attire by steamer a few days ago.; ' A woman named Whittington dropped down dead from heart disease during service in the Wesleyan Chapel. - Dunedin, Tuesday. 1 The hull of the new steam dredge-Vulcan was' Successfully - -launched ' this afternoon. There were about 3000 spectators, and the demonstration was of an enthusiastic character.'