TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5737, 19 August 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AOENCT.) Feildino, Monday. A woman named Grantham, late of Wellington, attempted suicide by cutting her throat with a razor at 10 o'clock this morning. She had hem drinking hard for some time. She is not expected to live. Auckland, Monday. A fire early this morning destroyed a large dwelling-house occupied by Mr. F. J. Moss, M.H.R., in Parnell. Some of the furniture was saved. The fire would in all probability have resulted in the loss of life but for the prompt discovery and alarm by a neighbor. Mr. Moss loses almost all hia furniture, including several valuable family heirlooms, and it is believed an insurance of £IOO in the Victoria Insurance Company has lapsed. A serious landslip occurred to-day in Wyn-yard-street, sinking 5 feet for the length of over 100 feet.

In further examination, in the Minister of Marine case, Alfred Cole said that Captain Murphy had threatened to make him submit or break his heart. He had an altercation with the mate, but it commenced with the captain. The further hearing of the case was adjourned. The dwelling house of Charles Gould, Waitoa, Waikato, has been destroyed by fire. The loss includes £250 worth of wedding presents. Grahamstown, Monday. The Moanatairi Company has 2500za. for the fortnight. A fall of earth from the Piako engine shaft occurred this afternoon, but no serious damage ensued; the shaft is not injured. The fall was about 30ft. by 12tt., carrying away a number of iron tanks. Preparations are being made to erect water power machinery for draining this ground, and obtaining the water from the county supply. Dunedin, Monday. It is reported that the city tramways have changed hands. A child named Annie Elisa Bowden, 2J years of age, was killed by the tram car in King-street to-day. She was proceeding to meet her father, who is a baker, when the engine New Zealander came along, and the tank striking the child on the head, caused her to fall instantaneously. The engine passed over the child’s body, which was fearfully crushed. The driver states that only the usual rate of speed—five miles per hour—was maintained. An inquest will be held. Oaitabu, Monday.

The police have employed two men to go round town for the purpose of obtaining information against the numerous boarding-house keepers who sell sly grog. As a result, ten of these worthies figured in the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning. One of them, Kate Grant, was fined £ls each on two charges. The other cases will be heard tomorrow. Christchurch, Monday. It is probable that the Resign Committee of the City Council will not award any premium under the circumstances, and that the Council will ask the ratepayers to consent to an expenditure of £30,000 instead of the sum originally intended. A very suitable building could be erected for such a sum on the plan of one of the designs submitted. It is stated that the police have a clue to the perpetrator of certain incendiary attempts in Christchurch recently, and are working quietly but earnestly to bring the offender or offenders to justice. In connection with the missing man Vennel, his house occupied an isolated position near the river at Brighton. Eighteen windows were broken, shot marks were discovered on the ' wall in the front room, also blood on the floor and table, and several articles are missing, Vennel has not been seen since August 6. Ashburton, Monday.

A grant of £l5O, made by the County Council to each of the different Road Boards, is being expended in planting the public school and office reserves with trees. The Borough Council are planting the Town Belt, and also a square in the centre of the town. A,

great amount of tree-planting is being carried out this season, which will give the plains in a few years quite a lively appearance. A new paper, called the Evening Jfiuses, made its first appearance in Ashburton this evening. It contains a good selection of interesting and lively reading matter. A man named “Jacob,” in the employment of a Wakanui farmer, has been missing since Friday last. TIMAF.U, Monday. Peter Pezett, who was injured by the fall of a wall at the new High School building on Saturday, died in the hospital yesterday morning. A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest.

A valuable discovery of moa bones nas been made at the Three Springs.