TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 741, 24 August 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

CHRISTCHURCH. August 23.: r An accident happened to-day to Dr. Ovendon, of Kaiapoi, who was thrown from his buggy and seriously injured. A largely attended meeting of chemists was li°ld last night, 27 being present, when they formed themselves into a Pharmaceutical Society m conjunction with Wellington and other New Zealand kindred societies. August 24. At a meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday Mr. Harman called attention to the loss of interest which would be entailed upon the Board if the Government persisted in the system of hav'ng that portion of wharfage dues which is paid through the Rail way Department forwarded to Wellington and then returned to Lyttelton. An opinion was yesterday expressed by j the Harbor Board that it was absolutely] necessary.to have a Resident Magistrate.) at Lyttelton. "A painful case of destitution took place at Ashburton, where an old man of 64 years of age lay without food among flax in the river bed for three days. He was discovered by the Sergeant of Police in i the last stage of inanition. A largely attended meeting was held at Lincoln yesterday. The action of the Government in re grain duty was condemned, and the following resolution carried: —"That the President be requested to represent to the Government the injustice of the proposal to abolish tiie protective duty on grain while retaining a protective duty on timber, and the ad valorem duty of ten per cent., on corn bags; also to point out that the grain producers of this colony have to pay the highest wages of any agricultural country, while the freight for grain to the H>>nie markets is also higher than that of any other Australasian colony. The missing man and child have turned up. They had gone to Wellington and have been sent back by the police in the s.s. Arawata.

AUCKLAND. August 23. Mr. M'Murdo, agent for the Government Life Insurance Department has recovered LSO from the Borough of Parnell for leaving a heap of stones on the road ! which his horse stumbled upon, throwing him and spraining his ankle. At the meeting of the Board of Education several communications were received from the Minister of Education, through Mr. Hislop, with reference to the appointment of an extra School Inspector, as it was considered impossible for one inspector to perform the duties devolving on him with efficiency, his sphere of labor extending over so wide an area. The Board fully concurred in the views expressed, but were not in a sufficiently strong financial position to employ another inspector, only LSOO being allotted for that office. The Secretary was therefore instructed to reply in those terms. Another letter was read to the effect that the Board should not incur any further liabilities on school buildings beyond those already in hand. The annual races of the Jockey Club (summer meeting) are fixed for Boxing Day and the Ist and 2nd January. The programme will be issued a few days hence. 1

DUJSTEDIN. August 23. Mrs. Cowan, who on Sunday last, at Maori Hill, cut her throat with a knife, died in the hospital, yesterday. A person named Robert Rennie was released some time ago from the Lunatic Asylum, and has since been in the City, with his family. He became possessed of the idea that it was his duty to cut the throat of one of his children, and for that purpose procured a razor, but instead of carrying out his extraordinary intention, he voluntarily proceeded as quickly as possible to the Lunatic Asylum, and with riigor in hand, demanded admittance. He was detained till the arrival of the police, who conveyed him to the look-up, and after medical evidence, lie was committed to his old quarters in the Asylum. FOXTOK August 22. At the Coroner's inquest to-day on the body of Mrs. Rachael Taylor, who jumped overboard from the steamer Jane Douglas, a verdict of manslaughter was returned against the nurse and purser of the steamer. TIMaRU. August 23. A man named Thomas Brooks was found dead under a gorse fence near Mr. Parry's residence, Great North road. An inquest will be held to-morrow. AHAURA." ' August 23. On Friday, three valuable horses were drowned while endeavoring ta cross the junction of the Grey River. The driver, George Page, a very steady man, had to swim ashore, escaping with difficulty, and is now confined to his bed. He had got over the first crossing of the Grey River, but on reaching the second ford he found it too high. He then tried to return, when the current swept the horses and dray down the stream. The dray was lost. Mr. Alcorn, proprietor of the horses and dray, --estimates his loss at Ll2O, as Page was engaged in drawing timber to the Grey Junction Bridge, for the erection of which tenders were re-

Tfia Grey ford is aliPaya dang«rous with the least fresH. HAWERA. August 23. Thomson and M'Guire sold 50 sections in Hawera to-day, which brought an average 'of L2B per section. The sale is considered a success. The supply of sections is not equal to the demand.