TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1128, 23 August 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

CHRTSTCHURCH. This Day. At the inquest on a little child who died suddenly on Monday ? Dr. Irving said she had died from the effects of some irritant poison, but as he had not had time to analyse the stomach, the inquest was adjourned. It is said that the bullocks heart which formed the meal and made all the family unwell was quite fresh and was cooked in a clean iron saucepan. DUNEDIN. This Day. Further evidence was heard in the case against McGill, draper of the Arcade, yesterday, for alleged arson, and was then furtlier adjourned.

The first annual report of the Sailors Rest shews a very satisfactory state of affairs. The Rest has been open nightly since May, 1881, with an average attendance of between 30 and 40, some evenings being as many as

A meeting of shareholders in Guthrie & Lamach’s New Zealand Wood ware Factory Company, was held yesterday. Mr W. J. M. Laraach presiding. The business was to conlinn the resolution previously passed to wind up the Companys affairs. A motion was proposed to adjourn for the purpose of enabling North Island shareholders to send down proxies, but as it appeared the majority of them had already done so the proposition was withdrawn. The resolution was then confirmed and Messrs Larnach, W. Brown, and D. Stronach, were appointed liquidators. THAMES. This Day. 401bs of excellent specimens and 501bs of picked stone have been got from a drive at the bottom of a shaft 000 feet below surface, nj the Queen of Beauty mine to day. INVERCARGILL. This day. Dorter, one of the founders of the J»t. George Order of Odd Fellows, and who had held some high offices in the Order, died last night. , The Tramway Company have decided to invite tenders for the extension of the present line, and construction of a new one.