LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1173, 12 October 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). WELLINGTON, This day. Mr E. J. Connolly was sworn in to-day before His Excellency the Administrator of the Government as Minister of Justice. The Premier leaves for Auckland about Thursday next, and the Colonial Treasurer will visit Taranaki at about the same time. The Native Minister leaves for Auckland by way of the West Coast to-morrow night. The amount subscribed in Wellington in aid of the persecuted Jews of Russia is nearly £650.

It is understood that two gentlemen in town are willing to become sureties in the case of Adams, recently convicted of conspiracy, and who is still detained in custody.

OAMARU, This Day. A miner named F. W. Botting was killed at Livingstone yesterday by a fall of earth. He was working in his claim with another miner when a fall of earth partly covered him ; his mate had nearly extricated him when another fall completely covered him. When got out life was extiuct. He was a single man. INVERCARGILL, This Day. A fatal railway accident occurred at Gore yesterday. A little boy aged five years, named Bowie, was run over by the brakevan during shunting on the line, and he was brought to Invercargill Hospital by a special train, but no operation was performed, as it was evident that he could not recover, having both thighs and one arm badly broken, as well as internal injuries. He died shortly after admission in the presence of his father, who, singularly enough, is a patient in the Hospital, and was a surfaceman on the line. Great sympathy is expressed for the parents, who live in Gore.

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day

An inquest on a man named O’Bradburn, who was found dead yesterday, showed that he had been served with two nips of brandy in the White Hart Hotal, and fell asleep in the bar. About 11 o’clock in the morning he was roused, and the pantryman, assisted by another man, took him out, and put him in the paddock near the hotel. Noticing that the sun was striking very hot upon him, they propped him up against the fence, and left him there till he was found dead in the afternoon. They said they thought he was only drunk, and that there was nothing serious the matter with him. The medical evidence showed that he died of congestive apoplexy hastened, no doubt, by the alcohol he took. Ono of the two men who took him out of tho hotel, appeared at tho inquest too drunk to give evidence, and the case was remanded till Monday, as the Coroner and police both consider him an important witness. The fellow ran away before the proceedings terminated, but was soon re captured,

NAPIER, This Day. Colonel Lambert, an old settlor, and commander of the volunteer and militia forces during a portion of the Native war, died this moruing, aged 73. The Harbor Board are inviting competitive designs for harbor plans, which Will be submitted to a marine engineer in England, who will be nominated by the Agent-General, The designs are to be sent into the Board by January next. Advertisements inviting de signs have been forwarded to all the principal papers throughout Australasia.

DUNEDIN, This Day. James Rutherford, member for Bruce, addressed about 400 of his constituents at Milton last night, and received a vote of thanks and confidence.