LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1182, 23 October 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(per united fresh association). CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The body of a man, aged about 28, name unknown, was found in the Avon yesterday afternoon. He had 2s 6d, a pawn ticket much defaced, and a printer’s setting rule in his pocket. NELSON, This Day. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a young man named Francis James Hodgson, who was formerly a clerk in the National Bank hero, and from which bank he is oharged with stealing 500 sovereigns. A little over a year ago Hodgson was transferred to Christchurch, and after his depar ture it was found that his accounts had been tampered with, and that a sum of £5OO had been taken from the reserve safe. It is stated that Hodgson used £2OO of the sum taken to make good a deficiency in his accounts, and that he took the balance to Christchurch. Shortly after arriving at Christchurch Hodgson was dismissed from the bank and joined the Armed Constabulary, from which he was recently discharged. On his coming here Mr Black,, the Manager of the National Bank, had an interview with Hodgson who admitted taking the money, and gave information that he had planted a portion in St. John’s Churchyard, Christchurch. On information being sent Christchurch £250 was unearthed, and the bank, after delaying the matter, ultimately decided to prosecute, but the thihg getting wind Hodgson evaded the police.

AUCKLAND, This Day. ] The boat Madge was struck by a squall i yesterday afternoon in the harbor while sail- ; ing, ami went down instantly. A schooner I which was - near rescued William Matthews, a boat builder, and John Scott, a plumber, I but William Cook, a shoemaker, was drowned. Cook was unable to swim but the . others could. Matthews had a narrow j escape as the sheet was fastened round his ' leg. Luckily the rope was long enough for him to get his head above water. Dr. Goldsboro’ made a post mortem examination of the remains of the late Mrs Hedge for traces of arsenic poisoning. He found the body in a bad state of preservation, the most of the important organs being missed. The contents of the stomach have been forwarded to Mr Pond, Government Analyst. The body was re-interred on Saturday night. Mr Luks intends establishing a large German settie: nent at Morrinsville, Te Aroha. An attempt was made to wreck the Onehunga train on Friday. A large stone was placed on rail near Papapa Flag Station. It was just observed in time to prevent an accident. DUNEDIN, This Day. i As the 4.15 train on Saturday from Dun- | edin to Oainaru had reached the incline near j the Blueskin, the engine ran off the line. | The engine struck the side of the embank- ' ment and turned over on its side, being I seriously damaged. The goods van next the 1 engine was broken to pieces. Five passenger carriages are all badly wrecked, but the principal accidents to life and limb are three, viz., a passeng’er named Guy, employed in the Dunedin gt »ods sheds, badly cut on the temple, but nat considered dangerous; a woman cut about th»- head by being propelled through one of the carriage windows ; and a man some'what severely hurt about the legs. Dr Maurisell went in a special train to attend to the injuries. The effects of the accident are miraculously light; 15 yards fur her the en gine would have gone over the Waitahi Brid.ge, when probably the most serious railway accident that ever occurred here would have to be chronicled. The engine-driver and fireman jumped off and escaped almost unhurt. Why the engine left the rails is unknown at present. It is possible tb.at some of the engine gear broke and got got beneath the wheels, or the line may have been damaged at the spot, or something may have got across the line, but at present al! conjecture. An inquiry will probably be held. Mr Dunbar, a fanner at Waikmiaiti, was the person who received injuries to his legs hy the railway accident on Saturday. He whs ahmdingon the platform of the carriage. an«i fell between it ami the engine. Two carriages and a van also left the line, but no damage whs sustained, and bevond a little r<»Ugh jolting, nothing unusual was experi enced by the uecupunta. Those who saw the accident say the escape of the passengers was most astonishing, the strongest wood work being broken into splinters, and the iron work and couplings were broken as if t ey were pieces of hoop iron. Mrs James Finlay•on, of Blueskin, and her son were bruised and cut, but. not seriously, and Mrs Proctor, of Blueskin. also suffered from the shock. Some of the other passengers received slight, cuts and bruises. At the spot where the train ! left the rails, there was a bank of clay several I Feet high, and so far nothing which would > suggest the cause of the accident has transpired. A gang of men was at once put to work to clear the line, and at 8 a.in. on Sunday traffic was resumed. OPUNAKE, This Day. The longest procession of Maori drays, since the breaking-up of Purihaka, passed through this morning. The drays were ■ laden with potatoes for distribution to ! various settlements on the Waimate Plains. It is said that there are hundreds of tons at Parihaka, which cannot possibly be consumed, besides acres upon acres that have not been dug up.