TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1785, 6 November 1895, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

MR SEDDON TO VISIT AUCKLAND. PAEROA-TE AROHA RAILWAY. Wellington, Saturday. The Premier has informed the Auckland members that he will visit that city in December next. The immediate purpose of his visit will be to open with due ceremony the railway between Te Aroha and Paeroa. DEATH BY DROWNING. Invercargill, Sunday. Henry Mackley, aged 20, clerk at the Frozen Meat Company’s Wallacetown works, was drowned yesterday evening in the estuary. A party had been out rowing, and on their return to the shed went into the river to bathe. Mackley turned down the stream, the others up,, and he was seen no more alive, the body being recovered about two hours later. He was. an indifferent swimmer. His father, now in New South Wales, was till lately managing at Wallacetown. NARROW ESCAPE PROM DROWNING , Wellington, Sunday. A narrow escape from drowning occurred last night. Mr Clapham, goldminer, of Blenheim, while attempting to board the Penguin, en route for Lyttleton. fell between the vessel' 7 and the wharf. He was rescued with some difficulty, and was then apparently dead, but Sergeant O’Malley, of the local police force, ordered hi 3 removal to a hotel, and Dr Henry being summoned, means to resuscitate him were used, with the result that after an hour’s work the man was brought to, and is now in a fair way of recovery. THE SICK "MINISTERS W Ellington, Monday. The bulletine published to day are to the effect that Sir Patrick Buckley is much improved, being able to leave, his room. The condition of Hon M r Cadman is also improved. Yesterday Mr A. E. Glover received the following telegram from Mr Cadman’s private secretary :— ‘ Mr Cadman’s condition is improving. He hopes to be all right in a-few days ’ WRECKAGE OFF THE.POOR KNIGHTS Wellington, Monday. The Captain of the Aratapu. reports that when off the Poor Knights, midway botween Whangarei and : tlie. Bay of Islands, he passed within about ten feet of what was apparently a vessel bottom up, with seas breaking over it. The night was very dirty, which pre vented observations being taken with any degree pf accuracy. Mariners are requested to keep a sharp look out for the wreckage.

. SCALDED TO DEATH Christchurch, Monday. A little boy, three year old, the son of T. C. Gray, butcher, died to-day from the effects of scalds received through falling in a bath of boiling water. CAPTAIN FAIRCHILD. Wellington, Monday. Captain Fairchild goes Home in a couple of months to superintend the construction of a new steamer for the New Zealand Government. - 1 TAX ON AGENTS Wellington, Monday. The Tax Department is about to bring into operation the provisions of the Act passed this session providing for the licensing of non-residents agents travelling on behalf of firms outside the colony. The license fee is LSO.