TELEGRAPHIC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1998, 23 January 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC.

I Captain Samuel Sewell, who resided in Parnell, Auckland, blew out his 1 braiDs with a rifle on Monday. He wis formerly in the service of the East India Company. He leaves a wife nnd f mily. He was suffering from melancholy mani-t. Sir George Grey has given £2O to th. Jubilee fund at Auckland. Country people are aUeddy flocking into town to take part in the festivities. Donald and Charles Cameron, when driving home late on Satin-day night from their contract in a brake, went over a steep siding at Mungapakeha. Both were injured and brought te Masterton hospital, where E Donald died on Monday night. The Esul and Countess of Kin tore and party arrived fit Dnnedin on Tuesday by specii! train. The Highland R fl-is formed a gu:ird of houour and I tie Hussars im escort to Government House, where the pirty are the guests of Lidy Onslon>. Henry Bedford was committed for tria' at Christchuroh on Monday on a charges of breaking into the house of S. G. Maddison and stealing jewellery valued at £lO. Mr J. EiiZHimmone, late of Greycnouth, has left for Sydney lo float a company to work the Pnhipuhi mine*. H« his every confidence that the company would be u success, and says that the present prospectors at Pnhipuhi have no idea of the great wealth of the field. At Napier on Tuesday night a ctbman named Pago attempted to commit suicide in the lagoon, but was dragged out in tim ;by a po'iceman. Drink and jealousy are supposed to hive prompted his action. Mr H. Vognl is improving. His iccident promised at firat lo result very seriously, but he appears to have passad the critical stage.