SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1844, 31 August 1874, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Tress Ageiicy.)

Auckland, Saturday. The Suez mail is expected hero by tho iGovernment steamer' Luna' on Tuesduy. The 'Luna' leaves Wellington with the Northern members to-morrow.—A shocking accident occurred on board tho ketch ' Clematis', this morning, which it is 4ared will result fatally. After finishing discharging her cargo tho vessel had been anchored in the harbour to effect repairs' to her ocntre-board. At daylight this morning'a party of shipwrights, in the employ,of Mr.Gouk, went oii board, and among them Win. Gribblo, stepson'of Mr Bncoii, of Chancory Lane. The manner of the. accident was vory simplb. iGribblo was working at tho winch by 'which the centre-board is'lowed, or raised. At first ho'was assisted by rinothbr .'man, but a .hand boing wanted somewhere elso, Gribblo told his oompnnion ;hq could manage tho winch himself. iHis assistant tlion loft him. As soon iis the weight of thocontro-board, nearly]] ton's, cameontho winch Gribblo was unable to bear tho enormous strain. , Ho was'knoqkod. baokwards by tho iron handle which flow from his grasp, and whizzing ;: round'struck him, before ho could got clear, a fearful blow on tlio loft temple, completely battering his skull, - He was' taken ashore to the Sailors' Home Boarding-house, Custom-house-street, and. soon attended by Drs Hooper, and Watson, who pronounced the,bono to. be extensively "fractured, and expressed but little hope of his recovery. He is a married man, witlithree children, living iq Parnelh >■ ' Sharemarket :.—Sales: Caledonian, £9 Bs,6d j'Crown Prince, 235; Union Beach, 12s; ptago, lis 9d. Buyers: 'South: 52s.' $&f Thames Gas/ 36s 6d;' ; City: of London,;26s. Mm: .! Old Whau, 47s 6d; City, of York,- 10s ■ 6d ■•■ Queen of. th^MajjlOsed::'.; 1 ; ;Y-'- : >"■■"; ':' i";'"';. '.. : / ' '/"'=' ';■