TELEGRAMS. INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS OWN ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1934, 27 November 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS. INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS OWN ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The Government have just imported from the English Mint a quantity of new silver threepenny pieces, and bronze penny and halfpenny pieces. At the Appeal Court judgment was delivered in tlie case of Klingensfcein v. Walter (Clmstchurch), the appeal being allowed, and judgment ordered to be entered for the plaintiff for £142 7s, with interest from August last, and costs. In Cotterill v. Young, judgment was given for plaintiff, witli costs. The Court then adjourned till Wednesday, when the last case, Sheelian v. Sutton, will be argued. The election of the members to represent the policy holders on the Government Insuiance Board will take place next mouth, and the necessary arrangements respecting the election are now being made. In the mayoralty election Mr Geo. Fisher, the present mayor, was returned by a majority ot 171 over Mr Petherick. At present the weather promises tine for races to-morrow. Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co., have received a cable that the next wool sales takes place on the 20th January.

CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. A person writes to tiie Lyttleton Times that there is now living in Wanganui, Edward Archer, who was sailmaker on boaid the Osprey, at the time of the rescue of the Bella's boat after the loss of that vessel. The writer has been told of the circumstances by Archer. The steamer Ru )pehu sailed this morning for Plymouth. -> oh 6S passengers and a cargo of pioduo j

OAMARU, Wednesday. A young man named Reid, a scavenger, was killed to-day by his cart falling on him.

DUNEDIN, Tuesday. Mr R. B. Martin, President of the Ottigo Benevolent Asylum, has received a communication from the Colonial Secretary'a Office, informing him that a sum will be set apart towards the cost of building a home for destitute old men. Plans of the building have to be submitted for approval, and progress payments wiil be made when the work is proceeded with. The mayoral election to-day resulted as follows :— Scoullar, 575 ; Barnes, 515 ; Spedding, 483. The Governor arrived to-night, and was received by the Mayor, the Hon. Mr Reynolds, and other citizens. Wednesday. A thirteen-year-old son of Mr Macdonald, watchmaker, has been killed by a fall from a horse.