The Sydenham Disaster

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyrigi [United Press Association.] (Received 9.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This d. Professor Warren, one of the appointed by the coroner to inquire the Sydenham disaster, is of opj that the chief cause of the accident the high rate of travelling, estimaii between 40 and 50 miles an hour, condemned the derailed class of ep and said it should not be allow«< the safety of the public, to contin the service in its present form.
Merriwee.
(By Electric Telegraph—Copyrigi (United Press Association.) (Received 9.36 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This d The racehorse Merriwes goes to Zealand to do stud duty.
A Gale.
[By Electric Telegraph—Copyrigi [United Press Association.] (Received 9.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This 4 A gale, with heavy rain, ragil night. The shipping is sheltering, The cable repairing steamer Rew which left to overhaul the New Zt cable, had to put back owing to stress of weather.
The Plague.
[By Electric Telegraph—Copyrigi [United Press Association.] (Received 9.20 a.m.) PERTH, This d Another case ef plague has ben covered.
The Conway Case.
(By Electric Telegraph—Copyrigi (United Press Association.) (Received 9.36 a.m.) SYDNEY, Thill At the Conway inquest Mrs H gave evidence that Mrs Smith hn her that Conway had money and; lery and that it had been taken, W did not know by whom. This was after she had read the paper account of the case. Wellington, Thiii Four witnesses have been subf by the Ngw Zealand Police Depart to go to Sydney by the Moana, to to give evidence in the Conwiy namely, Messrs C. M. Brooke, oh Christchurch; A. G. Winston*, of his employees ; Dennis Ft hotelkeeper, Christchurch; and stable Trehey, of Sumner.
Gisborne News.
