NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 703, 31 December 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph —Press AESOciati'Htd ' "A SOURCE OF MUCH SAVING." NO JURIES FOE INQUESTS. * Christchurch, E'ecember 30. ( , Accidents.; and fatalities- would' appeal to occur in cycles, and Chnstm-if week, has •. been:: unusually - productive oE sud« den deaths in Chnstchnrc h.. Ti»o inquests were' hold bj Mr H W.' Bishop, coroner, on /rhursday, .December. I2;iy ',onoi.on: Sunday, l two/on'Mond(\yj f -aiidii»feiv6r'.' : ...: than., three: yesterday, ..making a, total .of .< v-• eight m five days Tbosi who are o! an:economical-turn of mind- may 'see ja the. recent" amendment of he - Coroners ■ Act,..which ■ permits the coroner to f]ls- ' ■ pense witha jury, a souxce: of i; much ; saving;^The r-i , church-alono ii]-'th<y lastfivn days;, total .that .would be. .expended in ■ sumtaoniac six. men : for.' every. jury.;. );'• •;, . • " ' t> HIGH-PRICED STRAW BERRIES. Auckland, Bscembei, 30. '■■■■' Thej:highest price - everji-.obtained* m Auckland. for, ,v . at. the. : Waitfimata : Go-operatiro [j J?ruitgionerb' auction rooms tins i/Mining, when. 2s. 6d: per.lb. was roixnved wholesale for much of the fruit offered , CAMP COOKING AND, POISON. J Wanganui, Ilecemlier 30 ■ A peculiar - poisoning; case is reported • from.Jtaetilu. amongsta company: of <vdl- «.: untcers -in camp.:..Duringftho: absence;of '- ' the. cook:scones: were;made! jby.'three volunteers- who .used: what thoy .to6t -to r ba ■ baking powder but which 'burped .out. to • • be: boracicacid.Before.auyonefcid fin- ' ished eating i scone all the men began to twitch" all."over, lost- l:he;3 power': of! '>. r ■speech;vnnd;-'.oimii>aii.!fell| l to i the ground;' After.' a few; hours the' effects*'. .■ ■ .•wore ■: off..'- ■ Fortunately - the:, effects-were;-" ' produced almost lnstontaiteously, r after eating, otherwiso the. results might -hard - • • • , been more -: serious vif i',more. ! /scones ■ hact w. been consumed. 1 '' BRUTAL ATTACK. r ' Christchurch, December 30. ! John and Bernard. Grainger-wore eacW ? fined M to-day, with the opfaon of six weeks; m ? gaol, for assahltmg. Alasander • Boyd vin : a public lavatory.on ; Deiiembel 28. The assault was a very brutal' one, .> and Boyd was much mauled. ,i t * THEOSOPHICAL CONVENTION, •... ... . Dunedin,'December 30, '.." -The annua' convention o{ the Theo« sophical .Society met this : morning;- Th« V roport, of : -the :secretarj- ;(I)r.:-.SaDders;..of Auckland)--bliowcd there had ilven a ' (satisfactory.-increase in membership" and " an. increased 'in' the 1 ' work'-' thioughout the Dominion. >' > WANGANUI SCULLING v Wanganui, December 30. ' Arnst has notified his<<nti>ntion of cotopeting.iu the W-'mganui -Sc.ulling'j 'Handi-' . -* cap next week. The scullers arc all doing- solid work/daily, and;ishowms: good form,, and-report themselves as 1:1 good