NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1349, 29 January 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telepaph-PreM Allocation.).: • : DROWNED IN THE BAT HJS. ■- ' 1 28, James Borwiok, 24 years of ago, , a labourer, met his death whilst.wiinnnng in th'n Dunsandol'.bath imined Chidlcy, who was endeavouring to touch him the side - stroke..- Afterwards Chidley ewam to the, shallow eiid of the bath,'and a little later saw that.Bprwick was evidently in trouble' in ' tho deeper water. He was■'waving his .arms, and beating tho water, o'e though -ho could riot keep himself up. ,Chidley,went. to ..his assistance, but. -'Berwick eank to the bottom and: was drowned. The body was got out and attempts made :to restore respiration for about an hour and .a half, but.these wcro.nnsticcossful.'- Borwick waa a and had arrived about thro* years ago. : ' ■~.'.■■.' ,'.,-,..' TARANAKI IRONSAND.; . New Plymouth, January. 27. Active steps aro to,bo taken at.pnoo.ia connection' with the irqnsand.'industry, at Now Plymouth. A syndicate holding a. leaso from the Harbour Board intends placing plant and material on the ■ ground immediately in'terms'of the-lease,, under which the lyndicato forfeits i'2O<lO' unless improvements to that, value are'effected bj March 3. '•'..', ' ' A RISE : IN BUTTER. '. '■ ■Christchurch, January,27. The price of butter locally has beck raised, oho' penny per pound,, and factory buttor is quoted at lod. The reason ii stated to bo the high .prices ruling for butter .for export.,'; ; ."".■•.;. :.:: " A CANARY SHOW. Christchurch, January 27. The fifth annual show • of ; the' Chrislchurch Canary: Cage : Bird , Club was opened, to-day. : Thero wore. 6omc particularly fiuo specimens of Norwich arid Yorkshire birds on show. Mr. G. H, Brough's Norwich Buff won; the best bird competition in tho .Norwich section, and also won a gold medal and, cup for ,the host,bird in tho show. Mr. .T. H. Henderson won two cups for.tho,,best. York" shire in tho show., , • BISCUIT FACTORY ON' FIRE, \ .-.•'.'■"• . Nelson, , . , January, 27,' A fire broke out about one o'clock this afternoon in the boiler-honee at Messrs. Griffin'arid Sons' , biscuit factory, and rapidly spread , to tho 'boiling department, where it was confined by the efforts of itbe firo brigade.: The" machinery. was .not , seriously injured,- hut b. portion of, the building was considerably damaged, ami this will necessitate a stoppage of- , work for a ' few day's.' The'," insurances - total XH.750 in t various offices. '. ' .. INCREASED. FREIGHTS. ,\ HawerayJanuary 27. The Chamber 0f... Commerce ipaefied. ,'• resolution protesting. against the ■ action of'the Patea Shipping Company in .increasing 'tho Wellington-Patea ' freightt from 12s. Gd. to ,17s. Gd. per .ton,' and , a committee was appointed to press the objections on the company. ' DEATH OF.A PRISONER. , Auckland, Jannary 27. -Edward Kirby, a prisoner from. Monnl Eden Gapl, died in the hospital, . .under circumstances which, it is considered warrant a cqronial inquiry. Kirby ..w.ai serving a term of seven years' hard labour, and w.as incarcerated in 1908. He is eaij to'have suffered from miners'.complaint