NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1350, 30 January 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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HORSE GALLOPS INTO.SHOP.

SENSATIONAL ACCIDENT. ' a u j Auckland,:Janoiwr 29. ' wern hS* ™ V Tel " 010 in. which P?tt at junction of lomrl V™* Hobson' Street."and'cal. oiPftto.inlio t£ja yfinaow of the shop of Mr. Etclcs, chomist. The ',*5 y '-Pweftosp vi?idow .was .shattered i f?- l:n ®n ( containing, gopdg. smashed wrA*' trero ./thrown out of the trap. Their * injuries afcnot 1 serious, though both were badly shaken, r j horse was terribly; gashod,' and ■ bled "W-th. Iho damage to the chemist'# shop is ca tuna bed at from JC2O toJEJO. GISBORNE, HARBOUR. ' Gjsb'orne, 23, iwenty-tivo applioatioM wore rcoeivoj b 7 the Harbour Board . for tbi" position of engineer and eccirotary' oobiMnM at a salary of-i7OO per fumum.-Th®o irera considered- to-day, •when 1 the, number'. war reduced to three. ~ It .was, then decided :to ask Mr., J. ; A. MDowdd,, M.1.C.E.,. of Adelaide to-', interview"'tj» booid. Mr. .MDohald ■ has' had'/' extensive • eipcri. enoo in South Australia, and Johannes-burg,-and.wM.'a.'stiklent'ih England and .America.' • The Harbour Board.decided to-day to remove over'6ooo cubic yards ' of , i\sct from the river cliMinel'atVoostof 'jBUI : VICTORIOUS\WANG'ANU,I. , ' j _ Wa'nganul/January,29. i> anganui • Garrison' Baidd which won-, the championship at! the .'Christarrived 'home this' evening ; and received.• a, warm; welooine: from several thousands ..of citizens.! Spoeohof Mayor' and -the -men> :ter'for,the district.:' j holiday ax Auckland. ■" ■''t J i,A"ek!w<l'» Jumtj•»; , io-dajr being Anniversary ■ Day was oh.served as.a rener»l holiday;" ThVwßathfir was .excellent,. and the attendances' at .the anniversary-and Hcrcer. regattas,■■ the 'i alcapuna • races, and: variooi ? otiwt* tiht.dMr:nxtur64'*»re;Vcfy,lirg&l"" ! .accident >./reported'/via that whioh befell some children • through' the collapse;, of:' a; 'form'.'ot; ; .ainußemeht ii'at' iMcitutoroa ■ (Brown's^lsland), known-. a® an ' op® 11 ? wave." One .little girl- sustained, a-broken'-ankle, and ; tvfo others-wens 'also (injured.''; - ;They-. >ere : ;.:brojight'.'to.i town, 'by. a. special, steamer, ( and too - tw\> most seriously' injured' to. hospital. ; ;; . in FAN.T.j.. ! l '''': ; ChriJtchurph,!January, 29. ! .The.'body; ot ah infant was .foumLin » White Rock, on'Safedaj. It ihad been nailed -up in;a small box.;-Medi-cal . evidence ■ at/the'-inqucist' showed that the child had been born two months, nrtv viously, ahd:probably had never; breathed ILLEGAL OPERATION. • , ' • Christchurch,' January 29! Caroline Elstob, a married v woman,- aged thirty-three -,years, • died; ,oa- sSaturday morning under.circumstances necessitating an inquest'' A'postmorterm' eiaininati.on indicated that air illegal operation , had' been performed. The inquest was; opened 'and adjourned! till Wwixsoeday next, • HOROUTA LIQUOR -Pi)LL. ( : ' . r . Giibornt,. Jannary 23. 'A- vp'eeial Court -under.-the : Lioenainff Act to hear the'petition against the <ioclared result, of the Eorouta Natirß licensing poll will' 6it at.Port'. Awanni on.FobVj 4l7^7, presiding" Magistrate's being •Mr. Barton ■ (of Gisborne),- Mr; Dyer v fof Eotorua),-ftnd Mr. M'Carthy'(of Napier), WAIKATO CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. _ Hamilton, Janxmy 29. The championships At the' Waikato] Caledonian SooeVs meeting resulted-'te' follows:—High jump: G. Campbell, sft. 7lin. -. Long jump;. SJft.- llin.. Mile: A. Campbell, 4min; 40 l-Ssoc; 100 yards: V. Branfion, /10 l-ssec; 220 yards: V. Branson, 23 S-Seec. 'HaJf-mile: Alick Campbell, 2mih. 7 Msec. • 440 yaidsi E. .Toha son, 54sec.'

GOOD SHEARING TALLIES. Timaru, January 29. The installation of., machines at Mount Peel Station enabled the shearing to bo got through with .ten men, or-less than half the number of-blade shearers 1 previously employed: The men made good tallies on each of two daw,. the ten averaging 196. The higher individual tally was that of Tailor, a-Timora man, of 245. A BACKWARD HARVEST. Tlm*ru, January 29. The harreet it ooming on very sloirlj. Usually at"thia date muchhasbeon out, but so far only a few fields are in stock in.tbis . ' A PUBLICAN IN TROUBLE. Timaru, January 2S. Ail up-country publican has been, fined <£o for beeping his bar open Sifter 10 p.m., : and two men found in the bar have been fined 40s. each: The magistrate said ho wished the fino oould bo made' hoavier in their case, as men refusing fco loava'a bar . got a publican into triuble.. FIREMEN'S GALA. , Palmerston Northj January 29. A movement "is being Bet on foot by th* Palmerston Firs Brigade-to arrange for a guarantee .for .the Now Zealand)' Fire Brigade demonstration, to be hold here in 1913. A.public meeting'was held last night, when, good support was ' accorded to the scheme, and the superintendent and secretary were appointed a committor to endeavour'to arrange for. a guarantee. , TOURING BOWLERS.'' " : i 'Palmerston North, January ,29. Six rinks from the 'Auckland Provincial Bowling Associatioh played a.match, with the local club- to-day, the Palmerston rinks winning by 116 to 100' after ,'a' keen-ly-fought game.'- ' . : ( . "• ~ COMMITTED. F'OR. TRIAL.- ' 'Palmerston North,."January 29.'At the' Magistrate's; Court' to-day, Williani Thomas <Bowater, ,a bankrupt, > was committed :for trial-at 'the Suproine Court on a charge. of obtaining.stock-by, making a false statement as'-to his position' to Abraham,and.Williams,■ Ltd.- The amount involved' was .£536 15s.' 6d.