NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1595, 12 November 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(Bi TolocraDh.—Frots Assoolation.! . |l FOUND OEAP ON RAILWAY LINE. Christchurch. November IJ. A man was found dead on tho railway line two miles on tie Amberley side of : Waipara ,this nionting. Ho is believed to bo Charles Boyle, a shepherd, between sixty and 'saventy years old, who had bean employed on stations; in tie Amuri district tor'the past thirty or forty years-. The body was noticed by the enginedriver on the first train passing over the lino this morning, oftd he placed it on the train and conveyed it to Anihcrlcy. 'Die body was cut about tiro head and arms, and the injuries indicate that the man had fallen off a train, probably on Saturday night. A parcel found near tho body was addressed to "C. Boyle." KILLED WHILE BlftD-NESTING. Auckland, November U. ThoMas Gordon Hurley, aged nino years, was killed while bird-nostimf at Mount Roskill on Saturday. While climbing aflcr a nest ho fell '50ft, on to a stone wall, sustaining severe -fractures of tho skull and laceration of the brain. Ho died in the hospital. FAT ALLY~BU BRED. \ Auckland, November. 8. Elista Harden, aged 73, was burned, f*> j death, at Woodhill. At tho inquest a ver- ! diet; of accidental death was returned. j STEAMER WEKA TOWED OFF. Napier, November 11. . Messrs. Richardson and Co.'s stejvmor Wofcu, which went nshoro a fortnight ago nenr Porangali.m, was towed off by the' Hunt on Saturday, and made-'Nupier under her own steam, having sustained practically no damage. . FIRE AT LEVIN. Levin, November 11. By a lire oh Sunday the premises of Scott, pastrycook, and Thompson, booksollor, wtro badly gutted. It appeal* to jiavo started in tho roar of the pastrycook's shop. -'Both stocks w-ero damaged considerably by fire and water. Thomp r Mm was insured.for JXM in tie State offico and Scott for in the Now Zea-' land Insurance Company, DEFENCE PARADES. Hamilton, November 9. The Business Men's League decided last night to moke representations to the authorities, with a view to substituting Wednesday instead of Saturday for. afternoon parades. The present system is considered very inconvenient, owing to the depletion of Staffs on the busiest day of tho \Veek. . FIRE IN AFAGTQRY. Hamilton, November 9. A fire broke out this morning in the furnjture factory of .Mr. 'Kemp, where a large stock of bedding, mattresses, and bedsteads wero stored. The . outbreak was 0-au.sed by kerosene falling.;6a''some . shavings. The stock -and building, which were destroyed, were insured in the London ,and Lancashire offico for .£750. DIVORCE GRANTED,. ■ Blofihclm, November 9, In tie Divorce Court- this morning a judicial separation was granted to To iNifco Mauritu Macdonald from 'itiiti Mncdonaid, the wife's petition,, on the grounds of adultery. : . ' -' GUN AGCiDENT, Waihi, November"9. i Eobert Watson, aged 14-,-wns accidental-, ly shot in the-throat this;morning by a littlo boy aged-six years, who, unaware thttt a pea-r'ifio was loaded, pulled the trigger. The bullet entered-.the centre of Watson's throat, but was successfully ■extracted by a surgeon. The patient Is. very little tho worse for tho misndven' ture. ••''.''-,' "THE HUNT FOR TROPHIES." Hamil'tpn, November-9, The continuous drain on shopkeepers by promoters of public functions on- the limit for trophies Was discussed by tho Business-nMon's -League last night, when it was xeeommended that members'of tlie league should eaeh, contribute.- a-. - sum periodically, to be handed to the" treasurer, to ttliom 1 ' canvassers for- trophies-would be referred.. Tho matter.was referred to a special sub-committee,. TIMARU BOROUGH ENGINEER. TtmiWi November '11. The, Borough Council decided 'to terminate the engagement of the' present engineer.in three .months, and .call for applications for the'vacancy at MOO a year. It was. also decided that personal «m----vassing by applicants will diajualify, them. _