NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1617, 7 December 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Pross Assoolatlon.) FIREMAN FALLS OFF ENGINE, Timaru. December 6. A corious accident bofel B. Lyons, a young married mini, fireman oil tho t'ocond ox press from the' txyuth, to-day. When crossing tlio Otaio River tho driver (Hall) was looldn»„' ahwid. Turning round, when ovoi' tlio bridge, lio missed tlio firciun.il aaul : stopped the train. Lyons was found iji tho river-bed, having fnllcn through tlio bridgo and about 11 foot to tho shinglo below. One leg was broken at tho .'inkJo and tho hip and head were much cut about. Thero wore probably internal injuries. Tho injured nmn was brought to-tho hospital unconscious from hurts and shock. SUICIDE. Christchurch, December 0. An inquost was held at Styx yesterday on tho body of Albert Edward Salter. It was stated that deceased went to bod at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday night, apparently in his usual health. About (i o'clock next morning, however, his wife found him hanging by a rope from a beam in his cowshed, quite dead. Ho had suffered from rheumatics and was sometimes dospondent, and. had been worrying lately about eomo losses he had had in his stock and hie crops. A verdict was returned that deceased committed suicide by hanging while temporarily insane. BRIDGE BLOWN UP. Westport, December 0. A bridge 105 ft. long, at Mokihinui, owned by the State coal mines, and controlled by the 'Buller County Council, has been mysteriously blown up and completely destroyed. MINERS TAKE A HOLIDAY. Westport, December G. Stockton coal minors discontinued work yesterday to hold a meeting to consider the question of two members of the union refusing .to pay fee Waihi levy. The miners went to work as "usual this morning, and the mine is fully working. FIRE. Westport, December 6. Mr. I6sell'fl store ana stock at Karamea was destroyed by fire. The insurance is jem „ A seven-roomed house and furniture at Cape Foulwind, owned by Mr. Jamieson, has been completely burnt. The insurance is .£450. ACCIDENTAL DEATH. Christchurch, Deoember 6. An inquest was held this afternoon on. .the body of John Wiseman Gray, a young man who was found dead in a yat at the Union Brewery yesterday. A. verdict of accidental dfatli, caused by asphyxia, through inhaling fumes from the vat, was returned. "ORDERED ON." Timaru, December 6. The 9.5. Flora was to. have loaded produce here to-day, and came into the road-, stead, but was ordered on. FOUND DEAD ON DOORSTEP." lnvercarflill, December G. A married woman named Conroit, living at Makarewa, died suddenly this afternoon. She was found lying dead on the doorstep of her houso. The cause of death, is supposed to be heart disease. WANGANUI HABOUR PROGRESS. • Wanganui, December 6. Wanganui Harbour Board to-night decided to dredge tho river channel up to town to a depth of. 17 feet. The depth on the bar,is now. 22 feet 6 inches.