NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1635, 30 December 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

•-(By. Telegraph!— Press' Association.) :. : • » ..;. .;;■■:; RAILWAY.CROSSING FATALJTY. .':,.u*:. ■'.-,.■',:' ; . Timaru, December: 28. -Ak the inquest, on the;death'.of Mrs. o,'Goinor, killed at a railway crossing on _y- December 20.last, a youth,,son de- "" ceased, who was driving'a trap, said that at\\was raining at the time 01 the'accident, and a breeze was blowing towards ." the trains They all, had their heads down against -the rain;-and. neither saw nor ■■' ■ heard the train till ten or- fifteen yards . away from. the. engine, which struck .the j -. .vehicle. A Verdict of- accidental death,' '-. no' blame.heing attachable to-anyone, was I recorded. .. -.. ■ . _

: 'V, GIRL DIES FROM BURNS. [ ;.■ -';;''";;""::,'."..:' '.', , Dunedin, December 29. -.''• Agnes Ewert, sixteen years of age, who ;■ was admitted to the Dunedin Hospital on ' ; May 17' last suffering from severe burns :■'-.; received while lighting a'fire at Owaka, died in the. institution yesterday. '.:■■': -ACCIDENTS AT THAMES. Thames, December 29. i '"-. The condition of Frederick Arns, the ■ ■-.-.- man who was knocked down by a horse ; at the Thames races, is more serious than ■ , was at first anticipated. He is still un- : conscious. He sustained a fractured skull end concussion of the brain. 1 _ A Native named Puko received injuries to his head and a.broken arm by falling' : from a tree. .'_■.;'.'.■'. '..' , BOY'S TRAGIC DEATH. ■'-..'.- ' Pahiatua, December 29. ; • Thomas Donald M'Farlane, aged thirteen years, son of. Mr. A. M'Farlane, ' ' chairman of the Ballance Dairy Company, was thrown from his father's cream cart ," this morning, near the Konini factory, while returning home. A wheel passed '-- over his neck and.head. Death was instantaneous. The cart collided with a '' gate post. •" '>.;. ~ i \. SAWMILL DESTROYED! "';■.■."■ ..Rotorua, December 29.Messrs. Lee and M'Kenzie's sawmill near Mamaku was destroyed by fire on ;■' Christmas Day. The mill had closed down for the holidays, and only two men were in charge. The' machinery was dam- ; ' aged considerably. It is not known whe- . ther the property was insured; NORTH AUCKLAND RAILWAY. .. Auckland, December 29. The Minister for Public Works (the Hon. W. Eraser) states that the Government is determined to push on the con- '.' struction of the North Trunk railway 'i -without any delay. The talk.of retrench-. ! '," ment in regard to .this.line.was, he said, all nonsemse. . i .THE BURNT RACEHORSES; i '. . Reef ton,. December 29. ■ An exhaustive inquiry was hpld 7«>terdav regarding the racehorse- fire.-. The I police had minutely examined every detail but the - evidence disclosed no sign ;,. of malice. The, inquiry was adjourned till January 0. , ' WAREHOUSE ON FIRE. j .-,. Dunedin, December 29. "A firo occurred in Messrs. Butler Bros.' ■- . three-storied warehouse in Water Street ' a*- 2 a.m. to-day. When discovered it had.l a strong hold, but the brigade amved"smartly, and soon had control. . With the I exception of a collar-maker, all those connected with'the premises-are out ot i" town, and no particulars are available. ! The damage by firo and water will probably amount to. several hundred pounds. j: . MAN BLOWS HIS HEAD OFF.. • -.;':• Westport, December 28. \■■ A man, whoso name is not known, blew- ;-- his head off, apparently dynamite, I". .• on the footpath opposite Dr. Hallwrights . residence. ■