NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1639, 4 January 1913, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

\ (By TdccTftpb.—Proai (Association.) » ■ TROUBLE COWN 80UTH, MONOWaI DELAYED.. According to a Press Association mef« 'sage received last evening from Duncdin, (to Monowai'6 departuro:for Wellington was delayed through tho non-appoaranco of: six of hor firemen. After she had been nubjectod to a delay of a coupli of hours, tho vessel sailed' at 5 p.m, RUBI SEDDON CHARTERED. ' VVcstport, January S. The Wcstport Harbour Board lias agreco? to tho charter of tho suction drodgo Kubi Soddon to the Nelson Harbour Board, ai a charge ot .£SOO per month. Tho Westport Harbour Board,'.tokos, tho insurant* risk. ' .KILLED ON GOLDEN BAR CLAIM. Blenheim, January 8.. A fatality occurred yesterday at tha Golden Bar claim, Wakamarina, Patrick M'Mannon being killed. He was work- . ing: on tho tramway bridge putting in a stringer, wh«'n tho latter slipped off, t and tho cap etruck deceased on tho head ' and shoulder. Ho died threo minutei afterwards. M'Mannon was a single. man, 1 aged 30 years. from Chicago a'fortnight ago. i I BIG SHIPMENT OF BUTTER. ■ • Auckland, January S. Tho steamer Corinna is' loading a 6hlp- . ' men); of 29,922 boxes of butter at Onehunga to-dny for transhipment at Wellington to tho liner Ruapohu for London. FIRE AT MORNINGTON. Dunedln, January 3. A six-roomed house at Mornington, owned,nnd'ocoupiod by.Mr.' Philip Mason, whs burned down last night. Very littl* furnituro was saved. The insurances on tho houso were M 15,- and on.the' furnituro .£375, both in tho London and Lan- l cashiro ofßoo. .KILLED IN RAILWAY YARD. Invorcarglll, January 3. ' Evidenoo ot the inquest on John David Blackmoro, wlw was run over by a railway truck on Thursday morning, showed that dehcßScd was standing; in tho middle of a track while' checking tho numbers on tho carriages of a passing train, and a string of trucks camo up on Wiotrack and. knocked him down. Several truck* passed over hin. A verdict was returned of accidental death, no blauio being attachablo to anyone. i SOUTHLAND BOWLS TOURNEY. , Invcrcarglll, January 3. Tho Southland bowling tournament wai continued to-day in beautiful weathor. Tho final ol tho provincial champion, rinks was' won by J. Findlny's (Torangi) rink, which beat J. Hain's (Northcnd) rink by 19 to 15; The city rinks wero won by Yates (Nnrtliend), who defeated Lillicrap (Northend) by 20 to 19. Tho'6iiburban rinks event was won by nolloway (Northoud), who defeated Brown (Gore) by 21 to 13.'