ACCIDENTS AND FATALIES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1645, 11 January 1913, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALIES.

KMLLED BY A TALL 0F EARTH.

' •'■: (By OMegraph.-Prcss'Assodation.)

(~•■■ ' Auckland, Januaiy 10. :-A:miner named William Sullivan, aged about 30, and;married, was killed to-night at Ponsflnby by a'fall of earth. Deceased was at work on the. drainage works funnell when 20; to 30' tons of earth caved in, part of it striking deceased.' He died soon after being, extricated; ''.•'-.

The i strenuous life of to-day .renders Accident and Sickness.lnsurance no longer a luxury a necessity,, i The Ocean Accident; and Guarantee Corporation's new "Lender Policy" covers all accidents and 50 diseases,/ ,'Proßpectus sent on rcooipt. of application.—Advt.

Tho reunion of early settlers, to be held at NewKiwn Park,on Anniversary Day, January 22,, promises to bo a great success. Tho morning, is to, bo devoted to children's Barnes, while a programme of old-fashioned- sports and games is to be hold | in. the afternoon, when suoh old favourites as,quoits,,.the greasy pig, and ■grinning through a horse-collar will oiieo again moke their appearance in Wellington! - Two. baby shows are to be held, both to be judged by-Dr. R. A. Cameron. Their Excellencies, Lord and Lady Liverpool, havo: signified ' their; intention of being present, and a great gathering of bur early- pioneers-may confidently, bo looked for.' . ■'

Adjutant'and Mrs.'Gunn and Captain Cauty, of tho Wellington. ci!y corps bf the Salvation.Army, will conduct their "farewell" services in the Vivian Street Citadel. on .Sunday. A .farewell "social" will bo given to V these mincers by tho corps on Tuesday next. ' Adjutant and Mrs. Melksham, from Palmerston North, are appointed to, take charge of'the-Wel-lington city corps, arid Adjutant Home, from Waimate, to tho Constable Street branch. , Adjutant Gunn leaves on Wednesday for. Christehurch, when ho will take up the duties : of; young people's secrotary. -.•. ";■". '<'■[' ,Y" : Mr. Thomson, the.assistant-general secretary of tho ,New Zealand section of the Thcosopbical Society, lis at present on a visit'to Wellington, in connection with the work of the annual convention of tho society.; nc lectures on Sunday night on "Social Reconstruction! in. the Light of Thcosophy." ■'';;!. '■ In addition to. tho-b\-o Hereford bull calves and 12 Roni'ney rams already reported .as.'bairijt'.oh" board-tlic steamer Orari, ahd ishipped, tliroiig'h Messrs. Dalgcty awl Co.i',, there, aro also two young Hereford bulls,.consigned :.to Messrs. Dalgetv and C 0...--'.'. '~' -, The Cehtral'ExperimentFarm, Ottawa, has arrived at ; : -the' following conclusions as tho result of, some pig-feeding experiments—viz.,. that it will not pay to cook pigs' food, grain, and meals for swine, if economy of-production is alone considered ; that more food is required to produce lib. of,grin after the live weight exceeds 10011., and tho most economical time to slavclitcr piss 1 in when tncy weigh 1751b. to 2001b.; that tho average dressed weight of swine is about 70 per rent, of the fasted weight; that skim-milk is a valuable addition to'a grain ration where Jinrd flesh is desired, and 7001b.' of skimmed milk equals 1001b. mixed grain, unless tho milk is used in nnduo proportion ; that the greatest gains from a given amount,of grain are made when the grain is ground and soaked for 21 hours; and that mixed grains aro moro economical than grain fed pure.

Tho ninth 6on of Mrs. Giblxins, of Great Comard, Suffolk, has enlisted in tho West Suffolk .Regiment. Five of her sons linvo scon notivo service, three in tho South African AVar. Mrs. Gibbons received the Queen's medal in 1000 for having six sons in tho nruiy»