NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1897, 4 November 1913, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telerrttplv—Prcwa Association.) O- H

A .THUNDERSTORM. Napier, November 3. A -heavy thunderstorm was experi» enced on Saturday, half -ail inch of rain falling in ton minutes. There was a further heavy downpour yesterday, the rainfall for 38 hours exceeding two inches. LCSSSS BY FiRE. Hamilton, November 8. A firo on Sunday morning destroyed the Strathroy Boardmghouso. . Tho building was insured in tile Atlas Office for £450. Tho Whntawhata Post Office and store wore burned down yesterday morning, Everything was destroyed. Tho insurances arc: Stock, £350, and ftirniture, £200, in tho Stato Office; -and building, £200 in tho Victoria Office. punedfa, November 8. A house at St. Helior's Court, Cp.versham't occupied by E. Clancy., was gutted by fir-o on Saturday night, The insurances are:—Houses, £1-50 in tho Standard Office; furniture, £150 in tho Commercial Union Office, BODY ON BEACH. Mokltlkil, November 3. The body of. a man was found on tho sea bo'aoh about fenr miles north of Ilikitila this evening. From information received by tho police the description answers to that of a man missing from tho s.s. Kairaki for the past ten or twolvo days. THE CHILDREN & THE TRAIN. Palmci'stori N,, November 3. Two littlo children were playing -on tho railway line at Teracer End to-day and walked from tho end of a stationary aoods trryi.x into tho Auckland express. They wefo thrown by t-lio engino into tho grass. One, aged four, and named — Gross. Was killed, and the, other, Allon, a hoy, was very much hurt- about the head and had n leg broken. There is littlo chance of li.is recovery.