INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS
(PEE UNITED PR BBS ASSOCIATION.)
Gisbobne, May 8
The well oE the Minerva Petroleum Company has reached the third oil sand, with strong indications of oil oa the tooli. Mr Fleming, a Director of the South Paoifio Company, is here, and a test will be made on Thursday of the yielding capacity of the well from whioha n over* flow ooourred in Deoraher.
Timabu, May 8. A fatal accident occurred near the Washdyke this morning by which a man named Win, Campbell lost his life. He <ras engnged onrting hay and straw from Mr Gilohrist's farm to the Washdyk Hotel, and fell from the stack, between it and the dray, and broke his neck.
Auckland, May 7. The Hospital and Charitable Aid Board have received a letter from Gk W. Bailey, alleging acandalouf ill-treatment of a womnn who died at the refuge last week, and who was the wife of Mr A. Sharp, «rtist and architect, formerly of this city. It is stated that a short time before her death Mrs Sharp complained delicacies Bent her by friends seldom reached her, that she had been throwu and pulled about, that she bad been forced, thouuh suffering from bronchitis, to sleep on the floor with wet clothes, onl that she had boon threatened with removal to the lunatio asylum if she made any oomplaiut. The Hoard have referred the letter to Dr Liudaay, House Surgean at the Hospital and the lie fuges. WswNatON, May 0. The Union Compny have agreed not to carry any more Chinese to New Zealand. AucKtAND, This Day. The following are the oircumstanvos under -which the child Alioe 1100 wa* burnod to death, atManvikau, on Monday last. Her father was burning bush about tf oo yards from the dwelling. The ohild wandered to tho fire unobserved and her clothes igniting, received fatal iui urie.B.
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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 120, 10 May 1888, Page 2
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