INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 101, 17 February 1891, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

• . |PEB UICITRD PRESS ASSOCIATION. J Keeftou, February 14. An cUS matt named George Flower* yesterday drank some sulphuric acid in mistake for ginger ale 1 . The stuff "was s being removed from 'Kirwan's cordial fa(£~j: j> tory, and Flowers had been in- the habit , of helping: himself to the cordial. He ' died at noon today. Dunkdin, February 15. The body of a young: man named Donald Gamer on was found in the harbor on? Saturday afternoon. The deceased, wha was in delicate health, left bis home in the North East Valley in, the morning for - a walk, and was not again seen alive. The subscriptions in aid of the Kakanui . fund up to the present time exceed £230.---1 Chris rcHURCH. February 15. The body of a middle-aged woman named Margaret Thomson,- well-known to* the police, was found in the river Avon this morning. She was seen alive last night. Nothing has transpired 1 to show bow sbe got into the river. Bwjff, February 14i There is very little chance of the Kakanui's people having been picked up by a? homeward-bound vessel. lirrEßCAßGii.li. February 15. THff afternoon a fire broke out among the flax stored m the yard of Ross' flax mill and spinning factory, Dee street, adjoining Guthrie and Co.'s wood warefactory. Both establishments have a special water service for fire, and the* flames were speedily extinguished. The* flax was covered with galvanised iron,, and the day being hot, with the- sun strong, it is supposed that the fire originated in that way: It is the* second fire which has occurred in the* same premises recently. "A ucklani), February 14. Several capitalists from the manufacturing districts of England, are reported to be in Aeckland looking for sites for the erection of factories. Brunnerton, February I*.. An inquiry is- being held to-day into? the derailing of the van of a passenger tram, by which a- serious accident was narrowly averted, on the 14tb January.. Up to the adjournment for lunch, toe? evidence of three passengers taken clears , the officials, as the couplings, according to their evidence, were right when^tha tram started from Brunuer. Gisborne, This Day. Edward Davis, who disappeared from his farm so mysteriously on January 23, ' as to whoso whereabouts no tidings could '. be discovered, turned up yesterday after-: noon at a settlers house- and - obtained a meal. He, said. he had been living in the> bush on oatmeal and a few apples. He> t had -been unconscious -for three days. ! Davis was apparently suffering from ; delirium. After awhile he said he would go for a short walk and return again presently,- « He-., went away amongst the> . hill* and did not return. A search party 19 now out. ', - .. Wellington, This Day. ' Sir James Hector. ,has received word from Rotorua that their were eighteen shocks of eartnqua'fe. in an hour this morning, but, nothing serious. The shocks are still continuing.