TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 March 1914, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

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Gisborne, This Day. The middle-aged man found dead in the doorway of a new building in course of construction has been identified as W. -Jones, tin immigrant, who arrived from

England in September last, and lias been working' in the country since. The man had boon drinkingl about town, and spent I lie night out in tTic storm. The coroner returned a verdict of death from pleurisy. IDENTIFIED. Auckland, This Day. The man whose body was found at the, foot of the Orakei clitf has been identified as Stuart Lyell. A NAIUIOYV ESCAPE. jN'apier, This Day. A narrow escape . from a very serious accident took place at the : gasworks railway crossing, as the first train was arriving from Hastings this morning. A taxi driver (John Black) got It is car right on the metals before he observed the train upon him. He made a desperate effort to swerve oft', but the engine caught the rear wheel j and carried the car into the cattle stops, completely wrecking it. Black was thrown, with considerable force, some distance, but escaped Avitli a severe cut on the head. The crossing is a very dangerous one, several fatalities having occurred there, and the Government has been repeatedly urged to install an alarm bell. PRODUCE DESTROYED. Blenheim, This Day. On Saturday afternoon a fire destroyed Corrv's grain store. The building was built for the Farmers' Co-operative Company, and cost £2000. It was totally demolished. The details are meagre, but it is understood that thirty thousand lnigs of barlov wore destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown, and the insurances are not available. Mr Cor. ry at the time, was at a. conference of barley growers and merchants. Altogether three thousand tons of stuff was destroyed., A GLUTTED II A RIvET. Blenheim, Tins Day. At a largo meeting of farmers .on Saturday afternoon, it was unanimously resolved that steps be ( immediately taken to relieve the ulut in the barley market by shipping at least half of the present j year's crop to the English market HOETTIKA tffiWS. Hokitika, This Day. James Thomson, aged 19, second son of Mr -J. \V. Thomson, harbourmaster at Okarito, lost his life on Friday, at Five, Mile Creek. He was taking stores up the creek in a boat, and on his not returning a search was made next day. His body was found on Saturday afternoon, in the creek.

The Premier is delighTed with his excursion to Hokitika Gorge last Saturday. He expressed great surprise at the extent of the Hokitika district and locality. He described the land and boat excursion through the gorge as "a scenic view much superior to anything to be seen on the Wanganui river," and the whole bush surroundings as very hue. EIPE AT BLENHEIM. Blenheim, This Day. Insurances on the lire in Corry's store are: £16,000 on "the stock and £1750 on the building; also £250 on the bachinery. A paddock of flax fibre half a mile away was fired by sparks, and destroyed two tons of the fibre. . Wemyss's timber yard also caught lire, but the damage is very slight.

HATS CAUSE EIPE. Wellington, This Day. Last night a fire occurred in a nine-roomed dwelling- and stationer's shop in Willis-street, occupied by Geo. F. Woodward. The shop and contents wuiv badly damaged. The stock was insured for £400 in the Royal Exchange, and the contents of the dwelling f or £100. The building was insured for £400 in the Commercial Union. The (ire partially destroyed some stored furniture in a building in Blair street. The Hre is supposed to have been cans<*l by rats, as partly eaten matches were found strewn about.

lurther inquiries regarding the iniin accident on Eridav night show that the damage was not' so great as was at first reported. OLD IDENTITY'S DEATH. Wanganui, This Day. A man named E. Hodren, a sec-ond-hand dealer, was found dead

on his premises (ln s morning. Deceased was an old identity well-, known on fch c coast.