PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 2608, 15 January 1885, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

■ + [united PRESS association.] Timaru, January 14. On the occasion of his retiring from the editorship of the Timaru Herald Mr Edward Wakefield, M.H.R., was to-ilay presented with a very handsome souvenir by ilicM-upWjs of the office. Mr Wakefield l«av<as Ijr Australia via

Dunedin, on a six weeks tout- to-mor-row. He has been editor of the Herald for something like ten years. Auckland, January 12. Information respecting an extraordinary occurrence transpired at a meeting of the Hospital Committee. The members of that body were electrified by receiving a requisition' from the House Steward for the provision of lightning rods for the Hospital, the reason for the request being that a patient had been struck dead by lightning last Sunday fortnight. As this was the first intimation the Committee, the Press or the public had received of the occurrence, the astonishment of the Committee was considerable. On turning up the report of the House Surgeon it was found that the death of a patient named Spago, resultiug from concussion of the brain, was mentioned. January 14. A gold discovery of a promising character is reported to have been recently made in the Waikato district. The exact locality is at present kept a secret on behalf of the discoverers, but it is within 45 miles of Kihikihi, the head quarters of the A. C. Force. The gold found (8 ozs) was waterworn, and was obtained from some washings taken out of a creek. The gold was taken to the Bank of New Zealand at the Thames. One of the pieces of «old thus obtained weighed one dwt.