PROVINCIAL NEWS
[UNITKD PHESS ASSOCIATION'. 1 Thames, April 29. A terrible fatality occurred here about three o'clock yesterday afternoon, by which two miners named Thomas Casley iind Hugh Hill, employed in the Caledonian Company's mine, lost their lives. It appears that while working at the lowest level of the mine the gas rose suddenly and they were overpowered by it before they were able to escape. They were in the gas for two and n-half hours, and expired a few minutes after being brought to the surface. Both are well known and greatly respected, and the sad affair has cast quite a gloom over the whole community. Later. The inquest on Thomas Casley and Hugh Hill was concluded at 2.30 p.m. ihis afternoon, when a verdict of accidental death was returned, with a rider that the manager should exercise more care in allowing men to work in the presence of foul gas. Dunedin, April 29. The body of the missing man Oapswell has been found floating in Kakanui River. An inquest will be held.
A butcher at Arrow named Archie Cameron has died from the effects of a dose of strychnine taken while in drink.
Wellington, April 29. The Gazette notifies that cock pheasants may be taken or killed within tin? Grey district, comprising the county of Grey, from the Ist July, and that Native game (excepting tnis) may he taken or killed within the said district, excpiiug in the borough of Greymouth, from Ist April to 31st July, butli days inclusive. The census returns for Wellington city are 26,208 ; Hutt county, including suburbs and country districts, 10,090.
Albert Fletcher, farm servant, was killed l>y falling over an embankment at Knwurra.
The net cost of the recent New Zealand Exhibition was £8,500. George. Buchanan, employed with the regular-staff fitting up tbe'telephone at the Kiuiiiirau, near Masterton, on leaving there on Wednesday afternoon, fell off the top of the brake going down the Mungapaha hill, dislocated his neck, and died this morning.
Auckland, April 29. Mr T. T. Gamble, American Consul, died suddenly of apoplexy in his office this afternoon.
Napier, April 29. The inquest on T. A. Cotterill was conclnded last night, and a verdict returned that deceased died from taking carbolic acid, and swallowed by himself while in a state of temporary insanity.
CIIRISTCHURCH, April 28. A man named 11. M'Rae, who was at work at the Small-pox Hospital on the Sandhill's reserve, died suddenly this morning. He was seized with a fit at about half-past eleven, and Dr. Patrick was sent for; but the man died before his arrival.
Nelson, April 28. The census returns for the city of N'-Imiii show the population to be 7,324, including U Chinese. Males. 3570; females, 3749. The total number of buildings is HQQ,
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Kumara Times, Issue 2962, 30 April 1886, Page 2
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