PROVINCIAL NEWS

Kumara Times, Issue 3082, 18 September 1886, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS

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Dunedin, September 15. The Caledonian Society have received Hudson’s acceptance of Dunn’s challenge for the wrestling championship match, but no deposit accompanied it, and the Secretary has wired to Hudson that unless the £lO deposit was immediately covered, the belt would be forfeited. Though sent on the 10th, no reply has yet been received. Oamaru, September 14. John Falconer, mayor of Oamaru, and one of the earliest settlers in the district, died this morning, aged 52.

Auckland, September 15. D. H. M'Kenzie to-day received a cable from his agent at Cambridge Gulf asking for instructions as to the disposal of the Rapid’s cargo, the goods being wholly unsaleable, and Kimberley “n total failure.”

The man who died at Wade suddenly was John Barrows. He was at an evening party, and went outside the house, and dropped dead. Christchurch, September 16. Mr J. T. Matson is sending a shipment of 2000 ostrich feathers to Eng. in the Rirautaka. The quality is considered by experts to be very good. Stephen Middleborough, a young man in the employ of T. Rowley, baker, Knightatown, was thrown from his cart this afternoon and killed by the vehicle turning over on him. Wellington, September 16,

A case of some importance was heard in the Supreme Court this morning. Plaintiff, Pritchard, of Blenheim, bought in at a sale for £SO, property over which he held a mortgage. The Stamp Office sought to charge him duty on the whole value of £9OOO, which he resisted. Judge Richmond decided that he wag only liable to pay on the £SO

September 17. Mr W. J. Scott, landlord of the Central Hotel, while standing on a small table on the first sforev of the hotel this afternoon, searching for ar escape in the gas pipe, overbalanced and fell down the well of the staircase, falling heavily on his head, which struck the second step from the bottom. The

fall must have been a clear 18 feet at 'east, and as Scott's weight is 21 stone, the results are of course very serious. Scott received a nasty scalp wound, and it is feared his spine is injured. It is not expected he will recover. Scott is a well known Volunteer, and a frequent competitor at meetings of the New Zealand Rifle Association. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. Christchurch, September 15. Mr Alexander Scott, who will act as the representative of the Midland Railway Company on a Board of Advice here, states that the reason why the contract for 24 miles from Brunnerton was let was because he had the plans for that portion of the line with him in England, and as the time during which £150,000 must be spent on the work is drawing to a close be is instructed to make arrangements for gating under weigh the two ends of the line at Nelson and Springfield. The company expect to have the whole line finished in six years. They have not, Mr Scott states, the slightest intention to import labour so long as sufficient can be found in the colony to do the work. It is also their intention to use local contractois as much as possible.