TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 438, 29 September 1908, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

Dunedin, September 27

John Aitken, who sustained an injury to the spine recently through falling off a stack at Otokia, died in the Hospital this morning. Thomas Cole, engineer, who was seriously burned as the result of an explosion of benzine on the Moaua, at Port Chalmers a few weeks ago, died in the Hospital last night. Gisborne, September 26.

A bushman, named Harry Notion, was killed at Tologa Bay >resterday, being knocked over a precipice by a falling tree. Deceased was a single man, aged 26. His parents reside in Auckland. Gisborne, September 28.

The verdict at the inquest on Harry Notion, bushfeller, killed near Tolago Bay, “ was Fatally injured whilst bushfelling.” The evidence showed that deceased was struck by a rolling stone when the tree fell, and carrie I over a cliff 20 feet deep. Dunedin, September 2.8.

The Homing Pigeon Club’s race from Ashburton, 150 miles, on Saturday, was a record for the Dominion in entries, 131 birds representing 26 lots, competing. The best time was finnegan’s Monsignor Evans, 2hrs 17 3-5 min. Hokitika, September 28. John Pearce, a witness for the defence in ‘ the Westport perjury case, died rather suddenly at the Cafe de Paris Hotel about 9.30 this morning. He had been drinking for some time, and the doctor called in last night, intending to remove the patient to the hospital to-day, but when he was being dressed he suddenly expired. He is said to have been suffering from a miner’s complaint. Wellington, September 28.

A deputation consisting of representatives of the Waitomo County Council and the native townships of Taumaruuui, Otorohanga and Te Kuiti waited on the Native Minister to-day to ventilate certain grievances. The chief requests were that greater facilities should be afforded the disposal of freehold of sections in such townships where the native owner was willing to sell; that the area of the townships should be increased and that they should be placed on a footing which would enable a proper system of local government to be carried out. Mr. Carroll agreed that the time had arrived when changes in the system of native townships were necessary and the Government intended to bring all such townships under one Act. All of them would be brought under the provisions of the Native Land Laws Amendment Act and all leases would be for 21 years, with the right of renewal and valuation for improvements. Greater facilities would, also, be provided for the sale of the freehold.