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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1578, 10 December 1885, Page 2

Margaret Robinson, a girl of 16, ate a quantity of green tata berries at th> St. Helftiia station, near Kaiapoi, laat Snnda}'. She went to bed quite well, but during the night was seizad with fearful pains and symptoms like those of strychnine poraouing. By tho use of ontetics and other remedies the symptoms were gradually subdued, but the girl remains m a very debilitated con* dition. Lieutenant Edwards, R. N., died at his | residence, Upper Tutainui, at 11 o'clock yHstorday morning, after a very brief illness. Tiie Wanginui Herald says : — With a viewr to getting over the danger attached to ordinary troll i-ja m flood time on tho Mnv between Foxton and Palmarston North, Mr B-attie, locomotive manager, is constructing- an improved affair, which is to he capable of beinc workod mora easily, and is also to posshsh the advantage of hulling other trollies if requind. Mr J. Connell, one of tho speakers at last Wadncalays m-jeti'K* ot tha unemployed m Auckland, made tho rather startling statement that thara an» a thousuid meu out of employment m that eitv. The work of demolishing the Exhibition buildings (Wollingtou) is now m full swin 4, and will be completed at Christmas, and the material will be sold by auction. At Poverty Bay, a bill of cost* by Mr Brassey against Kiterlna Kahntio, wan rejduced from fi276 19a sd, to £63 103 by the Registrar.