Untitled

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 147, 13 June 1876, Page 2

Kißobert Bell Thompson, a laborer on the Canterbury railways, died the other day in the Ghristchurch Hospital while under the influence; ■ of. ; chloroform administered to him. before an operation.^ „. A Melbourne" writer, in noticing the r 6f a -di'vitiebd :.of per cent by the Bank of New (South Walesj^susigesita that the Bank officers should participate in the fun by receiving ..a. handsome bonus for their services,' which' have 1 conduced 1 to so good a result. „r . ; The advantage of\ party walls witfi parapets/ was' exemplified' in the case pf the latest fire 1 in Auckland. The Cross .states. ..that 5 ilie .brick .wall of Mr •Montague's, building, -with its parapet, 1 unquestionably stayed the 'ravages of '^he fire,' which but for that : impediment , would hate swept . that side of the street up to the Savings Bank. ■ A Napier telegram to the Auckland iStdf? says :?— A woman - calling herself the wife. : of ; ;t.he captain; of the s.s. Wallabi, trading between Wanganui and, Wellington, -arrived by coach from "Wanganui at Mr Fergusson's hotel, Takapau, last. 'Saturday; On Sunday afternoonshe leftthere provided with' a parcel of bread and cheese, and was lapp.aregtly suffering from the effects' of. previous.. ; excessive drinking. Men .employed at; Mr .Drower's saw-mill heard cries i,-in ' the bush on Monday rnight,.and.w t ent out and continued the search all Tuesday, but found nothing. In : the ! meantime nothing has been heard of the woman, and sh6 ; is supposed to be lost in 1 the bush. Mr C Hollo way, the ex-agricultural delegate, in his leoturing tour through Britainj\has dwelt-uponrthß, /act that New Zealand can wel,l maintain from 10,000,000 to ]L2;OQQ,OOO people, while •there are only some 360,000 at present in it; ;-.••■ ;. ' .i It is stated that it cost the clerks in the Miniqg. Department, Melbourne, £700 in legal: expenses to throw over Mr Brough Smythe, which is now being subscribed amongst, them pro rata .'{<>• thai salary each received. The Westport Times learna from Mr John Co'rr that as soon as plans and, specifications can be prepared for the branch railway line and bridge to connect Mulholland and party's coal mine with the main line of railway, tenders will •be called forthe work, which in all probability will be commenced within six .weeks from the present date: