INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 136, 11 June 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

FATAL FOOTBALL ACCIDENT. Auckland, Saturday. A deputation of licensed victuallers interviewed Mr Whitaker, re equalising Auckland license fees with other -parts of the colony. Mr Whitaker said the recommendation must first come from the Licensing. Commissioners. David King, Hugh M'Kenzie, >nd Duncan M'Kenzie, charged with rape, were committed for trial. Bail was refused. Monday. Frederick Pilling,, a stepson of Colonel De Quincey, who was injured at the football match on Saturday, died this morning. He was in the act of taking a run, and had sr ccessf ully passed all but two of the opposite side when he lowered his head, and came with great force against a son of Colonel Hamilton, striking" him with his head on the left arm, which was pressed against his side. Pilling immediately fell all of a heap and was unable to rise. When asked what was wrong, he said that he felt as if everything had given way. A medical • examination showed that he had sustained concussion of the spine. Tetanus symptoms set in &j ten this morning, and were followed immediately by an epileptic fit, in which he died. He was sensible from the time of the accident, and conversed cheerfully, laying great stress on the fact that his side had - won. He had played brilliantly throughout the game. Grahamstown, Saturday. The gold return, for the week waa 5872 ounces; Moanatairi yield, 3200 ounces. What' is krown as the main slide has come into No. 9 reef, in the drive from the winze, where the gold run was being worked. During the week shares have receded from £12 15s to £8 15s. Christchurch, Sunday. The Art Exhibition at the Museum was thrown open to the public last night free, There was a tremendous rush of visitors, and the crush about eight o'clock was so great that women and children were in some danger. One or two of the former fainted, but by dint of great exertion, Dr Von Haast and his assistant managed to establish something like order, and tte experiments included in the programme were partially carried out. It is estimated that nearly 7000 persons visited, the Exhibition during the evening. The Art Exhibition was open again to-day (Sunday), when the crush was nearly as bad as last night.