INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume xv, Issue 229, 27 September 1880, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Monday. : An accident happened this morning to a; man named Thomas Hitchens, who was en-! in launching a small launch, when onej of the guys carried away, and the vessel fell on his chest. It is believed his back is broken. Oamaot, Monday. | For the Waitaki Jockey Club races, which take place at Duntroon on October 14th and ,15th,' the following nominations /have been received: — Waitaki County- Plate: MaicL'of ! Waitaki,; Unknown, Little • John. Honest j Jack- Blue Peter, Magician,' *Ned --Kelly ,'-amli Shillelagh.. Waitaki Cup: IJara, Randwick, ; Clarence, -Unknown, Adamant, York, Tera,| and Emerald Trotting Race: Bella, Nellie, { Chatli^va^/parkie. : Novel $ace;, AdaJ^Wa, ; May Morn, Magician, and Ned Kelly. Iliir-j die Race: Milo, Clarence, Robin Hood, Little f John, Honest Jack, Adalgisa, and Shillelagh. ! Waitaki Jockey Club Handicap: Laraj ßand-, wick, Piloi Tish, Clarence, ;Unl?npwn, Blue Peter, Adamant, York, Tern, Maid of Waitaki, Magician, and Etnferald 4 T . . ■> : ,-.' \ Chkistchukch, Monday. , Edward Kearns, late of the ketch Sarah and Mary, has" been arrested on charges arising out of the loss, of that vessel. Some of the property stf.prh to. beJost in her was found in his possession. At the sale of entire hor^eajon afternoon, the only good price obtained was for Sir Colin Campbell, whiph was purchased by Mr G. King for 250 guineas; •-' The .railway extension of the North jjine, Anibei'ley'to \7aiparaVruns for a considerable distance on the wfisb side of the original north road, and cuts off the owners' land adjoining from the frontage. Claims have befen sent in by several land owners so affected, and legal proceedings will be taken should the Government demur to paying a fair and reasonable amount of compensation. The weather continues unseasonably hot and dry.

Blenheim, Monday. , A sad accident happened late yesterday afternoon. It appears that a little boy, aged Si years/son of a Mr Sinclair,' a "gentleman on a short .visit to Blenheim, was playing with some children in a shed belonging to the railway authorities, in which four heavy gates were s stood up one. against ..the other alongside the wall, and the little fellow tried to climb up the gates, against the wishes of the other children who were playing with him, and was climbing when one of the gates fell over on him and crushed his head, scattering his brains about the floor. Assistance was immediately obtained, but it was found that the boy was quite dead. Mr Sinclair came to Blenheim only within the last week for the purpose of replacing an officer of the National Bank during his absence on leave. . Bluff, Monday. Arrived, Tararua from Melbourne. She sails at 5 p.m. for Dunedin. " : *~- : : " DtiftEbiN, Monday. A case of drowning occurred in the harbor on Saturday morning by which. Robert .Shaw, contractbrfoifthe erection of beacons' for; the Harbor Board, lost > his 'life.> The scene was nearly opposite Ravensborne. Mr Shaw and two brothers named. Home had gone to work as Usual and were on board the' punt from which the pile driving wag done • about half past eight, and it being necessary to shift the, punt, Shaw went away, in a small boat, with an anchor to drop at a spot about 80 yards distant. On reaching, the spot he stood up in the stern of the boat. to cast off the anchor wlien the boat tilted and he fell headlong into the water. The two Homes had remained iv the. punt but had no boat. Both could swim' ; and they jumped into the water, wheii oj&e..\yas seized with, .cramp and could not, leave 'the punt, but Arthur Home swam to where Shaw was and secured a hqjdof ,hini.- -The .drbwning man 'was insensible -.at this tiriie,\ tiaving|b£efr€a few miriutes'in fche -water. -Ho'rne held him up for about five minutes,"; but, becoming exhausted he had fo/let him- go ,an(|she<sank. Horhe with some difficulty got "back to the punt. It was half past ten before assistance came;- The body rwaT f oun<l Shitty 1 " aipe'r' dusk between Ravensborne and' Burke J s\in ' twelve feet of water.- Shaw was a jtiarrfed ' man residing in NorthEast Vaffey and had been in the colony twelve t mopths, having come here as rnsßter of a vessel called the Clifton. ? The brothers Horrie 1 , particularly Arthur, behaved with much bravery. ,- What was svery nearly being Ta^atat. gun' accident, and may yet prove sd;/fook iplace, on Saturday 1 afternoon on a hill some distance from Cavershara. A lad named Ben Ollenshaw went out--rabbittfiif -"ih^compiny" with another, lad named Metheven. They had one gun and a ferret and^net.; About; 4 o.clock-fchey were securing- a. -rabbit at-the mouth of a hole, and had placed the gun on -the ground, when a second rabbit' sprang away. Ollenshaw called out to Metheven .to shoot it, and both in the excitement ,ran .to-" wards the gun. Metheven'got'it; but Ollenshaw coming tip\ he was in the act of handing it to him when the charge went off and entered Ollenshaw's body on 'the- left side. Ollenshaw states that Metheven was in no way to blame. He cannot, say what caused the gun to go off, but believes it was at full cock "when put down. '■■ \ C A fire "at Caveraham last night destroyed the shop and dwelling house 'of Mr Griffiths. The stock and.furniture.were insured in the Liverpool, London, and Globe for £200, atjd the building, which beloneed o'to Mr E. Machin, in.the same office for £250; i ; - " ! * -„-.:■ ;. In vercargill, Monday. • The r local Times states that ; the' leading retail houses, have informed it that the new train, arrangements made a difference ot to £30 in their drawings on Saturday. - The auctioneers also bitterly complain of the grievance. j Lyttelton, Monday. ( (•The Hinemoa arrived at 6.3o this morniiig with the convicted Maori prisoners. Thek r were marched off to gaol., andrthef ; prisoners "previously th'erVw.ere. conveyed by the Hinemoatoßipa Island. '„:,;,■',,'.': ""' ( • ; Auckland; Monday. The: late raijft Jiave considerably benefited the country districts, r., ~ o „^ J | '" '■ "A- settler named Hiir Haying ijeen driven . off his land at'Wa'ikareVnear Ringairiri ? .and no reply having been receiVed"i Ved" to his appeals to the Government for protection,, the settlers in the neighborhood threaten to raise a corps and take the law into, their own hands..: .. '} l' : . '.: :. .'■.•■! .\-J:/I ■>.-."■. j Messrs Grant and Foster, the Lincolnshire delegates, offer fcb purchase land at Te Aroha if they can come to terms with the ■•- • •' ■''"" s %.a;nr- :;;;■.; |