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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1122, 14 August 1882, Page 2

Mr Charles XV. Fesris notifies elsewhere in our columns that ho has recommenced business in Gisborne as Licensed Native Interpreter, Land Purchase Agent and Valuator. His temporary place of business is in the office of Mr W. Ratcliffe, Gladstone Road,

A bright youth undergoing examln. ation a few days since for admission to one of the Government departments found himself confronted with the question. “ What is the distance from the earth to the sun ?" Not having the exact number of miles with him. he. wrote in reply, “ I am unable to state accurately, but don’t believe the sun is near enough to interfere with 4 ppr, formance of my duties if I get this clerkship'" ’ "

I A deplorable tragedy through drink jis reported from the East End of I London. Timothy Sullivan, a water--1 side laborer, camo home drunk—a common occurrence—and began to 1 quarrel with his wife. Not being able 1 to stand, he lay down on the floor I while his boy pulled off his boots. 1 “ What q wretch yqu are," pxclaime4 j his wife ip q fit of anger, to be like 1 this every day Never mind," re« plied Sullivan, “ we will soon get ever this," Further words ensued, when tho husband, exasperated at what he deemed the undeserved reproaches of his wife, commanded her to “ hold hen noise " and, suiting his action to lus word, seized the pqker and flung jt M I her. It struck her nn the head, fell. I ing her to the ground, and shortly ! afterwards she died. The prisoner ex* claimed, “ I have done it thia time, but I did not mean to do it. I know I have done it, and I will give myself up.” The prisoner said at tho poliup, station, “ I was at many places to.dhy and I had a good drop of drink,'’ lie further sqid, "■ I [lid not do it intent-, ionally. She was as good a woman qs ever walked thp ground. J have bpeq married 23 years and never liftpq a hand to her.' 1 He wqa convicted of , manslaughter, but had not been fenced when the mail left, V A telegram in the Capo Timet, of - 25th June reports that a fatal explosion occurred on the previous day at Kimberly, on the diamond fields, through fire in the carpenter’s shop of the Kimberly Central Company. The flames spread to the store, qnc| qq it was known that dynamite was stored there, the employers, of whom there was a large number assembled, were afraid to approach. Five white men rushed into the shop to save their tools, when a terrific explosion ensued, producing] the effect of an earthwake in the town. Four of them were killed on the spot. One was hurled through the doorway, his clothes in a blaze ; he ran to a Sluit, andvolled himself over to extinguish the flames, but when the corpse was found it was only recognised by the remains of the clothes. The bodies were burnt to to cinders. Under one of the bodies was found a box containing 200 carats diamonds. The estimated damage is £lO,OOO.