LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1370, 18 October 1883, Page 2

LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

(FROM OCR OWN 00RRE8P0ND1NT), NAPIER* A little girl named Ada Kirk, was ou Mon* day killed by the train at Pak.paki, The train was standing at the platform when the child fell between two carriages, and at the same moment the train was mured forward by the engine, crushing the child to death* At the inquest a verdict of accidental death whs returned. Forty-nine entries were received last night for the Hanke's Bay Guineas 1885. v Telegraphic communication between here j and Wellington, has been interrupted lints J this morning. M AUCKLAND. fl The City of Now York arrived with the ’Frisco mailjyesterday. She brings the fiveinch tubing for the Southern Cross Petroleum Company, which is being transhipped to the schooner Gisborne, to be landed at Repoura, the shipping place for the Company’s VVorke. Mg A quantity of fresh American salmon, packed in ice, has arrived in excellent condi cion. Win Watt, a bushman, fell over the mandel wharf on Monday night, and was drowned. M. White, a steerage passenger on the Tarawera, fell down the forehold, a distance of 20ft., breaking his left leg and dislocating his arm. He was taken to the hospital, A weight - throwing match between O'Connor (the footballer) and McNamara (of Sydney) eventuated yesterday, and terminated in favor of the local man

DUNEDIN,, A man named John White committed ini-

cide yesterday by jumping into the Clutha River, he had been drinking lately. WANGANUI. The Premier received a deputation from the Harbour Board yesterday as to the proposed loan of £40,000, and promised to consider the security on his return to Wellington, he afterwards accompanied the members of the Board to the Heals, and inspected the Harbour works. Major Atkinson left by the afternoon traid, en route for Wellington, WELLINGTON* 1 Mr Redmond lectured again last J to a good audience, the subject being Irish t land quest ion, Upwards of £3OOO have been obtained here for Irish National League. At the Supreme Court yesterday the case of Sperry v. Dransffeld and others was * heard. This was an action brought by the s Registrar of the Joint Stock Company’s in Pursuance of the Building Societies Act of ‘ 1866, to recover from .Joe Bransfield, John Richard Girl, and John Edward Hayes of of Wellington, the sum of £5OO, upon bond of fidelity given by defendants in regard to Charles White, late Secretary of the Wellington Building Society. The case was adjourned until to day for further argument. KUMARA. Mr Redmond has collected £1,438, for the National Land League, during hie visit to the West Coast.