FURTHER CASUALTIES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 10, 17 November 1883, Page 3

FURTHER CASUALTIES.

News has been received of two deaths by lightning at Forest Hill. Two girls, aged respectively eight and ten yean, daughter of a settler named Kirkpatrick, were caught in the storm and took refuge in a stable. The elder girl was standing in the doorway when a Sash struck her, causing instantaneous death. The other girl was scorched, and a liorae and dog were silled, At Forest Hill North, a lad about fifteen years of age, named McGregor, was standing at a door with a hammer in hie hand when the lightning felled him to the ground, dead. A number of telegraph poles were knocked to splinters in another quarter A later acconnt says the foregoing rnmor is Wall founded, but the details are slightly incorrect. When the storm wu at its height * farmer named Turnbull, together with the two girls Kirkpatrick (who were on their way home from school) and a farmer named Fraser, took refuge in the latter's barn at Forest Hill. Shortly afterwards the lightning struck the building, killed the eldest girh paralysed Fraser's lower extremities, and incapacitated the other two persons. Stone is eery much shaken. The weather is unsettled and. sultry ... OAMARUi The first day’s show of the North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held yesterday. During the latter part of the day heavy rain fell. The attendance was fair. The show of stock was good; quite equal to any previous shows of the Association. i _ AUCKLAND. The Hon. J. Bryce left for the Waikato yesterday, in order to arrange for the settlement of affaire in the King Country. The body of a young man in a nude condition was found on the beach yesterday at Whangamata. A boat 15ft. long was found near the body. The Whangarei Farmers Club Dinner was held an Wednesday night, The Hon. Mr Mitchelson, President of the Club, took the Chair, he Was enthusiastically received. In responding to the toast of His Health," his speech was not of a political character. Mr Allan McDonald, who was present, said in responding to the toast of the “ House of Representatives," that there was no more popular man in the House than Mr MitchelSon; and not only himself (McDonald) but many Other oppositionists always had been, and always would be friends and supporters of the member for Marsden. CHRISTCHURCH. By the Ringarooma, Mr Martin shipped Mischief for Napier; and Mr Smith shipped Cynic for Gisborne, The N. Z. Stud Company, shipped by the same vessel, to Mr Miller of Napier, a prize shorthorn, full brother to the Duke of Albany. The same bteamer took the prite bull, Duke of Eldersite, to Mr Gaisford of Napier.