NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2567, 13 June 1881, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

TPeb Times Special Wieb.l Strange Death. Napier, Juno 13, John White, navvy, at Waipawa, was found lying dead in a pool of water on the road yesterday. A quarter of an hour previously he was seen in a hotel apparently in good health. Death of an Old SettlerWellington, June 13, Jonas Woodward, an old settler and Wellington resident, died suddenly this morning. He was working in his garden when he was seized with a fit of apoplexy which resulted fatally. Deceased was formerly Public Trustee. Vessels in Distress-

The schooner Torea, which left Lyttelton for Kaipara on Friday, ran in here yesterday, and reports that during the heavy southerly gale on Saturday night the sea broke on board,and washed a seaman named William Lawson overboard. No assistance could be rendered. The deceased was a young man, and shipped at Lyttelton some time ago. Mary Bannatyne, brigantine, also put in bonud south from Greymouth, she having sprung leaks by touching on the bar on leaving Grey* mouth. Sudden DeathDunedin. June 13. The wife of Charles Bird, of the Dunedin Club, died very suddenly yesterday. Death of a Newspaper RunnerOn Saturday evening John Basse, newspaper runner, died whilst folding papers in the “ Star ” office. The cause of death was disease of the heart.