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Southland Times, Issue 1178, 18 June 1869, Page 2

Death feom the Sting op a Bee. — Mr Samuel Perkin, of Beardon, in the parish of Boyton, near Launceston, has met with his death under the following circumstances : — Deceased, in moving a hive of bees, broke the comb. He subsequently went to look at the bees, when one of them stung him in the neck, on or near the jugular vein. He immediately felt faint, and died in 15 minutes.

VELOCIPEDE RACE AT LIVERPOOL. The introduction of the volocipede into Liverpool, though only of a recent date, is rapidly developing itself, and a very exciting eight mile race, for a prize of a silver cup, lately came off, the competitors being members of the Liverpool Velocipede Club. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the hour appointed for the start, only five velocipedians came up to the starting post and mounted their vehicles. Just as the vehicles got under way, one of them knocked down a little boy, but the rider kept his seat. The pace was rather slow owing to the crowded state of the streets, but as the bicycles gained the open country the velocipedians began to work in earnest. The rate at which they got over the ground was astonishing, and several horsemen and carriages following the racers found it a most difficult task to keep up with them, although the roads . were rather rough for the bicyles. At 16 minutes to 4 o'clock the Marine Parade at Waterloo was reached by Mr Browne, who rode a much larger velocipede than the other competitors. The distance traversed was a little over eight miles, which was got over in 44 minutes. Beyond the mishap mentioned above, the bicycles ran clear of everthing.