ACCIDENTS OFFENCES, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1242, 23 September 1884, Page 2

ACCIDENTS OFFENCES, ETC.

There have been two deaths from expo i-ure in the country districts of Hawke's Bay last week. One was a man named Kent and the other a Maori woman. A settler named Makenson was drowned while crossing the Manawatu river (Wellington) on foot at the ford leading to Puketoi. The body has not been recovered.

In consequence of complaints and of an accident by a fall from a startled horse, the Blenheim Borough Council has given the Salvation Army notice to discontinue nocturnal processions through the streets Torchlight processions have been frequent of late.

At Shag Point on Thursday at noon two little children went missing. They were about three years old. One wms a girl named Patterson and the other a hoy named Hollis. Search was made all the afternoon without avail, and the conclusion was come to that they had fallen over the cliffs into the sea. This corn-fu-sion proved to be correct, as on Friday the little girl's body was washed up on the beach. The father of the girl Patterson works at the Brunner Mines, West Coast, and Hollis left Shag Point two days before to seek employment, and it is not at present known where he is.

A woman named Mercer, who kept the Traveller's Rest Hotel at Appleby (Wellington) was killed on the railway line at 8.20 on Saturday morning. The down train from Belgrove was neariog the railway crossing, and when the engine was within a few yards of the unfortunate woman she attempted to crosa the line, the reault being that she was struck by the engine and killed instantly. Joseph Kirkwood, a single man aged 28 years, was killed on the Dashwood Pass contract (Marlborough) on Friday by a fall of earth. The deceased and a mate named Graham came from the North Island a month ago and took a sub-con-tract for excavating. He was inexperienced in such work. At Hokitika Hugh McKeever, a chemist, while chopping wood in his back j'ard on Saturday evening, dropped down dead. He leaves a wife and three children.

At Christchurch on Saturday William Smith and Susan Coleman were committed for trial, for stealing a gold watch from Nathaniel Tapling, in a house to which he had followed the woman.

At the Magistrate's Court, Wellington, on Saturday, the Hon. C. J. Pharazyn, M.L.C., was charged with voting at Foxton at the Itst general election election while he was uul capable uf voting owing

lo a previous conviction in 1881. The fact that there had been an election, and that Mr Phamzyn had voted were admitted. After the accused had made a statement, Mr Wardell fined him £IOO and costs, remarking that it would be a face* to inflict a smaller fine. Accused said the fine would be paid out of hia honorarium.