ACCIDENTS, FATALITIES, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2182, 31 March 1891, Page 4

ACCIDENTS, FATALITIES, ETC.

"' Auckland, March 23. Melbourne papers state that the following note was found in the pocket o£-tli6 man whose body was floating near Wendouree: —" You will find my luggage at therailway station. Your's truly, Henry Lusk, Timaru, New Zealand." The Auckland manager of Cook and Son's tourist agency, Mr E. E. Bilbrough, died, last night at his residence at Mount Eden from congumption. Wellington, March 28. A fatal accident occurred on Thursday evening, .Kate Butler, a domestic eeivant, was. riding in company with a young man named Mcßhee to a dance at Wangahu, when the horse bolted and she was thrown over an embankment and her neck broken. The deceased was 22 years of age, and is believed to be a native of Auckland. Blenheim, March 26.

An elderly man, named Yates, was arrested to-day on a charge of criminally assaulting two girls, aged six and eight years. He was re manded for a week.

Christohttecby March 26,

A young man named Athole Stewart Lamb was arrested on Thursday on several chorges of forgery and uttering. ~ The lad Stone who was shot when out boating at Sumner a week or two ago. died in the Christchurch Hospital on Friday evening. At the BM. Court, Christchurch, on Thursday, Wm Marshall M'Dowell, was committed for trial for stealing a cashbbx, containing £3O, from the dwelling of John O'Neill at Halswell, on the 24th. Accused admitted his guilt at the conclusion of the hearing of the evidence and asked t) be dealt with summarily. Bail was allowed, accused in the sum of £IOO, and two sureties of £IOO each. : Oamabw, March 28.

William Beattie, a station manager, was found drowned in a lagoon in the town on Saturday. He had been missing for about a week, and it is supposed that be fell into the .water. Duhedin, March 28.

David McCleary, aged sixteen months, was run over at Brighton yesterday and killed. He was walking along a road and got under a horse's feet.