ACCIDENTS, FATALITIES ETO.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2187, 11 April 1891, Page 1

ACCIDENTS, FATALITIES ETO.

Atjcxxakd, April 6

The death is announced of Captain McKenzie Wilson, librarian at the Auckland Hospital. He was born at South Africa in 1806, joined the British army in 1826, and ten years later was gazetted captain. 1 He served in South Africa and India, and eventually came to New Zealand. About twelve years ago be wrote a paraphrase of Psalm civ., and got it printed in a . pamphlet. He then canvassed a great part of the Auckland province on foot and sold 3000 copies, with the profit : from which he founded the < Hospital Library, and became the librarian, the Government allowing him board and I residence in- the hospital, and £lO a year, April 9.

Thomas Fry, alias Floyd, has been committed for trial for the murder of Yeitch,

Samuel Hyndman, the miner who .was injured whilst endeavoring to rescue the men buried alive by the Huntley disaster, died yesterday morning at the Hamilton hospital. He ileaves a widow and four children. Steitioed, April 9. i No further trace has been found of the missing tourist Southwood. The i police search party returned last night. They had a terrible time owing to a snowstorm. , An uncle of Sputhwood has offered a reward to anyone will find and deposit the body at Stratford. Nelson, April 8, • The inquest on the fire by which the new residence of Mr T. 8. Chisholm was destroyed in February. last was concluded this evenings, v After a deal ,of evidence had been given the jury returned a verdict that they considered the fire to have been the work of an incendiary, and that the evidence brought forward was of sufficient importance to,warrant the; police in instituting proceedings against Mrs Peeiha Clark. The Coroner instructed |;he police to proceed in the Magistrate’s Court,

Dunedin, April 6 , Samuel Porter, licensee of the jßritanma Hotel, formerly a policeman, died jßuddenly to-day of apoplexy.

At the City Court CfmJy and Rqjiejcjck McKenzie, films jp^^ D| both well known to ,the n police,, wore committed for tjjaLfpp sticking up Fjahill Baker neap Qntramia,, broad daylight, and,stealing; his watch. -April 7: Some clothes have been found on the banks of the Clutha ,river about, a mile from Balclutha w|ii(i;h have identified by a swagger as his mate, whose name be.cpuld only give as “ Mick” has bepn drowned. Ip - the .vest wag « watch and chain and in the. coat a flask of whisky, a pipe, two purses, soma tobitto and.cigars. Jonathan ;Mhow,..afl elderly man, died at,Op|;ram" to-dijf in. a^fit. thej’Eimutaka/Wa to day fined JS3 10a or 14 days, for smuggling sJlb#.of tobacco. a y. April. 9, A German named John Grieve, of Waitati, died after -a- -few -boars illness. Inquiries have failed to find Any relatives. HoTiT/IWAv’u Prr.Tß"-ZlCTn.I»w .... nr..iit. m