NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8873, 6 November 1907, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

BOATING FATALITY.. (Special to the Age). GREYTOWN, November 5. A boating fatality occurred at Pirinoa, this mor-.ing, when a man named Jos. Upritchard, lost his lifethrough being capsized from a„boatHe and another man loaded Upritchard 's boat with chaff to transfer it from one shore to another. His matesaid to him before the boat wasloaded that it would be better totake it across in two loads. When half-way across tho sheam the boat capsized and the unfortunate man was thrown into the water. Before the boat capsized, deceased's mate called out. "Are you all right?" and he replied, "Yes." When the boat capsized Upritchard's mate called out again, "Can you manage?" and receiving a reply for assistance hereached the spot in time to see the unfortunate man disappearing, fie made a grab to save him, but failed. The body never rose to the surface: again, and has not since been seenDeceased leaves a wife and four children —three boys and a girl. Deceased only left Grey town, where he lived, yesterday morning, about 9 o'clock for his work. The sad event occasioned a great shock to his wife. HASTINGS SEWAGE SCHEME. )- . By Telegraph—Press Association. HASTINGS, November 5. A special meeting of the Borough Council was held last night to consider the reports of Messrs Rochfort and Rogers cn the System of the Hastings sewerage and the proposed extension. It was resolved to ask the Public Health Department if they would send an engineer to Hastings to advise the Council as to the advisability of adopting either of the reports. ' CHARGE OF FORGERY. By Telegraph—Press Association. HAMILTON, November 5. Victor Vincent Bowdler was committed for trial on a charge of forgery. Another man arraigned in the . same case was discharged. PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, November 5. The formal opening of the Presby* terian General Assembly took place to-night. The election of the Rev. A. Don, of Dunedin, as Moderator was unanimously carried.