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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1105, 21 June 1882, Page 3

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FATAL DRAY ACCIDENT NEAR OHMSTOHDBOH. Bhrittohurch, June 20. A man named Allen, a foreman in the employ of Mr Dixon, of Oust, through the horse boiling with the dray in which lie was sitting, was thrown out, and the dray passed ovor him, causing his death a very short lime after. He loaves a wife and flix children. LOSS OF LIFE ON A STATION THROUGH COLD AND HUNGER. Blenheim, June 20. Information of a sad affair has boon brought into town. The facte as at present known, appears to bo as follows : One day, early last week, a shepherd named James White, and a cadet named John Harris, wont out mustoring on the Hill country, at the back of Blairch station. Owing to the fog or snow they lost their way, and wandeied about for a day or two, until, finally, having run out of provisions, furnished with hunger and exhausted with exposure, White was unable to proceed any further, and desired Harris lo push on and obtain help, Finding that it was no use stopping by White unless they were both to perish, Harris pushed on and succeeded in reaching an uninhabited hut on the Awatere shearing reserve. Here he was found some time later by one of the Messrs Mowat in a thoroughly exhausted state, having no fire, and unable to light a fire for warmth. All that Mr Mowat could gather from him was that White was on the hills, and that they must go out and search for him. Search parties were organised and despatched with the least possible delay, and one succeeded in finding his body at a spot, near Mount Horrible, some twenty odd miles distant from Blairch station. Harris, though very weak, is expected to recover in a few days,

JUVENILE HOUSEBREAKERS,

Christchurch, June 20. At iho Magistrate 1 * Court this morning Robert Gray, ased 12 years; William Gray, aged 10 years; and Edgar George Thomas, aged 8 years, were chuged with having broken into McGregor Watt's store on Sunday night last, and stolen £7 therefrom, • The case was fully proved. The Bench said this was a very painful case; if the boys were a little older, they \gti would have been convicted as burglars—- ™ it was difficult to know how to deal with them. They cmld not be sent to the ' Industrial School because it could hardly be said they were neglected children; ysjt[ the boys would ho discharged upon the '' ' understanding that their parents gave them a good, sound flogging with the birch in the presence of a police officor. The parents undertook to do this, and also undertook to restore the stolen money to the owners.

LOSSOFTHEWESTPORT. Wellington, this day. Capt. Williams has received the following tolejram from Oapt, Gibb, Kekeranga:— "TheWestport sank off Flaxbourne. The crew were landed in boats, and are now proceeding to Blenheim." No particulars are yet to hand, It is understood that the steamer is insured for £BOOO. NEW LICENSES FOR WELLINGTON, The adjourned meeting of tho Lambton Licensing Committee was held this morning to consider the applications for new licenses. The question of extinguishing -lights at midnight was postponed AN EFFECT OF DRINK. Dunedin, June 21 A fl'inn'iorl named McDonald was rendered ut conscious by falling from his horse while mtoxioated. He is in a critical condition.