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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2704, 19 September 1887, Page 3

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(United Pbess Association) SHOCKING DEATH OF A. LITTLE GIRL. AuCKLAKD, September 1?. A singular fatal accident occurred at Hobsonville to a two-year-old child, a daughter of Mr G. A..Field. The little one was passing beneath a barbed wire fence whon tba strings of her hood caught, leaving her suspended on the fence, The child was discolored | hanging, and quite dead shortly afterward. FOUND DROWNED. FATA FIRE IN AUCKLAND. | UNITED PItESS ASSOCIATION] Auckland, September 19. Doubts are thrown on the genuinedpss of the reported Bud of gold at llangataiititro, King Country. John McCullock, stonehrcaker, was found drowned in the harbour on Sunday morning. 12 9s was found in his pockets. The v/ife of deceased had nut seen him since bo left homo for work on Saturday morning. About midnight on Saturday, the house of Stephen Olark, settler at Swaneon was burned down. Two of bis children aged respectively 7 and 4 years were burnt to death. When Clarke awoke he found the place on fire. He succeeded in saving his wife who ir. au invalid, and one child. In his efforts to rescue the others begot badly burnt.

At a meeting of Mr P. Budden's creditors hold this afternoon, an offer of L2OO madi' by the debtor va3 declined, bub thu creditors expressed their willingiiosb to accept L 250. Mr A. E. Crawford announces that the second Acadoraical quarter of tho Mantei'ton Grammar School commences on Monday, October 3rd, and that the afternoon French class will meet as usual. A Tinui correspondent telegraphs as followsMr Hawkins had a very tame meeting'here ou Saturday, about sixty persons beinq prosent. No questions were asked. Both Messrs Hogg and Hawkins have lout caste at a fearful rate, particularly Mr Hogg. The turn matters have taken daring last week, strengthens Mr Beethara's candidature to an astonishing extent-. Captain Pape, of tho Wellington Municipal Firo Brigade, ar.ivtd in Masterton by the mid-day tram to-day, and as we were going to press, a trial of the "Jubilee" Steam Fire Engine was being made at Renall's Creek, Queen Street