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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3032, 18 October 1888, Page 3

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.■: Accidents and Fatalities'l9& Auckland, October 17. "i:boy named Augustine Murphy, "5J years of age, was killed this oven. ing at tho railway siding near Moiinl Eden Gaol. • Tiro unfortunalo little ' fellow was with his two brothers and Some other boys playing within an empty truck, pushing it luokwards mid lorwards along tho lino. -The deceased fell in front of the wheels of tho truck, and it passed over him, ' horribly mangling him. .Death was instantaneous. . • Mrs Barnes, a pnsseuger by to-days Kaipara train, alighted from ut cari ! riago whilo it was in motion, and was yA. caught by her dress and dragged ' "' under the car. Both of her legs were crushed and had to bo amputated, ' A lad of eight,yeats of ago named Henry was accident] y drowned fronnlfunt iii Kuilm Greek, Darguvillo, on Monday last, ™ v 'Criminal Session- ',

At tho Supreme Court Ciiminal sessions this day, C. S. Wedgo ui,d Thomas Hnnwood were charged with larceny, Mr S. T. Fitzherbert prosecuted for the Crown, and tho prisoners were undefended. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and His Honor sentenced Wedge (who had other convictions against him) to two years hard labor and Henwood to one years hard labor in Wanganui Goal. This closed tho criminal cases, and the Court adjourned.

'.< The Electric Light. Eeefton, October 17. Mr Horton, the nowly appointed of tho Reef ton Electric LiM Company, recommends tko substitution of Swan-Edison incandescent lamps for those of the Thompson Houston manufacture at presont in usoby the Company. Ho says tho latter lamp. l ! nro altogether unsuited to thedynamo. He farther recommends the use of overhead wires in place of the underground cables, and, these changes effected, he assures the Directors there is not the slightest doubt in the world of tho complete success of the installation, Ho is well pleased with the design and condition of the plant otherwise, and expressed tho opinion that tho dynamo has a full capacity for 500 lumps. Last night tho Company sent to Melbourne for tho required now plant, which will be shipped here as quickly us possible. Confidence is again established in tho venture. <V -• Fatal Fire Injuries. Donbois, October 18. Mrs Fahey, who sustained sovere iniujies hi oscaping from the five in Vwm street on Sunday morning, dieoi the hospital this morning. .Married Women's Property Act. Dunedin, October 17. A point under IheMarried Women's Property Act wus decided by Mr Justice Williams to-day in an appeal from the decision of the Rosidunt Magistral at Invercargill. The notion in the Court below was brought by tho appellant (Matlieson) to recover from tho respondent (Aitken) a sum alleged to bo duo by his wife prior to marriage, on tho ground that he hud become ontitlcd through his wile to a sum equal to the amount of the claim. Tho ruagistrato held that tho respondent had not become possessed of the properly left to his wife by will, and thkdecision tho Judge uphold, I Jteravery Recognised. Dunedin, October 17. The Royal Humane Society's medal was presented to-night at the City Council to James Cannon,' who .rescued Miss Jeffreys at Ocean Beach •%tor the yonug man John McCutcheon had been drowned in the attempt, The presentation was ■ made by Mr Ksh, M,ttß.

• Found DrownedCuitisioiiuncu, October 17. . Tbo body of Matthew George, one of tlio two' fishermen drowned in Lake EHesraero on October 5, was found in the lako near Irwcll to-day. . Visit of a Dairy Expert. Auckland, October 17. Mr W. D. Grant, of the firm of A. W.flftitand Co,, dairy experts, of AmfflSJ.is at present in Auckland. He is to oxamine all tbo dairying dis- ., - triots of tbo colony with the object of , / opening a branch of their house in /'■ Mr Grant, says the * ■ mora acquainted ho has become with :. , tbo colony through tho perusal of its journals, the mora convinced he has become that the New Zealand settlers aro asleep to tbo vast resources that are at their disposal in tbo niattor of dairy produce A False Declaration. '' Dukux, Thursday. At Outram, Sainuol Shaw, of Borwiok, was committed for trial for making a falso declaration. Mrs Sparks, having left her husband bad boon living with Shaw and on bor death Shaw registered her as his irife, Hcucpilic "proceedings,