LATE WIRES.

Waipukurau Press, Issue 8, 19 January 1906, Page 3

LATE WIRES.

—o-o — Last evening the Auckland cricketers had 155 runs to get to beat Hawke’s Bay. The latter made 216 in first innings, and 211 in second innings—total 427. Auckland made 273 in first innings. The attendance at the match was small, though perfect weather prevailed. A man named James Waite, while riding a bicycle, was knocked down by an Auckland tramcar. He was taken to the Hospital suffering from a broken leg and concussion of the brain. The news was received in Woodville on Wednesday of the death at Hamilton of Mr James Loveday, jun., brother of the well-know rifle shots, and long a resident of Woodville. Robert Parkinson, a middle-aged man, employed by the Tourist Department, dropped dead yesterday. Deceased served in South Africa with one of the contingents. When the blank ammunition was being served out at the volunteer encampment on Wednesday evening at Dannevirke, one of the men received a package of ball cartridges The fact was discovered, and a thorough examination of all the ammunition followed, but no other ball cartridges were discovered. The Premier laid the foundation stone of the new Technical School at Greymouth yesterday, in the presence of a large gathering. He left for Reefton in the afternoon, en route to Westport. While walking in the Wellington botanical gardens yesterday, two citizens found the body of Alfred Cooper, an aerated water maker. Death must have taken place three months ago, as pratically the body was in pieces. Deceased was 55. Mrs Louisa Finnerty was run over by a steam tram in Christchurch yesterday. Both her legs were smashed, and she was injured aboutjthe body. She died shortly after arrival at the Hospital. Henry Lees, fireman on the Karamea, fell over the Georgestreet pier at Port Chalmers while under the influence of drink last night, and was drowned. The whole of the Council of Workmen’s delegates have been arrested at St. Petersburg, on the ground that theirs is a revolutionary organisation exclusively employed to terrorise workmen.