DUNEDIN, Tuesday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1773, 15 November 1883, Page 2

DUNEDIN, Tuesday.

A fat.U accident occurred this morning at the Duuedin Railway Yard. A 111:111 named JohnSkippington was helping to shunt waggoni, when he slipped, ,uid fell on the rails, «uid the wheel of ,1 loaded waggon went over his he.id, killiti.ee him instantaneously. He was a 111.11*1 led man, about foity years of age. Wednesday. At the inquest on the body of .Skippiuton, who w.i-j killed by a tmck, .1 veidiet of accidental death was ictiuiied. The LiViul J3oaid, at .1 mooting to-day, "united a re-heaiing in the Kaikauiti division case. Messi.s Uioen and Claik, who aie aveise to the cnculatiou of the licenses, allege they left the previ-ms meeting on the undei standing that the motion for tlie cancellation h.id been lost. The Otago Univeisity Council made the following appointments to the medical cli.uin to-day : —Practice of Medicine : 1)\ 1). Colquduon, M 1)., late semoi assistant l)hy-,ician at dialing Cioss' Hospital, London ; theie were two other candidates. Pathology and A'J 01 bid Anatomy: Dr E. I). McKellar, M.J).C; theie weie two other candidates. Mitlwifei y : Dr ]3atcheloi, of Dunedin ; theie weic two other candidates. Materia 3J edica: Mr McDonald, of Dunedm ; there was one other candidate. Medical Jurisprudence and Public Health : Thoie was only one applicant, and the appointment was deferred foi the piesent. The tenth annual meeting of the .shareholders in the National Insiuance Company was held to-day. Mr -T. M. Ritchie, chairman of dnectors, piesided, and the report and balance-sheets weie adopted. The figures .showed in the&e have already been telegraphed. The thiee letning diiectors, the hon. H. Oliver, Messrs A. Burt and J. M Kitcliie, were ie-clected.