DUNEDIN, Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1845, 3 May 1884, Page 3

DUNEDIN, Thursday.

An inquest was held to-day on Edgar King, w ho was di owned tlnough falling off the uulway hiidge into the Taeti River. He was with his son, aged 1.1 at the time. The lad was walking in front, and heating .1 splash, found his father, who was over 70 yea is of at,-c, had fallen over. It was noi hn wife, bnt his daughtei and her family (liei husband being in London), who went to Auckland. A \eidiet of "Accidental Death" was ictutned. The Takapuna enquiry uid"d to day, but judgment will not be ynen till to monow. The e\idonce Inning been concluded, the Couit said •— " At thib stage of tlie iiujtiiiy we li.ue to say, so that the paities inculpated may ofl'er any defence they may desne to ollei, that we iind the damage was done the \essel in foulgiound of! the coast to the S E. of Cape Egmont ; that it was caused by careless navigation tlnough the fault of Captain Jones, and want of expeuenceon thepa.it of ot Mi .Sommeis, the second mate." No evidence «.b called, but counsel gave addi esses. An exhibition and ba/aai foi the Lyceum was opened today with an addiess by Mi Stout. ' The session of the Otago Unheisity i^JVas opened tonight. Di .Hi own kt tuied on suigeiy, and ddi\cied the opening addiess. Theie was a laigt attendance. Fnday. Capt. Jones' ceitilieate i-> suspended foi six months. The mate wab cautioned that he should lu\c asked fur a diait foi safe navigation. 'Ihe chief oiheer and fii&t engineer aie also blamed foi not lepoiting sti iking. The Union Company have been obliged to lcfuse passages to :i ninuhu ot ]ieo|ile who applied foi beith&b> the \\ .ui.uaua, m lnch makes the tiip to Fi|i in a feu days. The company contemplate a second tiip on the sttainci s utuin. The ioni Chinese .minted at Tapanui for gambling weie I'iought bofoie tlie local justices cm Wedne-il<M , and the piincipal oflcndci wai lined t'.") •")-, ono oi them €2 2s, .uid the otliei tuo C 2 each. A conieieiue of Dunedin Licensing Committees will be held next week, to anange for a iimtoini houi for doling the puljlic houses.