NAPIER Tuesday RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

Auckland Star, Volume x, Issue 2781, 2 April 1879, Page 3

NAPIER Tuesday RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

This afternoon a little girl, seven years of ago, named iSmith, was knocked over by the railway engine near the Napier station. Sonic two years ago an old woman was mil over by a train and killed on the same spot, crossing just there. The child has somewhat recovered consciousness.

MR REES' PROSECUTIONS.

At the U.M. Court this morning, George Prior Donnelly and Joseph Price were committed for trial on the charge of conspiracy o defraud Kenata Kawepo. Mr Roes, for the prosecution, applied to have tho trial fixeil to come off at Wellington, because it would take place two months earlier than at Napier, and because I here might bo feeling imported into the case to prevent a failtrial. The Magistrate declined to grant the application. The case against J. G. Kinross and Sutton, M.M.R., is postponed to Thursday week, because ot the difficulty of getting Mr Morgan before the Court, as he Iws been now committed for trial at Wanganui on a charge of forgery, and is therefore held by the gaoler until the usual gaol delivery,

CHRISTCHURCII, Tuesday. The number of claims to vote sent in amounts to 454.

There arc 10 oases for the Criminal Sitting on Monday. The calendar comprises case s of larceny, forgery, fraudulent bankruptcy, and indecent assaults. POACHING. There has been so ran eh destruction of hares in Ha»lcy Park of late, through poaching, that it is considered doubtful whether a sufficient supply will bo obtainable to carry the Coursing Club through the season. LATEST BETTING. The betting on the Great Autnnm Handicap is as follows?— 3 to 1 against Cambnllo, a to 1 against Mata. 5 to 1 against Natator, 7 to 1 against Nemo, Foul Play, Laertes, Orange, Lightning, and Vampire. Doubles for the Autumn and Champagne 100 to 4 to 100 to S, according to fancy. Betting on the Champagne 50 to 20 on the field, St. George and Marie Antonotte finding a few supporters. York met with au accident in hi* box this morning by striking himself, and is so much hurt (hat it is extremely improbable he will start for any of his euijiigomonts at the forthcoming Autumn Meeting. THE LOCAL SUBSIDIES. At a meeting of the suburban district of Knighlstown this evening, the Chairman of tho Board said the object of a shilling rate was to get as much as possible from the Government, who, it was thought, would shortly withdraw the £1 for£l subsidy.

lIOKITIKA, this day. EXODUS FROM WEST COAST. The IStclla returned from Jackson Bay last night, after au absence of .'5 weeks, with the commissioners, secretory, and several others. She took on board at the Bay 52 men, women, and children, and at Hokitika 27 unemployed, for Wellington. She sailed last night. Mr Pitt's body is not yet recovered.