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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXII, Issue 307, 26 January 1894, Page 4

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- lW©Artbur ana 1 Co. Aucklabd, iFriday.-*-With reference to W. McArthurand Co., although the question of retiring from the New Zealand trade has been under decision up to the present time nothing has been definitely settled. Some discussion will be arrived at next wetk, when the usual half yearly balance has been completed. It is hoped that even if MJoArthur's retire the business will still be carried on, as there seems ito be a general f eeliog of regret that such an f old established firm should disappear from our commercial life. Charges against a teaeker. AtJCKtAfcD, Friday.— An inquiry of more than Usual interest opened yesterday before the Board of Education, into the charges pref erredby Mr Selfy, chief assistant teacher at die Devonport school, against Mr Benge, headmaster, whom he' averred had done certain things, such as giving some of the children a second chance of answering questions put them, and telling them how to answer them at the examinations held in September last. The reply was that allegations were made in retaliation. The importance attaching to the casein the eyes of those directly interested, the Board and both parties % concerned,* was evidenced by the fact J that all three, were represented by ■% counsel. The inquiry will probably ;laat? into next week. ] Cricket. Napier, ThursdaY— The cricket match, New South Wales V. HawkeY Bay Resulted in a victory for New Bonth Wales by an innings and IS runs.- Vt ■ ; ' Suicide. . ; I :: Cit BisTCHURcnv, Thursday. —Meicalfe, plumber and tinsmith, aged 60, hanged himself this morning in his bedroom* Deceased had been drinking, andposted a^ letter to hia daughter, which, sne received 10 mfnutes after he was cut idbwn. No reason was ' given „|w. the committal of the act. .]' t t^ Wlnlju|^ai?clileiit, '• .:, ■■■; , Thames, Thursday.-^A man named Arthur Dance was admitted: to the Hospital last night having with met a * serious accident at (Jib Kdniata mine, Walt^auri. Dance was descending the winze b^itneatis 6t a rope with a loop hole at the bottom, and after he had got down some distance lie landed on a piece of timber. The result was a slackening of the rope, Dance's tottt having clipped from the loophole. He f eft to- the bottom of the winze, a distance of 20 feet His skuU was terribly fractured, and ' the brain protruded. No hope is entertained of Jus recovery, * !■■!*; ■■■'■ ; Salvage. . •v: • ' : ? Weiatngto ft, Thursday—The Kahu arrived ttom the Chathams late lasjt night r with a^ cargo <tf 47S bales wool from the ship Jessie Headman. , ■ When the Kahu left the stranded,vessel she had a large quantity of water jn her. A few days before the Kahu reached the Islands a north* easterly wind was experienced, and as the ship was exposed to the fttll fott* of it, it is surmised she starred leaking. There are 600 bales of wool still in her hold, and they are under water. The Jessie Readman is high and dry at lo w .Waters;-?' :•■::;'■■ '* : '■:■ ■-■ ■■ ' [ '" .. y-wy-u Harrow escape. -! ' ; " _ ;- r s t&kisTciu|iCH, Tliursday.— A narrow escape from a serious accident oQcurre4 at the railway crossing near Addington on Thursday night. A woman wa§ wheeling a child in a perambulatpr over the line just after a train" had * passed, but another train, which she had not fieen, struck the perambidator, Carrying it across ; the cattle pit and then threw It clear of the fine. !Hl% baby was taken to the Hospital, wheir it was found it had escaped with a feY b^uis^s. T?he motherfainted, but yrtfo not : irijur©d;f' f ■^•■-■^ *■• ■■>. ! .•■-?.■■: