NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 653, 2 November 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

tßy Tclcirraoh.—Press Association.)'. SERIOUS CHARGES. THEFT AND ATTEMPT TO CHLOROFORM, : Invepcarg!", November 1; - . Victor Emmanuel von Tarlzelmann pleaded guilty to the theft of £29irom the Friendly Societies' . Dispensary,, 'to setting; firo>to -.i tho premises, and attempting to chloroforra Robert Pollock, the manager. The accused had'been employed, as an apprentice in,tho dispensary,./ and resigned two months ago. All tho stolon money has been accounted for. Accused was committed to the Supremo Court for sentence,;

• .TOO AMBITIOUS. - - ; "Auckland, November.l; Apparently, Mr. Carnegie' is of opinion that Parnell is too ambitions, as far as the, eroction -of the free library for which it is pro. posed that he shall find, the funds - is. oon« cerned. Last' August plans of 1 a building to cost £5000 were sent', to him.. At ...to-night's meeting of the local, council; d letter was re. ceived from' Mr. • Carnegio's 'private secretary, expressing the opinion that it 6.hould not tako more'than 1 half of .£SOOO to erect a suitable freo publio library for a place with 5700 inhabitants. Ho. suggested less elaborate plans, -saying-thatbuilding in good.'tastoand* with adequate accommodation ought to be. put' no for'just half the sum 1 ttoVFarnell wanted Mr.-Carnegie to provide..;"" - -;

v SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT. ; -Whangarci, November. l. < . As ' the' train was drawing into ■■ tho main station at 4.15 . this afternoon a High Sobool' boy named Grigg, aged about twelve,- eon of tho. schoolmaster .at Kauriliohore,'. fell when trying to step, aboard. . The...wheels...passed over . both logs, rendering amputation neccs« sary at tho hospital.

V TROUT-FISHING. :Auckland, November L The trout-fishing season, winch opens in. • this 'part of'the'Dominion a month later than it does in the south, began to-day, and will s extend tillthe end of May,' a, month - longe* than'previously. The Tongariro Rivor. is said ; ; to be full of fish, and -the upper reaches of < the Waikato are-well 6poken of. Good reports . have been received. of the various lakes, and' of the Ranrataiki River, near Galatea; which has always Wn a favourite 6tream for. fly-fish- : ing. Lake Takapuna, atyAuckland, has boon ■ stocked by, the local acclimatisation' Society" ; and is expected to : afford good sport,

INQUESTS. ■ ■ Ashburtfln,' November I. ■ At the inquest touching the death of John, Richards, ,vho.:was,nin'oViir'.at Hinds "on- Friv day afternoon, a, verdict 1 of ."accidental deatU was'returned. •' i An inquest was also- held this morning -inltoi i gard- to thu' death' of'. Bernard Gallagher, an old ago-pensioner, who lived by_,himself., ,It seems that deceased 1 had been l , in!- the-habit of drinking methylated spirits, and. on October. 19,, when doing,so,, the spirit ignited and.Gallagher, was. severely 'burned. lie was taken to • the' hospital;where he died on Saturday.'- A verdict was returned in accordance with the-medical' testimony that death was due to ( exhaustion following delirium., / ,~i .' '

KILLED OUTRIGHT. Y Hokltika, November 't-' v ■ A fatal accident occurred in the Boss Gold«' fields, Limited shaft •at noon.' Alt'": SteidmAn • > was struck on the head'aid killed 1 outright by the monkey, guide m falling. A', companion named Missen. was also injured, but not dahv gerously. Deceased's.' wife, waa ,at, the shaft with his dinner. The men were'just .preparw ing to come up for "crib" .time irhen tho acci* 'dent happened.' / 1 ...'■

'SUDDEN DEATH. Blenheim, November 1 . . While : the jubilee,'festivities were m 'foil ewing to-day, a'saddler namp'd'Walter' ! Fauld|. ' ing, aged about fifty-five,, dropped dead'in one of .the..main streets from heart disease. H« ..' ■had been, a resident of the .district for mail); ,years, lind leaves'..! family. . ;;V" ' . :

, KICKED BY A HORSE. Dunodin,- November i ,i ' A child' nfcm'ed Graham, aged 2J years, eon olj a. farmer "at"; Springs,'. Middlemarsnj died j^es^ 1 tho result .of, BUstaijjied'ithjisugh'. being kicked .by a horse ma yard on -Saturday f ' BURNED TO DEATH,

. Greymouth, November 1. James Snead, an old. age'pensioner,",who: was', .very deaf,; was fouad'burned to death yestemay morning, his hut having been . doi : stroyed. ' •-■ ' • - '- ■ ■