ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Evening Post, Volume LVI, Issue 73, 23 September 1898, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

[by telegraph — press association.] Christchurch, This Day. At the inquest on the body of Thomas Whitaker the jury returned a verdict that the deceased met his death by accidentally falling from a railway carriage of the Ash-burton-Christohurch train, and added a rider to the effect that a cord should be run through the carriages, so that the driver and guard could be communicated with in case of accident. The evidence showed that the deceased and his mate were both under the influence of liquor.

Queenstown was the only place in the colony at which rain fell hist niyht. This morning's sky generally was overcast. When three children — the eldest a girl aged 13 years — were before the Magistrate's Court this morning with a view to being committed to an Industrial School, it was stated in evidence that the mother belonged to that class known as " unfortunates," and was quite incapable of properly looking after her offspring. A constable stated that he had found the eldest girl in a disreputable Chinese den, where she had been taken by a woman of the same class as the mother, and he had at once removed hot*. Mr. Jellicop, who happened 1o bo in Court, pointed out that the girl was under the age of consent, and commented scathingly on the low moral tone of certain Chinese in the oily, \ilio induced little girls of this description to go to their places in. return for a few coppers, apples, or lollies. He asked the Magistrate to recommend ihafc full enquiry should be made, with thf object of prosecuting these Chinamen, as that wms the only way oi" putting down this sort of thing. Sergt.-Major Mason, who conducted the case, said tiie police were quite capable of acting without unsought Advice. Every enquiry had been made in this as in oilier instances, and were Ihere any grounds for prosecuting it would have been done at once. As it was, the girl had only been in the den less than half an hour when the constable arrived, and there was no evidence of any criminal a">anlt. The Magistrate remarked that he had no power whatever Jo instruct the police, but he would speak to Inspector Fender privately on the subject. Miss Grace Martin, daughter of Mr. J. Martin, of Now town, who has for the last 10 years been one of the Ipjiclipi's of the Trinity VVesleyan Sunday School, was married sit the Trinity Church on "Wednesday afternoon to Mr. Robert Desire, son of Captain Den re, of Wellington. The church was beautifully decorated. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Valkman, as best man ; and Mr. George Deare, groomsman. The bride was dressed in brocaded silk zephyr, and wore a lovely brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. She was attended by four bridesmaids — namely, Misses Marl in (2), Do Yore, and c Deare, all in dresses of cream lustre. Among the presents was one from the teachers of the >Sunda3 r -school. The tender of Messrs. John Duthie & Co. has been accepted by the City Council for the supply of 500 tons of iron pipes and eastings for the high-level water suppl\\ There were four tenders, but the lowest was informal, and Messrs. Duthie & Co. came next. The criminal business in the Magistrate's Court this morning was transacted by the Rev. J. Crewes and Messrs. .T. Kays and P. Kitto, Justices. For allowing horses to wander in "VVhitmore-street Nicholas Fernandos was fined ss, with 7f» co*ts>, and a similar line, without costs, was imposed on Stanley H. ' Joseph for soliciting hire at the Government Railway Station. Peter M'Ewen, . for allowing a chimney to take fire, was fined £1 and costs, 7s. Charges against Arthur Moore, Robert Collins, and William Gillon, of haviug unlawfully thrown certain missiles in Adelaide-road, were dismissed. Anna Nelson, for using abusive language towards Anna Hansen (represented by Mr. Cooper) was bound over to keep the peace for Ihree months in her own recognisance of £5, and was ordered to pay 12s costs. William A. Short (Mr. Wilford) summoned Edward Pyecroft for assault, but the case was dismissed, each to pay his own costs. Several cases under the Destitute Persons Act were dealt with by Mr. H. Eyre Kenny, S.M., and three children named Middlemiss, aged 13, 12, smd 2& years, were committed to the. Burnham Industrial School, it being proved that they 'had been in association with persons of ill-repute. At the Exchange Hall to-morrow evening the Alhambra Variety Company will give a performance at popular prices. The especial features will be aventriloquial performance by Mr. Sheldon Kindley (a New Zealander, and a clever one in his particluar line), the Roselle party of acrobats, who are always worth seeing, and Miss Millie Clark, a singer of quaint songs. A flashlight photograph of the audience is to be taken daring the course of the performance. Papers received by the mail from Vancouver notice at some length the friendly spirit manifested in New Zealand towards the United States at the Fourth of July meeting held in Auckland. A Seattle paper says : — " It must be conceded hy foreign nations that this friendly spirit lies beneath mere self-interest and hope of pecuniary benefit. It is a proof of a kinship in spirit which will make the tie strong and enduring." A pioneer settlor, Mr. D. Reeves, who saw active service in the Waikato district when the Maori War was at its height, died in Westport on Monday. Plaintiffs secured judgment in Ihe following civil cases heard before Mr. H. Eyre Kennj r , S.M., tin* morning: — Empire Loan Company v. G. F.Richardson, £6 3s 6d; Allender & Co. v. .1. .1. Ueirne. £8 15s: Jones & Co. v. G. W. Stuart, £2 1 9s 9d ; Stewart <t Co. v. T. Walker, £10 16s 4d ; ]). W. Virtue & Co. v. It. Murphy, £29 11s 2d. In the action M. Sco^t v. F. Upham, claim £5, value of box detained, and damages for its detention, tho plaintiff (represented by Mr. Cooper) said the box had been returned. .Judgment was given for plaintiff for 10s damages, with £1 Is 6<l costs. Tim only defended Case \ias that of Norton Smith v. Henry Urown, a claim for £2 Is 2d for grazing. Judgment went for plaintiff for 10s, with 6s costs. Mes.-rs. 1-larcouvt & Co. advertise a sale at the residence of Mr. Voale, 2'J, Houlcoltstreefc, of nil his household fnriiitnre and effects, on Wednesday, sth Octobev

The s.s. Duco will run excursions to Day's Bay to-morrow and Sunday afternoons, leaving the .Ferry Wharf nt 2.30. In our Wanted column Messrs. 11.. llannah and Co. givo a short list of some of the special bargains in boots and shoos to bo offered by them during to-morrow and next week. The closing days of the sale at Howe's Sydney Boot Mart, Bhio House, 42, Cubaatreefc, arc announced. An alteration in tho day for Mrs. J. D* Foloy'n assombly meetings is notified. A fishing excursion in tho launch Moturoa is advertised for Sunday. Spring Fashions.— 200 cases of spring noveltios now Opon at C. Smith's, the Cash Draper, Cuba-streot. New millinery, new mantles, new capes, new sunshades, new dress materials, new prints, new ginghams, new gloves, new lace'e, new flowers and feathers, new scarves, sashes, and ribbons, new millinery and coat 3 for children, new tailor-made costumes. Two hundred cases already open at C. Smith's, the Cash Draper. Cuba-street.— Advt.