ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, This Day.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 101, 26 October 1900, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, This Day.

John Thompson, the railway fireman who was supposed to have fallen from the train for Oamaru on Monday, has died iv the hospital, having never recovered consciousness.

Fm* the second time within about six weeks a small fire occurred this morning in the Wesleyan schoolroom, Mole&worlhstreet, temporarily used for the purposes of the Thorndon Public School. The damage was confined to the destruction of a baize curtain, upon which the fire had burned itself out when discovered by the caretaker. The circumstances, however, are suspicious enough to demand investigation, which Detective Broberg is noV making. The Court of Appeal has reserved its judgment- in the case of Gibson v. Tyree. A re-count of the voting papers used in yesterday's poll on the Melrose Borough drainage proposal has led to the discoyery of a mistake of 100 votes, which makes the rejection of lliat part of the scheme even move emphatic than at first, appeared. The correct figures are — 176 for the drainage loan and 330 against. The Mayor (Sir. Frost) will make the official declaration to-morrow. Tho Public Works Department will have an excellent collection of plans, models, and native timbers in the Christchurch Exhibition. The Under-Secretary (Mr. Blow) leaves for Chrislchurch tonight to superintend Ihe sotling-up of the exhibit. Several maintenance cases wore heard in the Magistrate's Court this morning. Elizabeth Armstrong was granted separation from her husband, James 0. Armstrong, on the ground of persistent cruelty, and defendant was ordered' i"6 pay i)l per Avcek for the sunuort of his 'wife and children. William Hearfield was ordered to pay 7s a. week for the maintenance of his illegitimate child, and also pay the expenses of birth, .lames H. Meehan, for disobeying an order of the Court as to the maintenance of his chid, was sentenced to two months hard labour in Mount Eden Gaol. John Laurenson, on a similar charge, was sentenced to one month's hard labour, the warrant to be suspended for seven days to give him an opportunity of paying. John Sunnex, for a like offence, was sentenced to one month's hard labour, the warrant to be suspended for thirty days. Fred. E. Martin, for disobeying another order, was fined 20s, the arrears having been paid. Defendant was in the habit of waiting until- he was summoned before paying. Mi*. F. Rouse, of Nikau, Mangfihao, is the winner ol the extra £d per lb given by Messrs. W. Dimock and' Co., Wellington, fqr the finest quality pigs delivered at theiv factory for the week ending tho 25th October, having secured 38 points. The Post -and Telegraph Department recently held an examination in technical electricity, open to senior operators. Messrs. A. Tovcy (Wellington), H. G. Ureatbaeh (Auckland), and H. D. Bates (Wanganui) were the successful candidates. The work in the Department of tho Inspector of Machinery has increased so much, of late that it has been decided to appoint two more inspectors. The salary ot each officer is to bo £275 per annum. Several enquiries have been addressed to this office as to the operation of tho Trading Stamps Act, and tho position of traders in possession of trading stamps. The Act came into forco on Monday, amt any trader issuing trading stamps now renders himself linblo to a penalty. Tho same risk applies to any por-son who shall give or deliver uny moneys or goods on, presentation of any trading stump. Stamps issued by tradorn to thoir customers prior to Monday lust jnuHt bo rodeemed by tho trading con'ipuny, nod every su,ch oustomui' in ontitlod tiv voeoivo fourteen v shillings' lit tho pound for ovovy full book of Btnmiw, or vdutivoly to Iho cash value of NtnmpN in mioli bottles. m< goods to an uqutil vnlno, tit. tho option of tho Trading Stump Company, nnd should tho company ftiil or whim' to moot this liability, tho Juildoi nwy recover in Court. TriulovN who may liavo Htookn of trading HtampH anpottr to' havo no fonifih whatever, and iom) Iho vnluo of tho stamps, for thoy cannot, now bo issued to the public, and Micro is n^ right of recovery from tho Trading Stamp Compuny. A joint committee has been sot up by the Sunday School Union aiuj, the Wosleyan Church to consider tho question of Sabbath desecration, and particularly the running of trams on Sunday. A conference of representatives of religion is to bo held next week to consider the question. The Registrar of the Supreme Court (Mr. D. G. A. Ooopor) received by yestorday'.s mail from the Registrar of the Privy Cnimei 1 (Mr. K. R. Hope) a manual on practice and piocedure iv appeals bei'oiv. the IMvy Council. The little work is by Thomas Pirstnn, l'\S.A., Wecord Clerk in the Judicial Department of the Privy Council, and it. contains minuto details as to the various siopsj to bo taken, formal and otherwise, * tho fees payable, etc., which are calculated to prove exceedingly useful to colonial lawyers and litigants carrying grievances to iho Privy Council. The Bush Advocate (Dannevirke) states that a cottage on Messrs. Knight Bros.' Omataorao property was burned down on Monday aftofnoon. It was occupied by Mr. F. Lilliquist, and everything it contained was destroyed. Tho building was insured for £60 with the PhoMiix office. Mr. J. P. Leighton's woolshed at Mataman has also been destroyed by fire, and a« the insurance was only* £10 Mr. Leighton loses h«avilj\

Mr. P. R. Dix. of (ho O.iiely Compnny, opened the A.'hambia ThiMfre at Dunedin, which he has leased from the Messrs. Fuller, on Wednesday night to a packed house. Money was in fact, according to advices received here, turned away. Mr. Frank Yoikc and the other members of the performing company, weie most heartily received. Mr. Justice Martin returned to Wellington from Chiistchurch to-day. Wrapped eopie,« of this week's Now Zealand (.U-aphic (and also back numbers) ready for posting by outgoing 'Frisco mail will be on sale oultudo G.P.O. tomorrow, also at the Wellington branch offico near G.P.O. It is a capital paper for posting Home. Messrs. Kirkcaldic and Stains, agents for Laird, Schttbor* and Co., are in receipt of a eablo messago stating that their exhibit of boots and shoes has secured tho Grand Prix at the Paris Exhibition, tho highest honour awarded to exhibitors. •The excursion steamer Duchess will run to Day's Bay to-morrow and Sunday, mornings and afternoons, at the usual hours. An advance in Iho tprice of currants is advertised by tho Wellington Grocers' Association. No moro acceptable and seasonable souvenir to send to Home Montis by out-going 'Frisco Mail could bo desired than tho Christmas numbor of the Noav Zealand Graphic. It is a splendid number, beautifully illustrated many of the. pictures bearing npon New Zealand Natives and their manner of life. Shareholders in the Wollington City and 1 ! Suburban Building Society are reminded that entrance foes must now bo paid, as the coin-, pany will soon be ready to regifftbr and start operations. The directors and secretary sit to-night at the society's office, Featherstonstreet, opposito Government Insnrance, to receive applications, entrance fees and to give all information.