DEATH ON THE ATHENIC.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 129, 27 November 1909, Page 9

DEATH ON THE ATHENIC.

[by teleohaph — special to the post.] PALMERSTON N., This Day. The young man, James Polier, a ship's printer on the Alhenie, who died while the vessel was on the voyage to New Zealand, was a native of Feilding, and worked in several printing offices on the coast before going on the Athenic. His mother and sisters reside at New Plymouth. Ipeess association.] PARAPARA IRON ORE COMPANY. CHRISTCHURCH, 26th Nov. In the Supreme Court Mr: Justice Donnistcn refused an application by Joseph Smylhe, agent, for an injunction restraining the Parapara Iron Ore Company from proceeding with contracts for the sale of the company's property. The statement of defence was that the secretary of the company had been kept fully cognisant of tho proceedings of tho. company, and to tho best of his knowledge and belief no contract for the sale of the whole or part of the property of the company had ever been before the directors, nor had any such contract beei< discussed by them. A pledge was given on behalf of tho directors that if any agents were appointed no powor of attorney would be granted, and any such appointment could be recked by the shareholders in genera l meeting. ' FOOTBALLER FOR ENGLAND. AUCKLAND, 26th November. Mr. C. Seeling, the well-known "All Black" and Auckland representative for ward, leaves Auckland on Monday for England, where he has been engaged to play for Wigan, the Northern Union Clnb, for which L. E. Todd, an exAucklander, lias been playing for the past couple of seasons. Negotiations were commenced while Todd was in Auckland recently, and were completed by cable. AUCKLAND A. AND P. SHOW. AUCKLAND, 26th November. The annual show of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association opened to-day. There was a record entry and attendance. I