BREVITIES.

Evening Star, Issue 12762, 15 March 1906, Page 8

BREVITIES.

Harold Williams, employed in one of the Wellington foundries, received £1,750 compensation from the New Zealand Electrical Syndicate for injuries by coming into contact with a live wire while working on top of a boiler. William Smith and Alice Simeon have been committed for trial at Auckland for breaking and entering a draper's shop at Nowton. Smith was also .commuted for shooting at Constable Coppell, at whom he fired twice with a revolver. A recommendation lias been made to extend the area of the Christchurch Exhibition; by 90,000 ft, thus enabling the Canadian exhibit to be located on the south side. Mr Sillem, a Belgian tourist, successfully accomplished the ascent of Mount Cuok by way of Malte Brun and Elie de Beaumont peaks. The trip occupied nine and the descent seven hours. The Christchurch Canal project has been revived, and it has been decided to ask the High Commissioner to obtain expert advice on the various schemes put before tie Lyttelton Harbor Board. The death is reported at the Thames of Mr Edward Houiss, aged seventy-nine. He was formerly secretary of the local hospital and registrar of births, etc. In connection with the big agricultural show during the Exhibition, the Canterbury A. and P. Society will offer a prize for the county scoring the. most points in live stock. The gold output for West Australia'for the month of February was 142,4260z valued at £604,989. The earnings of the South Australian railways show an increase of over £SO 000 for the current financial year. The jury at a, recent. Little River (Canterbury) inquest sent the amount of their fees to Nurse Maude for her consumptive camps. At Carlton, Victoria, recently Alfred Edward Stoke, a young man, having' partaken of some tomatoes, cucumbers, and an iced drink, was three or four hours later seized with cramp, and died. The case was diagnosed' as one of cucumber poisoning. .- ; Thirteen was the maiure ag-e of a boy.who: through a mistake .voted in. East Antrim afc the General Election. - ,'