VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 April 1910, Page 4

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

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BV TELEGKAM1 —PES PREBB ASSOCIATION^ SUDDEN DEATH. NAPIER, This Day.- Arthur Puli-. ,-i carter, married, aged about 65 wars dropped dead at the breakwater, it is supposed, from heart disEROSTY WEATHER. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. - Winter is setting in early lliis year There have been several sharp frosts this month and last night i minimum thermometer. The glass legiateix'd thirteen degrees of frost. FIRE AT NEW PLYMOUTH. NEW" PLYMOUTH, This Day.—A tire broke out about 11.30 on Saturday night in DearcB 1 bookshop in tho block recently purchs d by HalleiiBfcein Bw»., right, in the centre of the town. A high wind was blowing and the tire obtained a good hold but «r----suppressed in twenty minutes. Hallonsteiit's insurances are £2.100 on the building, £15,000 on the stock in various offices. Denies' stock was insured fur £I3OO, Reynolds Company, bieycle (balers, £IOO, and the New Plymouth Club furniture upstairs £325. Deares' estimate of liis less is between j £IOOO and £1,300 and tho Club's :it. : £SO. Reynolds and Halk-nstein's ' stock is damaged by water but no <•-- I timate is yet formed. Probably the | heavy damage to the buildings will be covered bv £2OO or £3OO.

A FARMER'S .MISFORTUNE. NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day.—On Friday a farmer named Henderson Albert J!i>ad. lust a cowshed, trapshed and 25 tons of hay bv tire. It was insured for £IOO in tlie'State Office. REDUCED EDI'CATION tfRANTS. WANGANUI, Tin's Day.- -At meetings of householders last night, resolutions were passed protesting against the Government's action in reducing tho maintenance grant to Education Boards and abolishing the capitation to school committees. THE COMPANIES ACT. AUCKLAND, - April 25. -At the Police Court to-day the secretary f the Reliance Gold Mining Company was fined £5 with costs for failing to file a copy of the Registrar of 'Companies a copy of his half yearly report and statement in accordance with the provisions of the* Companies Act of 1908.