VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 December 1911, Page 5

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

[nr TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS AaSOCIASMJ*.] FOUND DROWNEII ' t i ■; GORE, This Day.—An old man,-, named Thomas Burrows, over 80 years of age, was found drowned in the Mystery Flat Dredging dam at Waihaia yesterday. He was in bed at a hotel a mile away at 11 p.m. on Saturday night. How he got away unobserved and. walked the distance, being very feeble,’" c ann ot -be explained at present.

FATAL TRAMWAY ACCIDENT. ... AUCKLAND, This Day.— Chas. Anderson, about 70 years of age, while crossing the street, walked behind one car and right in front of another passing in the other direction on the clown grade. The old man was knocked down and carried on the life guard till the car was brought up. He was seriously injured about the head when picked up .and was breathing his last. HOMESTEAD DESTROYED. HASTINGS, This Day.— Douglas Bros, homestead at Temahanga was completely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire, which commenced in the laundry, was fanned by a strong wind and quickly spread to the main buildings, containing thirty-four rooms. These were totally destroyed and the outbuildings, ''.storeroom, green house and pumping , shed were also gutted. The insurance on the buildings was £3OOO on the Union Office and on the furniture £7OO in the Standard Office. Very little "was s<ived. A collection of. jewellery valued at £ISOO was lost in the fire.

ROWDY NO-LICENSE MEETING. AUCKLAND, This Day.—At a. Nolicense meeting at St. Benedict’s Hall last night, Hon. Geo. Fowlds was Chairman and there were five speak- ■ ers, who spoke amidst considerable interruption and disorder. The resolution by one of the audience on behalf of tlie University students present protesting agciinst -speakers advertised as representing the University, was handed to the Chairman who declined to receive it. A section of itthe audience expressed indignation. <vl Amid yelling and hooting the mover of the resolution was led out of the hall bv a constable, his friends sing-,., ing “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” and cheering for the chairman. The,: meeting continued, to be rowdy and before its close six were ejected by the ”, police. vi

■ <1 LADY CARROLL’S GRATITUDE. 3:

GISBORNE, This Day.—The friends| and supporters of Sir Jas. Carroll entertained by Lady Carroll afternoon. There was a large gathering-.'/ and Lady Carroll, ■■ to her gratitude in respect of the honour ;! bestowed upon her husband by theo King and more recently by the electors of Gisborne in returning him uno P'/ : ; posed, announced the gift of nn of valuable land in addition to a nnular area donated by the natives on behalf of the children’s creche.