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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 June 1912, Page 5

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MOTOR WAGGON BURNED,

FEILDING, This Day.—The steam motor waggon, owned by A. -n. Matthews, was destroyed by fire at Mount Stewart on Saturday night. It had a load of firewood aboard, and it is surmised that this had caught fire. The waggon was valued at £I,OOO. It was uninsured. PREMIER IN THE NORTH. WHANGAREI, June 17.—The Premier concluded his northern lour tonight by addressing a large audience in the Drill Hall on the lines of-hi# recent remarks elsfewhere. He expressed the firm conviction that if he had. the opportunity of appealing to the country he would go back with a majority of eight or ten. TIRED OF LIFE. DUNEDIN, June 17—Win. Ginsberg, a Jewish clothier, 50 years of age, was missed from his place of business about 11 o’clock this morning, and a, search resulted in his body being found in his shop cellar at half past eight tonight. His throat was deeply cut, the injuries having been inflicted with* .a penknife. Deceased, who had bean in bad health for some time, leaves a wife and smal family. A REPORT CONTRADICTED. TIMARU, This Day.—lt is incorrect that Gibson, a Timaru business man, was arrested. It was reported to the police here that he was arrested. in Christchurch. This was later denied. INFECTED STOCK. ‘ PALMERSTON N., June v the Magistrate’s Court to-day 4 Joint Scales, Henry Cooper and Will huh Crow were proceeded against by tha Stock Inspector on a charge of exposing lice-infec,ted sheep for sale. A fine-of £1 with costs was inflicted m each cas*. FOUND DROWNED.! WANGANUI, This, Day.—The body of Airs Patrick Keegan, who clisajrtjieared from her home iii her night dress on Sunday week, was found -yu the river this morning. The case is. supposed, to be one of suicide. Her clothes wore found in a tank. Her, f.a{h«JMsr law disappeared in a similar way, a few weeks ago. . CHARGE WITHDRAWN. '*** WANGANUI, This Dayr—The charge against Geo. Smithies, ex-engipeer an(3 town clerk, of deserting His', wife in 1908 was dismissed by the court this raorn> imr, bins wife having withdrawn . th* information. ' ‘.’i'i