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Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10520, 27 January 1903, Page 3

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(per press association.) Chhistchurch, Jaa 26. The Board of Governors of the Canterbury Collpga decided that owing to the shortness of notice ib did not see its way at present to accept the proposas of the Government for free places in the High School, hut was desirous of considering the matter further. Westport, Jan 26. Robert Smith, aged 29, single, a horse driver, was run over by a loaded tub iB the Denniston colliery this morning and was killed. Napier, Jan 26. Mrs Elizabeth Williams, the elder sister of the Hon James Carroll, was killed on Saturday night near Wairoa. Deceased was driving with another lady. The latter alighted to open a gate, when the horse bolted and Mrs Williams either jumped or was thrown from the trap, death resulting from 1 the shock. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned. De- ; ceased was about 48 years and leaves

a family of thiee sons and two daughtei s. A sitting of the Compensation Court in connection with the compulsory acquisition of the Milbourn Estate was commerced tosday before the Chief Justice and two assessors. The claim of the Trustees in the Stoke Estate is L 184,998, being L 164,998 for land valued at L 5 12s per acre, and L 20,000 for lojss of business. An offer was made by the Government for L4Jper acer, subject to reducion. for any area founded denuded of soil by rivers. Wangarei, Jao 26. The Magistrate gave judgment today in the packet license in which the captain of a river steamer was charge I with selling liquor fco a passengei while the ve.-sel was moor<:d at a stopping place during Boxing Day excui-n sion. The M tgistrate he.d that the excursion was only one passage and the stopping only an incident of the vo> age, and that there was no illegal sale. Nelson, Jan 26. Some damage was done to cut grain on Saturday night, many of the streams being flooded by heavy rain, and Borne stooks were washed away from the low lying lands. A cottage, . occupied by Mrs Bairy, was destroyed by fire this evening. There was no insurance on the contents, but the building was cover«d to 6b c extent of LI SO in the Sun. It was owned by MrPannenter. Wellington, Jan 26. A W Newton, of Maryborough. Queensland, has been appointed engineer and inspector to the Hut 1 . County Council. The Marine Department v sending to London for identification the supposed salmon receutly caught at Motueka. Four scholarships offered by the S ■ Patrick's College for public competitv ion were won by B Ke ly, E Casey and D Madden, all of Wellington, and P Kavanagh, Masterton. During the month of December 4,118 persons arrived in the colony and 1,415 took their departure. The figure* of December 1901 are 3,307 and 1,500 respectively. Palmerstojc Nurth, J«n 26. An informal conference of the North Island flour millers was held at Palmerston North to«day. It is expecttd that if the anticipated good harvest is satisfsctorily garnered there will be a fun her drop in the price of flour.