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Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10520, 29 January 1903, Page 3

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« (per press association.) Wellington, January 28. Two Maori b«ys aged 8 aud 4 were playing with their father's loaded gun at Ohau yesterday, when by some accident the eicUr shot his brother dead. Thames, Jan 28. At the inquest on vVilium Birdwood, whe wi,s found with his throat cue uear the cemetery, a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane was returned. From the evidence it appears that debased met with an accident some months bajk which affected liis health, aud th« death of his favorite sister induced melancholia. ktter a visit to hi* sister's grave th° deceased retired into a gully and cut his throat. Gisborne, Jan 28. At the inquest touching t)>e death of J Kennedy, a m*rri«d man who died suddenly at the Tombleson's (station, the verdict returned was death due to inflammation of the brain. Deceased had been working in the orchard aad suddenly became .very ill a»d was romoved to th* hospital, where he died. The allocation of the balance of tho patriotic funds (L 680) was made at a luootmg of tho Committoo. The voie* were L 75 for tho relatives of the trooper*, LSO for the town clock, Ll5O for >he Ooik memorial with a war tablet, LSO for beautifying and the Association L 25 for general expense* and L 25 to each of the two bands, leaving a -otalof L 260 to be invrstvi on fixed deposit in the case of any future call. A brilliant effect was produced th s evening by an j'au- ora b»realis, which caused dismay to the natives. New Plymouth, Jan 28.

What appears bo have been an attempt to derail (he train frurn town to the break wa'er occurred this evening. Oanearing the breakwater the engine c«me in contact wis han obstacle. Fortunately it only jump; d and skidded some little distance not leaving the rails. Inspection p oved that a solid angle iron had been evidently laid on the rails, but eventually it wai cleared off the track. Had the train left the rails considerable damage would have been d«n-. The Education Board today recorded its appreciation of the ac ion ef the Minister in providing f> cc secondary education under the regulations issued December lasl. ,

Dunedin. Jan 28. The taking ot evidence in the petition regarding the Bruce local option poll was concluded to-day, when Cruickshank,SM, reserved his deoieiou. Waihi, Jan 28. A poll of ratepayers to-day carried a proposal to raise L 1,500,500 for a water supply. Napier, Jan 28. A poll was taken to-day in connection with the Borough Council's proposals tor a loan of L 4,200. The proposals were rejected, tho voting being 539 for aud 2,212 against the proposals.