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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11124, 17 January 1899, Page 3

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— .^, [PER UNITED PRESS A^flODlATlOlf .] Auckland, Monday. Playing for North Shore against Gordon on Saturday, George Mills, a member of the New Zealand cricket team for Australia, made 217 out of 300 scored by hia team. He was eauglit by Kallender, .Louis Ci. iu'Oill, a passenger by the schooner Medora, between Ohora and Cape Karakara was knocked over by the boom. He was rescued promptly by a boat, and went to sleep in his b'artlv. He pubseojicntly 'died. Ah inquest was held at Whangaroa, and a verdict of accidental death returned. Later. There are 600 claims for old ago pensions. Tho S.W V commences to hear them in batches of 20. Mayor Goldie has Jeft for the South for the double purpose of att«"ndinfl- th>3 Primitive MethodUf; fjlmt-oli 'Conference and soeillf? h*w IVhinicipal matters are manaydd in the leading centres of the colony. A. "VV. Bell, the long distance runner, is not likely to accompany the athletic team to Dunedin, A native boyj 'foi)ttia*-a, r.as burned to death In 's, tent at Taupiri. He and another child were got out by the father, Te Eahiki. The other child, though badly burned, is recovering. George Heron was committed for trial for an alleged attempted criminal assault on a girl of 12 at a picnic at Blockhouse Bay, Manakau. Wellington, Monday. As nothing was heard from Sergeant Wright, the authorities cabled him, and this morning received ah answer that the man arrested is really Myers;