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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 16 April 1907, Page 1

1 A dreadful fatality occurred recently in Gippsland (Vie). Thomas Harrison, a farmtr, of Mirboo Souih, was driving tiis sister-in-law, Miss Stone, in a twoliorse bn*gy to Meeniyan railway station, and when they were between Dollar and Meeniyan a tee burning close to the road fell and struck thorn, killing both instantaneously. Som ■ time later a passer-by was astounded to find the horses standing qnittty with the log still smouldering across the vehicle. Investigation disclosed the remains of Harrison und Mis? Stone beneath the log. "The chamois which were recently imported from Austria are at p.esent safely yarded at Governor 1 * Kn ih, about •wo miles from the Hermi'aa;e, Mount Cook. They are hjing looked after d iring their period of quarantine by the CirsUr who came out with than from Ljndou, and are beiug specially fed. A despatch from Goulburn (2J.5.W.) states :—The old Purramawago gaol, in the 13ungonia district, the existence of which goes back to the time of tbe rirst svhito settlers, and which has been itanding idle for 60 yea.'a, is now being converted into a silo. A few days ago the men engaged in cleaning out the calls discovered some old relics, including coins bearing dates of over 100 years ago. The Inspictor-General of Hospitals is of opinion that the charitable air! boards of the colony are dealing oi t relief with a liberal hand/ The New Plymouth Boaid is giving 10s s month to those who are in receipt of the pension (and free tobacco to smokers), which is said to be more liberal than any other board in the colony. The Inspector-General is conferring with other boards with a view to having a uniform rebate made to pensioners. . During the recent stocktaking at the Chiißtchurch Public Library ie was discovered that a considerable number of volumes (cliiefly works of fiction) had been stolen from tbe institution during the previous year. A few days ago six ot the missing books wsie surreptitiously returned and concealed on the shelves of the reference library. One of these works bore the su'gestive title of " Stolei Souls." The Federal Government.of ■was recently aak«d (says the " Sydney Daily Telegraph ") to allow a nuruber of diseased rabbits to bo imported from New Zealand for experimental purposes in connection with rabbit destruction. Sir John Foireit has given authority with stringent conditions as to the: precautions to be observed to prevent 'he spread of disease beyond Boughton Island, where the experiments are carried out. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails. Is 6d and 2s 6d*