DUNEDIN. June 21.

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DUNEDIN. June 21.

Mary Oo>»ry, 11 years' old duightor «f a Portobollo resident, died yi-Hter.lay, presumably from tho effects r )f ft full on tho 9th imt.uit. ] Mrs Elo*m>r Cophnd, an old buna lady, widow of tl>o la o Mr Copl md, aol'c tor, Liwrenca, was burnt to death at her house this afternoon Berne Prosser, a child of three years, h%» died in tha hospital from the effects of burin received by Im clo'hps Uk«w? tire The child »ntl his sisier were |Wnyinn with m.iteht?s yeMonl-.y morning, when his nightdress. c«uglv fire. At a meetiog of tho unemployed relief committee it w*s reported tint 450 men hail tpplied fur work, of which 200 hnvo be»»n so f»r engoged. The Chamber of Commerce has passed tho following resolution, to be forwarded to tho Minister of Justice and other Chambers: "In the opinion of this Chamber any ft«signmont of book debts ought to bo void unless such assignment is registered under the Chattels Transfer Act, 1879, which ought to be altered to enable such registration." It was unanimously resolved that \n the opinion of the Chamber it is e. seniial, in the duo ad ministration of justice, to all classes of the community that all district court judges and stipendiary magistrates with extended jurisdiction should hold their appointments during good behavior, with salaries fixed by statute. A copy is to be sent to the Ministor of Justice,