DUNEDIN. March 6.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 9410, 7 March 1899, Page 2

DUNEDIN. March 6.

While btthiug at Honloy yesterday, A, Clark, of Nortb-Ewt Valley, was drowood. A number of cyclists secured a boat aad grappling apparatus and brought tho body <»shoro, buc efforts to rostore animation were unavailing. Norton Ferguson, aa«d three, who lived with his aunt at Nevada, received burns on Saturday, from which he died in the hospital 40 miuutos after admission, Tho child had boon playing in a gardon whore somo won were engaged clearing a piece of land and burning rubbish, ind whllo tho men wore engaged in anothor part of the gardon tho child cvldontly go6 playing with tho fire, and his clothes beounoignitod. Jessio Cummack, agod 19, attempted suicide by drinking match, heads dissolved in water. Sho wag to have boon married on Wednesday, but; her father, who lives ftt> Cromwoll, tailed to sond his c insenb in time for tho ceremony, which was put off in consequence, and ting probably led to Iho act, Tho gir 1 , who is in the hospital, is now out of danger. At tho quarterly licensing meeting to* diy, the C'otumittoo drow atontion to tho necea-ity fur proper provision for tiro oscipoH, and nxp-ossed a hopo that licensees would, before »ho annual moetIng, attend to any suggestions Hude by in«pectorg ot licensed p'omisjg. At tho -unal m -oting of rhe Standard Insurance Comp.ny, held this afternoon, tin Olnirman congra uUtod tho shareholdora on tho suisftctory character of i he report, despiro the he^vy fire and m»rine looses. The premium iucomo for the yo.ramounod -o L80,233, which in an inemse of L2528 on tho tiguros of iho pievious ymr The income from intorost) on iovoHlments [\ho fh^wH *n improvoo merit, tho fliiurcH bt-ing L4012 a^ against} L3721 recoived in 181)7. This givoa tho aa'isffiocoiy ute of 4 44 por cent. Tho amount to credit of proflb »nd Ios8 for tho y<-ar is L%02, and from this Hmoonb the directors paid un iu^orim dividend for fcha half yearonded Juno amounting to L1875, lo-Avlner now to bo doalt wi'h tho sum of L7727 53 2d, and ihH tho director* recommend bo appropriated to tho payment of a dividond at the ratio of 7£ per ocnt foe tho last half of tho ydar, and that tho balanco of L4914 be carried forward. John Pagan, 70 y. »ra of ago, droppod down dead at Glonom >ru, Oatlins, yeator-* day. Thomas Gibson, blacksmith, of \V«h j koikoi, wau kicked by a horso on Friday, and died tho following day. A man named John Barnoa wag received into tho hospital nufforing from aovoro burns about tho arms and logs. Ho w«a cloaning out a tank in the onglno department of cho Waihora when Bomeono turned on '» stream of hot wator, and Barnotf was sovoroly scalded. Ho is af> present progressing favorably, Ac tho inquest on M»tthow (nob Miohaol; O'HHJloran, a verdict) waa returned that deceased met hia death f.om injuries rtcolvod by a fall from a horae. Several witnoasea gave ovidonco that the decjasod hud boon In a hotel for some time, with tho horse standing oatflido, bat) nil said he appeared competent to tako caro of himaelf. Deceased was a papoc maker, married, with four children. Tho Union Company look upon the launoh of tho Maponrika as an ovonb of considerable Importance, and Mr James Mills, managing director, and Mr E. B. Oarglll, one of fcho direotoro, h»ro lefb for Greyraou'h to be present. Ad no port in tho colony haa such extonaivt salvage operations been carried on, and Id is admitted that tho work reflects credit on Mr Danlols, the Company 'a Wellington shipwright. Tho boach had to bo lavolled to allow tho ship to be brought Into position, a temporary railway liae laid do wo, the ahip movtd right up to she brow of tho boacb, and then pltced io position for launching Into the Grey River, for which purpose an oponlng had to bo made In tho breakwater. The ex. ponditure in Groymouth his already amounted to L10.000 in connection with tho launch.