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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12760, 10 January 1905, Page 7

There was a narrow escape from a shock- J ing fatality at the West port Inhibition , on Boxing" Niglit. A volunteer was de- < scribing a Mauser rifle to visitors. My some means: he put in a loaded cartridge 1 and accidentally iired the rifle. The bullet ! wont through the crowded room, smashed j a model, and buried itself in the v, all 2iu ( above the head of Captain Irvine, who , was silling in a chair. I.wo or three , jeoplo had a close shave. The ammtini- • tion was at once removed from the build- 1 The grass-seed narvest in Southland, it \ is feared (says the Southland Times), will ■ no! be .so L'ood and profitable to trie farmer U v: was anticipated a'few weeks ago. ; Though the price still remains high, the past month's weather line been all againstthe, seed maturing and filling well, and ineiehant.v will not be anxious to accumulate large stocks of light seed. However, ,i the weather would take up now, it- is i)o«sili'« that the quality would lie greatly improved before harvesting operations are { commenced. ' ■V success: John Court's altera- » do,. «ale of drapery and clothing: colossal J reductions in every department,—John Court, « Queen-street, ASK FOR TUCKER'S JELLY CRYSTALS; one full pint, 6d; every grocer. 1