NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14927, 27 February 1912, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF.

A mon'STEB mushroom reached Dalelutha from Clifton Estate. It measured Min in diameter. The Dannevirke Town Hall is approaching completion, and the Governor is to be invited to open the building shortly. Edward Ross, 20. shot himself at the Reedbeds. near Henley Beach. y.A. He had been suffering from asthma, and was depressed. It is reported that at a meeting of members held on Saturday night, it was decided to wind up the Waihi Workers' Sick and Accident Relief Fund Association. At the nickel and chrome miner, in New Caledonia large blast furnaces have been installed, and very shoitly all ore will be treated on the island. - • Proceedings against motor firms in Australia for evasions of duty and other breaches of the Act have yielded to the Customs a total of £14.191." A teamster named James I!van visa J killed at Milton (New South Wales) last Tuesday. In jumping from the waggon he fell. a wheel passing over his head. The New South Wales Pharmacy Board, impressed with the frequency of rysoJ poisoning, is of opinion that lysol arfd other fluid carbolic preparations, should become subject to the conditions of the Poisons Act. Judging by the interest being taken in the subject there appears little doubt that an early start will be made with dairying at Tolago (telegraphs our Gisborne correspondent). Two drowning cases occurred in Tas- i mania last week. Captain Noake being drowned, in the Levari River, and Mr. Charles Southwell losing his life while surf-bathing at Btirnie. * '. A young mar. named William Leigh left his homo at Samford(Q) last week, with three companions to go shooting. While climbing a fence Leigh fell, and his gun accidentally discharged, the shot entering one of his legs above the kneo. He died an hour and a-half later. The Garrison Band, under Conductor Cater, gave a benefit performance in aid of the Funnel! family, at the Albert Park last evening, under* the auspices of the Benefit Entertainers' Society. There was a good attendance, and th& firikr selections played were much enjoyed. A collection was taken up, amounting to £6 17s 7d. "West Australia has been sweltering in a heat wave. In the Bridgetown district a pathetic tragedy occurred. Mrs. Robert Edwards, wife of a isetfcler, became lost. in the bush with her two children.: Two days later her husband found her in the last extremity from heat and thirst. One of the children was alive, but the other, a little girl of two years, had died. In the effort to blow up a rabbit burrow at Omco (Victoria). Albert Barthill sustained serious injuries. He .placed 121b of blasting powder in the burrow, threw in a light, and stood in front to observe the effect.- The burrow acted like ,i small cannon, and Barthill was knocked over, and his clothe* sets -on fire. Ho had to run about 200 yds to his camp to obtain assistance, ■ ■' j