NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 1514, 9 November 1912, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF.

It is 10 rears ago to-day since the steamer Ebngamite was wrecked oil the Three King?. The official opening of the new post office has been fixed for Wednesday.. November 20, instead of November 19.

An old man named A. Poliaid, a resident of Epsom, died while in the detectives' office at the police station yesterday. The fine new organ just erected by Mr. Georsre Croft in Knox Church, Panel!, is to be onened bv Mr. J. Maughan Barnelt, city organist-elect, cm Thursday evening, November 28. The case of Robert Coe (Mr. Walker) v. Mary Jane Coe and Peter Riley, has been added to the list of divorce cases to come before the Supreme Court. A drunken man had a very narrow escape from death on Thursday night through falling fast asleep close to trie Takapuna tram track, near Tui View Road. The driver jranaged to pull up the engine and cars just in time. A .single man namos Sam. Taylor, aged 24 years, residing at No. 8, Turner-street, was admitted to tho hospital yesterday, suffering from a dislocated shoulder, received as the result of a fall in the scoria pit at Mount Albert. During the week ending November 2 the quantity of coal sent from Newcastle to place& beyond tho State totalled 114,103 tons, an incTe9.se of 6465 tons as compared ■with the corresponding week last year. Of the total. 49,173 tons went to Commonwealth and New Zealand ports, and 64,930 tons to foreign ports. An inquest concerning the death of Patrick Duffy. 55 years or age, wltose wife resides at Onehunga, and who died at the Auckland Hospital yesterday, will bo held at 10 o'clock this morning. Deceased was admitted to the hospital during October offering from mental troubles, "but as he met with an accident about' six months ago, whereby he received an injury to his hoad, an inquest is deemed necessary.