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New Zealand Mail, Issue 852, 29 June 1888, Page 20

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(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Mabton, June 27.

A twelve-year-old girl named Carroll was burnt to death at Bonny Glen yesterday. Her clothes caught' fire while she was making toa tat a Leamington range. The inquest will be held to-morrow. Carterton, June 27. John Pay, jun., has not yet recovered consciousness. Much sympathy is felt for his parents. The eldest boy died from the effects of an accident received when riding a race some years ago. New Plymouth, June 27. A smart shook of earthquake was felt here at 3.20 this morning. Oamaru, June 27. William Shirres, occupier of runs 243 a and 24b, was to-day charged by the Inspector with failing to destroy rabbits, according to the provisions of the Rabbit Act. Tnere were "four charges against the defendant, who was fined £5 ou each case, with costs 14s. The cases were heard before Mr H. A. Stratford, R.M. Timaru, June 27. A young man named Swann, a seaman who had been ashore some time, was committed for trial to-day on a charge of criminal assault on a girl six years old. A youth named Walton was arrested on board the s.s. Fifeshire this morniDg for attempting'to leave the Colony, lie being bound over as a witness in a criminal case at the Supreme Court at Oamaru. He had shipped as an assistant steward.

Blenheim, June 27.

A singular case was heard at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day between a blacksmith and a wheelwright, whose premises adjoin each other. On Saturday, the 2nd instant, the wheelwright accidentally found a charred wooden box under his shop, and, on the .Sunday following, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, he observed the blacksmith looking about his (the wheelwright’s) premises, and, finding him going in underneath, ordered him off. The blacksmith-went off, observing that he was looking for eggs. Subsequently, the blacksmith offered a reward, through the papers, for the discovery of the person or persons slandering him. On seeing this, the wheelwright, prompted by another blacksmith friend of his, laid an information against the first blacksmith for trespass-and refusal to leave. The case was heard to-day, and broke clown. It was elicited from the wheelwright that he instituted the proceeding!; for the purpose of bringing to light the affair of the box. The evidence was rather laughable, Bothwbeelwright and blacksmith made no secret of their dark suspicions against the first blacksmith, and the latter confessed he was frightened

I by his rival Yuloau every time he beheld \ him. Reference was made to a flask of powder which the second smith once found in his forge. Napier, June 27. Very exaggerated reports having been set afloat regarding the damage to the harbor works by the late gale, the Harbor Board hold a special meeting to-day to receive a report from the Engineer on the subject. He estimates the total damage at under £SOO, and that Mr Fallon’s contract is not on the Board. - The Borough Council has decided to raise a loan of £7OOO, secured on a special rate, to build a sea wall and widen the Marine Parade. St John’s Cathedal Church is to be lighted by electricity on the accumulator system, the batteries being charged by the Herald dynamo and engine. Christchurch, June 27.' At the Police Court to-day C. C. Somers was fined £lO for printing and publishing without an imprint a leaflet entitled “ Gambling shown to be quite Scriptural.” C. R. Woledge was fined £5 for distributing the same. The balance-sheet of the Union lusuranc6 Company shows that after making provision for readjusted losses there is an available balance of £22,553 ISs Bd. The Directors recommend that £IO,OOO be devoted to the payment of the usual dividend of 10 per cent, £IO,OOO to be placed to the credit of the reinsurance account, and £7883 ISs 8d to be carried forward to next year. In the Supreme Court to-day Mr Justice Ward quashed the conviction of A. Wachsmann, manager of theHopefield Station, who had been fined £SO by C. Whitefoord for not haviug made sufficient exertions to clear certain sheep from scab. There were 4000 sheep in the flock, but it was not shown that all were actually infected. The Judge held that it must be shown that the sheep were actually and not merely technically scabby., Dunedin, June 27. Mr W. H. Luke, an old resident of the Blue Spur died suddenly of heat disease.