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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 7488, 28 May 1885, Page 2

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{UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) . Nelson,., May 27. ' Cons ? derable interest is being taken in the Waimea election, and at the nomination to-day six candidates were proposed/ The show of hands gave Mr W. N. Franklyn 21, Mr. W, Wastney 14, Mr J. Kerr 12, Mr O. Denoker 12, Mr W. White 10. Mr W. Piper 4. A poll was demanded and will take place next Wednesday, there being polling places in twelve centres, > Hokitika, May 27. A meeting of the Gas Company took place. this evening. There was. a large attendance of shareholders. The Auditors’ and Directors* reports, together with the statement of accounts. for the year, were read and received. A dividend at the'rate of 8i pec share was declared, which, with 8i paid in November, makes 13 33 per cent, for the year. Dunedin, May 27. Inspector Petrie has drawn the attention of the Education Bo*rd to the. account of the peripatetic system of Reaching science as carried out by the Birmingham School Board. He points out that though an . elaborate programme of elementary, science lessons are proscribed, they have proved: anything but a success, and suggests tbat the Board should follow .‘the -example •of Birmingham, and establish the peripatetic system for Dunedin. and suburbs, and it would gradually extend throughout the country. The first coat at Birmingham was £IOOO, and the year’s expenses £SOO, and ;Mr Petrie thinks £6OO a year would keep an establishment in working order here, : ■ ' * . The' portmanteau factory in. King-street, occupied by Benjamin Kitt, was burned down this morning. The farnit are was Insured in the South British for £2OO, The building, which was'owned by Jane :Little,was Insured in the Colonial for . £IOO. The Premier Company at Macetown obtained 3720 z retorted gold from 550 tons.: At the animal meeting of the Forbury.Park Land Company a dividend of 4 per cent, and I bonus of £2 lOj was declared, and £lB3 car.riedforward.o,»;// Robert Goodisoo, who was connected some time ago with* pecuUar transactioDs iD horsa dealing, was charged with the larceny of three horses while acting as bailee. The case was remanded,:.-/!" ; r A girl, 15 years of age, named Rubella Brown, died suddenly. She was taken by an epileptic fit, and died in a few minutes. Napieb, May 27■A fire broke out at half-past font this morning in a store-shed at the.back of Morley’a grocery and fruit shop, Emerson-atreet., The Brigade turned out with commendable alacrity with their engines, but for several minutes after their arrival little better than a dribble of water could be obtained. Fortunately, the store-shed contained nothing very inflammable, or else the adjoining premises must have been destroyed. When at last the water was turned on, the fire was put out in a few minutes. The abed and contents, consisting of cases of fruit,: crockery, Ac., were totally destroyed. The insurances on the shop premises did not cover the store-abed.. A young man named Dixon rushed into the sea this morning, apparently with a view to eniolde. The incident being observed, three men rescued him without .much trouble. Dixon is a married man, and has been in poor health for some time, and appeared to be suffering from melancholia. * OHEI9TCHDSCH, May 27. Mr D. McMillan addressed hia constituents, at Sheffield last night, and received a unanimous vote of confidence. He said be would accord a general support to the, present Government. Wells’! “Rough Oh Corns.” Ask for Wells* 44 Rough on Corns,” Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. The N.Z. Drv p|Co, [n