PALMERSTON NORTH.

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 8964, 15 April 1890, Page 2

PALMERSTON NORTH.

frKOIf OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.' April 14. Mr H. A. B. Williams, druggist, of this town, met with an accident on Saturday afternoon' which fortunately proved less serious than at first it appeared to be. Mr Williams was driving a buggy and pair, which he had just purchased at Mr G. N. Snelson’s auction sale, when, on approaching the town on theßangitikei roadv- the horses- became unmanageable from some unexplained cause, and, an irresistible force (coming in contact with an immovable body, Mr Williams was thrown to the ground with considerable violence, blit, happily, escaped material injury. Preferring the footpath to the road, the horses, after turning the corner of the Royal Hotel, carried away one of the veranuahposts of Messrs Hamilton and Co’s drapery establishment, at -which point one of the pair fell, cutting its knees and sustaining other injuries, the buggy and harness being also slightly damaged. I am pleased to hear to-day that the damages, to the'owner, the trap and the horses, respectively, have been so far repaired as to admit of Mr Williams' doing the Pal-merston-Woodville return journey without delay. A man named McColl, acting as cook at Mr Cannon’s boardinghouse, Ashurst, was walking home from the Gorge Hotel last night, about 10 o’clock, and took what he supposed to be the short cut via the surveyor’s offices. There being, however, no moon, he mistook the track, and, coming to the cutting forming part of the approach to the Pohangiua Viaduct, he fell a depth of some 25ft on to the line below, where he lay till about S o’clock this morning, when he was discovered by the early shift of workmen. The unfortunate man was brought into Palmerston by O’Shannessy’s coach, and attended by Dr Mclntire, who found him to be suffering from a compound fracture of the arm, with apparently internal injury, and general shock to the system. After rendering all possible assistance, Dr Mclntire ordered McColl’s removal to the hospital at Wanganui. McColl’s is one more case showing the immediate necessity for a local hospital, and the Palmerston people want to know what is being done in this direction. All who have had the pleasure of meeting Mr O. W. Hanby since he, some three or four months ago, arrived in Palmerston, and in the temporary absence of Mr McMinn, proprietor and editor of the Manawatu Standard, took the management of that paper, will very much regret

that he is to leave us in course of a few | days, Mr Hanby was, in the first instance, in consequence of Mrs Hanby’s indisposition, induced to try New Zealand as a field for his labour, but now leaves , us in accordance with a telegram Inviting him to resume his old position as editor of the Bathurst Times, which position he held for three years. I believe all unite with me '.in wishing Mr Hanby a happy and prosperous career. At the meeting of the Working Men’s Club on Saturday evening, Mr - F. Pirani was elected president, and it having been recommended that a paid secretary be appointed, Mr T. Wood was elected to the office. A balance-sheet was submitted, but no discussion took place thereanent, it being decided to postpone its consideration until Tuesday next, by which time it will have been properly audited.