WITHIN THE DOMINION

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6624, 14 September 1908, Page 5

WITHIN THE DOMINION

LATEST TELEGRAMS TBES3 /.S3OCIATION. INFANT’S BODY DISCOVERED 'iRITJCSt/ME FIND IN. THE AVON. anrUSTOHUROH, September 13. The body of «. male mlunt vj» found on tint bank of the Avon at Burwood yesterday. It appears that U.orborb iimvnoa was out hunting iian.'S when bis dog, which was near the bonk of tho river, began to bark ana i>ii going ovor bo discovered the buoy of a male, child lying face downwards with u string round tbo nook. Tbo body bad boon in tho water sumo tix.no- . At tho inquest a countable stated that in response to a message lie Waited tbo locality whom tho body Iras found. A string was three or four times double round tbo neck ami the end appeared as if a weight had boon tied to it and liad broken away. Dr Irving could not say definitely if tho child had lived. The body was fully developed aiuLnewly but was in a very decomposed statu. Home parts wore missing. Tbo string was not tight round tbo nock though it ‘hud cut deeply into tho flesh. Tho -child bad boon properly born. Tho verdict was that the body was found on the bank of tbo river but there was no evidence to si saw how it got there. NEW ROAD FORMATION ELTHAM, September 12. The Eltliam County Council to-day accepted an offer by a local syndicate to lay 30 chains of road from Klthain to Opunako with concrete blocks at Bit) a chain, tho Council to pay only £5 a chain if in six months a trial is Hot satisfactory. LOCAL BODIES’ LIABILITIES IJLTHAM, September 12. When Eltham County Council was formed out of Unworn County there wore a number of special loans and tho question of liability for special rates has since been in dispute between tho two bodies. The Eltham Council has now asked Hawera to cooperate in stating a case regarding tho loans for tho Supremo or Appeal tlmirt. BURGLARY REPORTED GISBORNE, September 12. Tho shop of Hennossy, boot importer. was burglarised last night. His safe was removed through tho back yard and taken away in a curt. A cash drawer was priseti open, but neither safe nor drawer contained money. Honnossy’s books are missing, xvlso Bowling Club papers. About twenty pairs of boots were taken. FRUIT REGULATIONS AUCKLAND, September 12. The Minister of Agriculture lias rccoiiMidcnr.il his refusal to suspend tho fruit regulations to permit ‘cargo duo by tho Ha ure to next week to be landed, and, has issued instructions that the Hauroto’s fruit shall be inspected in tho usual way, without requiring the production of a mile limit certificate. FARM LABOURERS’ DISPUTE DUNEDIN, September 12. Tho Dunedin and Suburban Dairymon’s Association lias recorded its appreciation of tho action of tho Arbitration _ Court in refusing to make an award in tho Canterbury farm' labourers’ dispute, whore an award was unnecessary ; and also strongly deprecated the outcry for tho removal of Judge Sim.