INTERPROVICIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10103, 22 March 1909, Page 1

INTERPROVICIAL NEWS.

(Peb Press Association.) GIIWSTCIIUKOII. r March 20. Several cases of New Zealand 'poultry, prepared at the Government depot here, for display" at - the Shepherd's Bush Exhibition were sent to the freezing works to-day in readiness for shipping to London. The bills are all young, ranging from three to five months, and are tine examples of what New Zealand can produce in the way of high class poultry. The weights of the different lots are: 12 black Orpingtons, 601b; 12 white Wyaudottes, S9lb; 12 Plymouth Koeks, 531b; 6 Houdans (very young), 221b; 12. Leghorn spring chickens, 261b; 6 goslings, 511b; 12 ducklings, 59ib. The ducklings and goslings were procured from Burley's poultry farm, Sprcydon, and the remainder of the consignment from the Governmentfarm, Burnham. An old man named Andrew Hardie, residing at.Burwood, Was found lying dead outside his cottage this morning. AUCKLAND. March 21. \b the Auckland amateur swimming carnival on Saturday, M. E. Champion broke tho 140 yards New Zealand teeord by 3 2-sfh sec, doing the distance m oiuni 59scc. WANGANUI. March 21. A fire, tho origin of which is a mystery, occurred in tho store of John Forbes, jeweller, Victoria Avenue, late on Saturday ni"ht. The contents, which w-ere insured for £4OO or £450 in the South British office, were practically destroyed. The main shop was not damaged. INVERCAItGILL. March 21. At an inquest, on Saturday, before the coroner, on Ellen Mary Soules, the child who was knocked down by l)r F Hilarious motor-car on Friday, the medical evidence showed that the child had sustained a broken rib, and indicated- that death was due to syncope, the result of shock, llie evidence'also showed that the woman who wis with the child was almost blind the coroner found a verdict- of accidental death, no blame being attachable to Dr Fullartoii.